Tag: activities
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Mushroom Recipes by Mary Amato
Trevor Musgrove, my character, learned a lot about mushrooms in Invisible Lines. To write this book I did a lot of research and became fascinated with mushrooms. I also began adding edible mushrooms to my grocery list. Here are some of my favorite recipes and some more information. –Mary Amato Mushroom Burgers for One Preheat…
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Mary Amato’s Tips for Parents: How to Encourage Creative Writing
Create a time and place for writing. Children will want to write if you make it a fun activity to do together. “Let’s write a story!” Accept your child’s ideas. Your child may create a character/story you don’t like. Be open, and your child will want to keep writing. Allow your child to dictate to…
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Mary Amato’s How to Become a Writer
Write a lot of stories, poems, songs, essays, articles, plays: whatever you’re interested in writing. Your work will improve if you keep writing. Read like crazy. Read for enjoyment first; but if you really love a book, read it again. Try to figure out what techniques the writer used to make the book so good.…
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How to write to an author
You can find a lot of information about authors on the computer. But nothing beats writing a real letter to a real author. If you write an author, you need to send your letter to the writer “in care of” his or her publisher. Here’s how. Look in the hard-cover edition of the author’s book…
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Mary Amato’s How to Make Mini-Books
Materials needed: Heavy 8 ½ x 11″ 110-lb. paper, such as “heavy card stock” copier paper Standard copier paper Stapler Black masking tape (optional) To make the cover: 1. Cut card stock or heavy paper in half (lengthwise). 2. Cut into thirds. The template below will give you an idea of how to cut and…