Writer's notebook

Imagine the
Possibilities
A writer’s notebook
with pages of ideas to get you thinking and
pages of white space to get you writing

Imagine the Possibilities
A writer’s notebook
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Available as a paperback journal.
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Filled with ideas to get you thinking
and space to get you writing

Imagine the possibilities, if the next time
you have to dream up a writing assignment
you have pages of ideas and more available
online every week!
A Writer’s
Notebook
Filled with ideas to get you thinking and
space to get you writing
By Suzanne Meyer and Pat Martin
A White Barn Press Book
http://WhiteBarnPress.com
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Copyright © 2010 by Suzanne Meyer and Pat Martin
Images by Art Parts
© 1994 Art Parts, a registered trademark.
WARNING!!!! You may come up with
so many pages of writing you just
might have to publish your own book!
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1. Have fun.
2. Use our writing ideas or dream up
your own. Just write . . .
3. Let the words flow! Add color,
drawings or doodles.
4. Fill up every page. When you’re
done this book will be your own
creation.
5. Share your book with friends and
family. Show it to your teacher. I’ll
bet you can make them smile.
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Just write!

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OK, crack the spine and get
writing. Start by describing
yourself as a writer. Do you
love to write, hate to write,
something in between?

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Keep writing…a poem, a song,
a rambling idea you have. Fill
up this page. Make the words
big if you have to.
Did writing get easier or harder as you went along?

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Now that you have a rhythm,
think about this book as
your own, filled with your
ideas, writing and doodles.
Who do you want to see your
writing? What’s your purpose
for your writing?
Who is my audience for this book?

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Time travel . . . If you could
go forward or backward in
time, where would your
destination be? Imagine
what you would see, hear
and experience in another
time and place.
Let your imagination take flight!

Let your mind travel back
in time. Use this space
for your ideas.
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On Stage
Have you acted in a play, sung in a choir, played
in a band? Describe the experience. What did
you do? How did it feel? What did it take to get
up in front of an audience?
Your ideas here

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“No act of kindness is ever wasted.”
~Aesop
Fill up this page with a list
of kind acts you have
done for others or others
have done for you in the
last week, month, year,
lifetime.

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Use this page to write one of the
people on your list a note or letter
telling them how much you appreciate
a kind thing they did for you.

Things have
changed since
you were in first
grade.
What new things
have you learned?
What new
experiences have
you had?
How has the
world changed?17

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When I was a kid
by Nate Gillan
I used to blow air back
into my Capri-Sun to
make it look like it was
full =).
I liked building forts out
of pillows and blankets.
I liked running up and
down hotel hallways.
I used to tease my dog
with his dinner dish.
Write about a
childhood memory.

Do you love animals? Do you
have a pet? Did you have to
work hard to talk your
parents into getting you a
pet? Write about it.
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If you haven’t succeeded in talking
your parents into letting you have
a pet, use this page to plan a letter
to your parents. Tell them how you
feel and what you would do to
make sure your pet would be loved
and well cared for. If you already
have a pet tell a story through the
eyes of your pet.

Shades of gray…
When was the
last time you had
to decide
between right
and wrong, but
there were
shades of gray?
How did you
work things out?
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Focus on small pleasures. What small things in life
make you happy or give you joy?

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Believe it or not, your parents were
children once. Interview them about
their childhood adventures.

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Life is hectic and sometimes doing things in a
different way can help. If you could make one
suggestion to your parents, what would it be?
Write your parents a letter and explain your
suggestion in detail. Be persuasive. You never know
when your writing can make a difference.
Put it in writing!

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“The art of writing is the art of applying the seat
of the pants to the seat of the chair.”
Mary Heaton Vorse
Apply the seat of your pants to the seat of a chair.
Look at the clock and write something, anything, for
the next 15 minutes.

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How many minutes to fill this page?

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How many minutes to fill this page?

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How many minutes
to fill this page?

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When was the last time you felt anxious
or nervous?
How did you get through it?
What advice to you have for others who
may be facing the same thing?

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Imagine this . . . A publisher has contacted you
about writing the next best seller for kids. She
wants your ideas and needs them fast. Write
her a letter and tell her about your book idea
and why you think it will be a big hit.
Dear Publisher,

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Who knows, if you really work on this, you can send
us your letter and maybe we’ll publish your book!
Our contact information is on the last page.
Dear Publisher (continued)

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My ideas for a very
scary story!

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More ideas for a very scary story!

Way out there!
Do you
participate in
what you
consider an
extreme sport?
What makes it
so extreme?
What makes it
special?
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Your title here
Start by telling the reader about the sport.
What makes it extreme? What makes it fun?
What does it take to get involved?

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Have you ever felt trapped, with no where to
hide? How did you get into that position? What
did you do about it? What will you do the next
time?

Write about a dumb mistake you made,
something you did or said that you wished
you could take back.
What in the world was I thinking???
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If you have a teacher who requires you to keep
notes (almost always a good idea) try being
creative.
 Use your own graphics and doodles to
highlight important information you want to
remember.
 Come up with funky headlines that will draw
your attention to key ideas.
Research shows that graphics help you remember.
Use the next four pages to start a new notebook
“look.” Pick any subject that requires you to take
notes. Show the pages to your teacher and see
what he or she thinks? You just might be starting
a new trend.

