Award-winning author Bobbi Carducci (aka Barbara Simpson Carducci) created and curates Storee Wryter – A Blog for Young Writers. Storee is also the main character in her award-winning book … along with dog Addie and her cat Critique.

A quick sprint around her blog, and you’ll discover that Bobbi and Storee do more than talk about her book … she offers writing prompts, maintains a What’s the Word Wednesday grammar series, and also hosts guest blogging friends. This is where you come in!

Bobbi recently sent us a piece entitled Give a Child a Gift They May Not Know They Want

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Do you recall the first time you sat down to write a story? I do. I was eight years old.  It was a rainy summer afternoon and my best friend and I had gotten on her mother’s last nerve with our giggling and running through the house.

“You two be quiet! Here’s some paper and pencils. Sit down and write something,” she ordered, blowing a wayward curl off her forehead.

There are times when a blank sheet of paper still brings back the memory of that day.  For several minutes my thoughts drifted in a sea of panic.

• Where do writers get their ideas?
• How did they know what words to use to put their feelings on paper?
• What if I wrote something and people laughed at me?
• Maybe I needed to find a new friend, one with a mother who wasn’t so bossy.

Just as I was about to fake a stomach ache and demand to be taken home, an idea began to take form. I picked up a newly sharpened pencil and began to write. The words started coming so fast my fingers could hardly keep up. By the time the sun came out I had written a short mystery so vivid I scared myself.

When it was time to go home my friend’s mother handed me the pages I’d written and said, “This is very good. You should continue to write.”

I obeyed. Today I have grandchildren older than I was on that day and I’m still writing. What I didn’t realize at the time was that she had given me a gift I didn’t know I wanted.  She inspired me to tap into my creativity and, in doing so, she enriched my life.

My mission is to inspire and mentor young writers. The main character, Storee Wryter, in my Gold Mom’s Choice Award® winning book, Storee Wryter Gets a Dog, is an eight-year-old girl who loves to write and uses her daily activities as inspiration for her next story.

Writing prompts appear at the end of each chapter and at the back of the book encouraging kids to explore their creativity.

Now, Storee posts writing prompts and writing tips for kids and teens on her blog each week in the hope of giving a young people a gift they may not know they want. So that she can reach more young writers, I am helping Storee by inviting published authors to visit and blog on her site.

Guest blogging consists of writing a short piece about how and why you started writing and supply writing prompt for the readers. Here are the marketing benefits of guest blogging for you:

• Your book will be highlighted on the blog that day;
• Storee will put a link to your author page on her blog and her Facebook page; and
• You can offer a freebie or host a writing contest (optional).

Whether you write for children or adults, your work as an author will be featured in a way that shows new writers that writing is something one can do at any age.

To arrange for a guest blogging opportunity on Storee Wryter’s blog contact the author, Barbara Simpson Carducci, via email bobbicarducci [at] youngvoicesfoundation [dot] org or via the Contact Me link on Storee’s blog: http://storeewryter.blogspot.com.

Bobbi Carducci is an award winning short story writer, children’s book author, professional book reviewer, and writing coach.

In addition to the Mom’s Choice Award®, Storee Wryter Gets a Dog was named A Best Dog Book for Young Readers in Cesar’s Way Magazine, the official publication of Cesar Milan, TV’s The Dog Whisperer.

  Visit Bobbi’s Website www.bobbicarducci.com and like Storee’s page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Storee-Wryter.