This story received honorable mention in a writing contest, the It’s All Write writing contest. Hope you enjoy it! Note: I have an audio of part of this, attached. I’d never really liked staying in one place for a long period of time. I suppose that was a good thing, because my family traveled a lot for my father’s job. But I’d always wanted a forever friend, someone who would always be there with me. […] Read more »
The Unicorn Puzzle Story, and How I Came Up With It
This post tells of some of the behind the scenes work that I do for my stories. This one is using the story The Unicorn Puzzle, as an example. I would recommend reading the story before reading about the behind the scenes work. This post I have written is to encourage children (and adults) to try writing their own stories. I have divided up my post into sections, telling step-by-step how I write my stories. […] Read more »
The Unicorn Puzzle, part two, The Writing of the Unicorn
This has been an eventful year for me. A couple of months ago, I found a unicorn. People are after it, and one day I was with it, and we got seen. I mounted the unicorn, and he bolted into his own land, the Land of Mythology and Beliefs, and then he started talking to me. He says his name is The Unicorn, but he didn’t tell me whether he is a he or a […] Read more »
The Unicorn Puzzle, part one, Minny Had a Unicorn
I poke the tiny puzzle piece into place. My best friend, Marabeth, gave me the puzzle for my tenth birthday. It is a special puzzle. It has a big center piece of a unicorn, and little puzzle pieces that fit around the unicorn that make up the scenery. I have just finished putting together the scenery. I glance around my bedroom. Where is that unicorn piece? “Oh unicorn,” I call softly, “come out of mythology!” […] Read more »