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What are your ideas for fun learning
activities, events, and projects for a better
school? Teachers and administrators are
always looking for better ways to help
students learn.
Now it’s your turn. Use the next two pages
to plan a memo to your principal or teacher
about how to make school a better learning
experience for all kids.
Start listing your ideas here

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Things to think about: Start with the good
things about your school or classroom.
What’s working? what could be better if
everyone would go along with your ideas?
Think big! Be realistic. Use the next
two pages to expand on your ideas.

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Use your ideas and write a draft memo.

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Memo
To:
From:
Subject: My School Improvement Plan
Final memo copy

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Beauty is in the
Eye of the Beholder
Describe something beautiful in
your life. It can be a person or a
place, an object or any living
creature.

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Use this page too and include
lots of detail so the reader can
see what you’re describing.

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A moment in time . . .
Write about a special moment in
time, a moment filled with
adventure, fear, joy, friendship, or
surprise.

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Is the title of a great book about how
life offers unlimited possibilities for
making our dreams come true. I like
the book so much that I recommend
you go on line and see for yourself
www.live-inspired.com
On the next 5 pages there’s room to
make lists about what’s important in
your life and what you can do to make
your dreams come true.
Go for it!

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5 of the best things that have
happened in the past year
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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5 simple things I can change in
the next month to make my
life better
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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5 adventures I want to have in
the next year
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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5crazy ideas that just might work
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Are you passionate about something? Write a
detailed “how to” about an activity you love to do.
Use this page and the next page to brainstorm your
“how to” writing.
How about some nonfiction?

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Take your brainstorm
ideas and start
writing to help
someone follow your
passion.

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“There are three things, after all, that
a poem must reach: the eye, the ear,
and what we may call the heart or the
mind of the reader.” Robert Frost
Fill these pages with your own poetry
or song lyrics. Try to reach “the eye,
the ear and the heart or the mind” of
the reader.
Share your poetry and songs with
someone when you’re done.
Let a friend add their own poem or
song.
Poetry Café

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A goal is a
dream you
write down.
Write down a dream you have and make it a goal.

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What’s the plan to accomplish your goal?

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Everybody has homework and chores to do.
But what about fun?
What do you do for fun?

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Fun is in the eye of
the beholder.

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“Plot springs from character . . . I’ve always
sort of believed that these people inside me –
these characters – know who they are and
what they’re about and what happens, and
they need me to help get it down on paper
because they don’t type.” Anne Lamott
Do you have any characters inside of you like
Anne Lamott? Who are they? What are their
challenges, adventures, disappointments,
triumphs? On the next four pages, write about
four characters who live in your head.
Hmmm, I can
think of some
interesting
characters.

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Start your story here.
Include 1 or all of the
characters you just
described.

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This page for drawing
and doodling
Do you like to draw? Even if you don’t,
try filling up these two pages with
doodles and drawings. If you’re stuck,
just start working with dots and lines
and see where they take you.

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More doodling
Add Words
Any Words

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A Gift of Writing
Use this page for your ideas.
Write a poem or song lyrics to give
as a gift. Use the next page too.

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Write about your favorite family tradition.
What and who make it special?

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Take a walk and put everything out of your mind
except what you see around you. Pay attention. Be
amazed. When you get home, write about it . . .

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Get physical!
Lots of kids come home from school and
turn on TV. What’s your advice for getting
physical? What activities get you up and
out and moving around? What are the
benefits of getting physical?

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What can I write about??????
Make a list, as long as you
can, of all the things you
love to do, interesting
people you know, and
amazing things you’ve
learned. Fill up this page.
Write big if you have to.

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Fill up this page too.
Remember, it's OK to:
Write big and
have fun.

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Moving into the future
In the “real world “ young and old use
different hardware and software to
communicate in “real time.”
Technology allows us to use more images or
graphics, which means we use less text to get
our ideas across.
Brief, concise writing in the future will cut to
the essence.
It will be -
Thought-bites
140 characters
Slim and trim; no fat
Are you up to the challenge?

Your thought bites here on any subject

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An amazing thing . . .
that made me wonder

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Write to figure something
out - a challenge you’re
facing, a problem that seems
impossible to deal with.
Just start writing. Your
brain will help with the
solution, or next steps as
you put your thoughts into
words and let your writing
flow.

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How did you do? Did writing help
you work something out? If you
liked this writing idea, start a
“writing workout journal” and keep
your brain moving.

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Free write and quick write pages.

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notebooks.
With the purchase of Imagine the Possibilities – A Writer’s
Notebook you can sign up for a free PowerPoint™ download
of this book.
In the digital version you can take your written notes and
create typed pages. You can sort pages, add pages, merge
pages, move clip art around or add your own. When you’re
done, you can publish your own book or print selected pages
and give them away to family and friends.
Visit http://www.ronandjoe.com/contents.html to purchase
a huge collection of different and fun clip art by Ron and
Joe. We used just a small sample in this book, and we loved
how the images inspired our thinking and made us smile.

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