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Announcing our 2012-13 After-School & Community Classes
“Take My Word For It!” teaches after-school and community-based programs throughout the San Francisco Bay area as well as in Northern Virginia.
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Category Archives: People Who Inspire Us
Kurt Vonnegut’s Rules for the Short Story
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. Every character should want something, … Continue reading
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The Oracle of Stamboul: a Book Published by Our Very Own Michael David Lukas!
Some of our kids can now officially brag that they have taken a creative writing class with a real published author. Not only that, but a great one! Congratulations to our instructor Michael David Lukas on the continuous success of … Continue reading
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Tagged children's literature, creative writing, creative writing classes, creative writing exercises, creative writing prompts, free write, kids writing, Michael David Lukas, photo writing prompts, Sondra Hall, Take My Word For It, The Oracle of Stamboul, writing exercises, YA, YA authors, YA books
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Creative Everyday Challenge
"Take My Word For It!" is joining the Creative Everyday Challenge, and encourages you to, too! Leah Piken Kolidas started Creative Everyday in 2008 to inspire herself and others to stay creatively fit by expressing themselves often and sharing their … Continue reading
My Dearest Pesto – Food Writing for Kids!
What do you get when you combine 17 kids, plates full of food and plenty of pencils and paper? You get "Peanut Butter and the Pen", "Take My Word For It!" 's food writing for kids workshop at 18 Reasons … Continue reading
A True Story
A young writer named Lyana, from Virginia, sent us this story that came from this prompt: Think of a time when you were proud of yourself. What happened? Why was it such an important moment to you? We liked it … Continue reading
Michael Lukas’ article about our Thornhill students in Publisher’s Weekly
This touching article was just published on http://www.publishersweekly.com/ Lessons From Third Grade: The Cure For Writer's Block As I taught my students about observation, description, and metaphor, they helped me regain my sense of wonder and possibility. By Michael David … Continue reading
Congrats to “Take My Word For It” Instructor Michael Lukas on his debut novel!
This week I opened my Book Passage catalogue to find this glowing review of Michael's novel, The Oracle of Stamboul: "Succumb to this old-fashioned compulsive read that will send you to an overstuffed armchair form which you will not … Continue reading
A Figment of Your Imagination!
Look what we found! Figment is a community where young writers can share their writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors. Whatever you're into, from sonnets to mysteries, from sci-fi stories to cell phone novels, you … Continue reading
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We’re very excited and proud…
…to have been featured in an article appearing on oaklandnorth.net! Reporter Karmah Elmusa visited "Take My Word For It!" 's class at Chabot Elementary and also attended our Chabot students' reading the following evening. For all of the details, read … Continue reading
A Lost Art
An outfit known as “Mysterious Letters” is making a gallant attempt to reinvigorate the lost art of letter writing. Their plan: to send a hand-written letter to everyone in the entire world. They started in Ireland. Look: