Note for me

I just had this thought as I was looking over my kids' wikis. And if I don't write it down now, I'll forget. And if I write it on a paper, I may accidentally throw it away. So this for me, not you! :)

Know how American Idol has their theme week stuff? Well looking over these wikis I see so many varied styles of writing, from those who do just the imagery to those who are bare-bones and their writing is sparse and somewhat barren. So maybe I can tell my kids on Mon and Tues of whatever week that...

So this week is IMAGERY week! When you come up with some stories for your happy family, I want you to try to focus on giving me some really good visual descriptions (some will post pictures and that's okay too).

Then the next week:
So this week is DIALOG! When you write up your next fun and exciting story, I'd like to challenge you: try NOT to do much descriptive writing. Instead, try to let us know what happens through dialog. Imagine someone recorded the conversations and wrote them down.

Then the next week:
Come up with another story, but this time tell it from the point of view of someone NOT in the immediate family. Be creative! This and this happens, but the person telling it could be a rock or gerbil or a spatula. Whatever.

Anyway, ME, that's my little brain explosion for this Saturday. I am having so much fun reading these wikis. I guess it's kinda sad in a way, but I don't feel any guilt that I'm spending my Sat. afternoon reading their wikis.

DRAT I AM SUPPOSED TO INVITE MY GROUP TO MY WIKI ARRRRRRRRRRRGH!