Instructify

April 14, 2009

Lightning Bug is a web resource to help writers of all sorts get their brains storming and their ducks in a row. There’s an array of tips, tricks and hints all designed to help you and your students find, develop and finish a story. The first step is to check out what kind of writer you are: whether you’re the active, private, linguistic, musical or artistic type of writer, and then you can begin to find out more about what your writing type entails. For instance, if you’re a linguistic writer, you might want to research and read a lot before you put pen to paper. Likewise, if you are a “private” writer, you might want to keep a journal of your personal thoughts before you get into writing.

After you’ve found your writing type, Lightning Bug offers up all sorts of writing exercises and outside resources to help you get your ideas in motion. If you want to get your students writing, this site is a great place to get them thinking. Some of the peril of becoming a writer is not knowing what to write, so this is just the type of resource that could come in handy when it comes to getting those creative juices flowing. -JEREMY S. GRIFFIN

Lightning Bug