So this is a fun way to get a jump start on writing. It's called a heart map and you just put everything on it that you love, so you always have a place to start writing. I use this with my class for daily journal writing topics, but you can do it with what you love reading/writing, too. Try it both ways and see what comes up? Perhaps some cross-loving can turn into the backbone of a really cool story!

 

So, here's some info on what I mean by a heart map:

http://creativeliteracy.blogspot.com/2009/10/heart-maps.html

http://writingfix.com/genres/narrative_mentor_texts/How_to_write_life_story.htm

http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2011/01/heart-maps-and-writing.html

 

 

And here's a heart to use for YOUR heart maps

 

 

GO!

And here are my heart maps...

 

What I love:

Heart map 1 by tiffsbakery, on Flickr

 

 

What I like to read/write:

Heart map 2 by tiffsbakery, on Flickr