63 Comments
User's avatar
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Update, everybody: I changed the post title! My original one was long and kept getting cut off!

Expand full comment
Adrian Neibauer's avatar

Oooh! I want to try this with my fifth graders in the fall. Thank you for sharing this creative writing exercise.

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Yes! It works for all ages!

Expand full comment
Amy Makechnie's avatar

Great resource! And love the way you write this with pictures; so pretty 🤩

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Thanks so much, Amy!

Expand full comment
Jason McBride's avatar

Love this!

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Thanks, Jason! Hope you’re well ❤️

Expand full comment
Jason McBride's avatar

Thank you, I'm doing better and back to making stuff!

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Really glad to hear it! ❤️

Expand full comment
Adam Ming's avatar

I will try it!

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

I’d love to hear how it goes for you!

Expand full comment
Jennifer Miller (she/her)'s avatar

This is brilliant! I can’t wait to give it a try!

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Thank you! Would love to know if it works for you!

Expand full comment
Cara Gormally's avatar

Oooh this is such a useful exercise!

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Thanks, Cara! I was just saying to Sarah Shaw that I’d be interested to think more about how to adapt it to comics…

Expand full comment
Sarah Shaw's avatar

Thanks for sharing this exercise! I'm going to bookmark it for times when I'm feeling stuck.

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Thanks, Sarah! Would love to hear how it goes and especially how it might be adapted to comics—something I’d like to give more thought to myself…

Expand full comment
KHM's avatar

Definitely using this myself for my novel - I have a couple scenes kicking my butt, and maybe these questions will help me discover why!

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Great! Let me know how it goes!

Expand full comment
Jennifer Louden's avatar

This is awesome!

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Thanks so much! (and for restacking too!)

Expand full comment
How to Make a Graphic Novel's avatar

Oh this post is a "Keeper" Kelcey! No really, this is great!

Expand full comment
Jay Bremyer's avatar

I've tucked it away but at this stage am not so much likely to write a scene as cause one. Yes, I like the post very much and particularly the pictures and staccato of this and that moving forward quickly.

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Causing scenes again, are you?! 😂 Thanks, Jay!

Expand full comment
Anne C Magnan-Park's avatar

Magic, indeed, Kelcey:)

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Thanks, Anne! I’ve used this basically ALL of my classes 😊

Expand full comment
Maureen C. Berry's avatar

Oh, this is just what I need to get unstuck. Thanks, Kelcey!

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Great to hear! Good luck, Maureen!

Expand full comment
Sheila Sheridan's avatar

Hi Kelcey. I just discovered you on Notes - after commenting on another note about how wonky the notes feature is. Finding you there was the wonderful type of wonky. I could have used your tips as I wrote my last essay - which took FOREVER to pull out of me. Your 20 steps are the perfect "have you thought about this???" Thank you! Love your graphic style, too. So pleasing to engage with. Have a lovely day. :)

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Hi Sheila! Thanks so much for this. I agree that Notes is (are?) wonky, and I'm glad for these occasional synergies! These steps emerged out of my own struggles and my students' struggles, and I'm glad I finally remembered it on Day 9 of a 14 day writing challenge! 😂

Expand full comment
Sheila Sheridan's avatar

I’m grateful for you sharing! I signed up for the same writing challenge and haven’t done one day. I look at it like: at least I signed up! Maybe next year. 😄

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Ha! Well, the first step is signing up!

Expand full comment
Molly Bollier's avatar

I love, love, love this! I'm going to try it today as I wrestle with my newest chapter(s).

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Yay, thank you! I’d love to hear how it goes!

Expand full comment
Molly Bollier's avatar

I’ll keep you posted!

Expand full comment
Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Great!

Expand full comment