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A Day in the Life of a Fantasy School Caretaker
More About Sammy RamblesEvery extraordinary place has ordinary jobs that keep it running.The...
Design a School Badge With a Hidden Meaning
More About Sammy RamblesA tiny symbol can carry a whole community’s history.The activity in design...
A Letter to Your Future Adventurer Self
More About Sammy RamblesImagining a future self encourages reflection on courage and curiosity.The...
Write a Scene From the Dragon’s Point of View
More About Sammy RamblesThe same event changes when a different character tells it.The activity in...
Give a Side Character Their Own Important Mission
More About Sammy RamblesThe most interesting helper has goals beyond helping the hero.The activity...
How Characters Can Disagree and Still Be Friends
More About Sammy RamblesFriendship stories become richer when people want different things.The...
The Missing Key: Build a Puzzle-Based Quest
More About Sammy RamblesA puzzle gives characters a reason to explore and collaborate.The activity...
Write an Adventure With No Fighting
More About Sammy RamblesNegotiation, patience and ingenuity can carry an adventure.The activity in...
Make a Suspenseful Scene Without a Villain
More About Sammy RamblesUncertainty can create excitement without frightening imagery.The activity...
The Difference Between a Secret and a Surprise in Stories
More About Sammy RamblesA secret changes what characters know; a surprise changes what readers...
How to Write a Mystery Using Only Five Clues
More About Sammy RamblesGood mysteries reward attention rather than guessing.The activity in how...
Write the Menu for a Dragon School Feast
More About Sammy RamblesFood makes an invented setting feel lived in.The activity in write the...
A Dragon Egg Diary: Seven Days of Imagining What Might Hatch
More About Sammy RamblesAn egg can make an ordinary week feel like the beginning of a mystery.Day...