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Topic: Canoeing Jack watched helplessly as the backpack slid slowly off the front of the canoe and sank under the waves ... |
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Topic: Fishing "Come on!" Nicola yelled to her brother. "Bring the net! It's a huge one!" |
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Topic: Trees The tree was the tallest Owen had ever seen. "Has anyone been to the top?" he asked Filipo. |
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Topic: Bikes As he cycled into the driveway, Lui knew he was in trouble. His father stood by the garage with ... |
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Topic: Skiing The morning after the snowstorm Jackie woke early. The wind, which had kept her awake until late, had gone. Light from the sun shining on the snow flooded the bunkroom. She pulled back the curtains to the most magical scene. "Dad! Look at that. We can ski today, can't we?" |
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Topic: Abseiling "Now, lean back at 90 degrees to the wall, and keep your legs straight. Don't bend them until you are ready to push off." Leon scowled, and muttered an obsenity. . . |
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Topic: The Beach "Fancy a swim today?" Pita looked up at his sister. "Yeah! River or beach?" Mere looked at him sideways. "Beach, of course." Pita sighed. Of course. The lifeguards would be there. That was the only reason Mere went swimming. She fancied the new recruit. |
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Topic: Dog "Come here, boy, come on. I won't hurt you." The dog cowered on the ground. Could he trust this boy? He'd been hurt so often before. The boy crouched down to the dog's level. "Come on, let me see your paw. I'll help you if I can." The soothing, soft voice and the gentle look in the boy's eyes calmed the dog, and he shuffled forward on his belly towards the outstretched hand. |
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Topic: Horses "You're not reading that book again, are you?" Her mother's strident voice cut through her concentration, and she jumped. As she put 'Black Beauty' back on her shelf, Amy wished, not for the first time, that she could leap onto the back of her own horse and ride away from this place. |
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Topic: Water More than anything, Marshall hated swimming. His fear of drowning set his heart pounding and the sweat flowing, even before he left home. And now, here he was about to ... |
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Topic: Compass and GPS "Geo what?!" Andy asked. "Cache. Spelt c-a-c-h-e and pronounced cash. Geocaching is like a cross between treasure hunt and orienteering and you follow the clues to find the cache," Charlie explained. "Sounds boring. Let's do something else." |
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Topic: Camera The best thing about photography, thought Sarah, was that you never knew what you would find in a photo when it was printed. Like now. In the background of the photo she was holding Sarah could see two people. One was throwing a punch .... |
How it works
1. Pick a Story Starter topic from the list.
2. Write your own story, starting with the words that are shown inside the Story Starter box - 1,000 to 3,000 words long.
EITHER type it in a programe like Microsoft Word. When you have typed your story, check it for mistakes. Make any corrections. Then copy the whole story and paste it into the message panel of the contact form, found on this website. Fill in your name, email address, subject 'Story Starters' and the story starter topic you have chosen and press Send, and I will give you some feedback. Give me a few days to get back to you.
OR write your story with pencil/pen and paper and post it to me at: Jenni Francis, P.O. Box 89, Matakana 0948, New Zealand. New Zealand Writers please include a stamped, self addressed envelope so that I can send your story back to you, with my comments. Writers from outside New Zealand please type your stories and send it via the contact form.
1. Pick a Story Starter topic from the list.
2. Write your own story, starting with the words that are shown inside the Story Starter box - 1,000 to 3,000 words long.
EITHER type it in a programe like Microsoft Word. When you have typed your story, check it for mistakes. Make any corrections. Then copy the whole story and paste it into the message panel of the contact form, found on this website. Fill in your name, email address, subject 'Story Starters' and the story starter topic you have chosen and press Send, and I will give you some feedback. Give me a few days to get back to you.
OR write your story with pencil/pen and paper and post it to me at: Jenni Francis, P.O. Box 89, Matakana 0948, New Zealand. New Zealand Writers please include a stamped, self addressed envelope so that I can send your story back to you, with my comments. Writers from outside New Zealand please type your stories and send it via the contact form.