SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER!

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At least it is for my kids. To celebrate, I’ve got a fun little writing exercise for you.

I’m going to give you a prompt sentence with fifteen words in it. Complete the prompt in this way:

Your next sentence must have fourteen words. The sentence following should have thirteen words and the next twelve words. Keep counting down until the final sentence in your excerpt has one single word. Make sense?

Leave your response here in the comments section and be sure to swing by throughout the weekend to see what your friends have come up with. We’re all about cheering one another on here at Go Teen Writers, and this should be lots of summery fun!

Here’s that fifteen word sentence to get you started:

Good luck, all! And happy summer!

Shannon Dittemore is an author and speaker. Her books include the Angel Eyes trilogy, a supernatural foray into the realm of angels and demons, as well as the fantastical adventure novel Winter, White and Wicked. Its sequel, Rebel, Brave and Brutal is due out January 10, 2023.

Shannon’s stories feature strong female leads grappling with fear and faith as they venture into the wilds of the unknown. She’s often wondered if she’s writing her own quest for bravery again and again.

It’s a choice she values highly. Bravery. And she’s never more inspired than when young people ball up their fist and punch fear in the face.

To that end, Shannon takes great joy in working with young writers, both in person and online at Go Teen Writers, an instructional blog recognized by Writer’s Digest four years running as a “101 Best Websites for Writers” selection.

For more about Shannon and her books, please visit her websiteInstagramFacebookTwitter, and Pinterest.