Happy Monday! Scroll down to read Never Leave the City, a story based on last week’s prompt about a creepy pickpocket at the South Pole. The challenge of Muse on Monday is to write a short story and use the prompt below. We’ve decided to eliminate the age limit on all submissions, so anyone can…
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Writing Corner: Cliches
Cliches “Cliche” is a word that comes from French, so it is pronounced in the French way, which is “klee-SHAY”. You might see it written with an accent on the “e”, like this: cliché. That is how it is spelled in French but since we don’t use accents in English, it is okay to leave…
Muse on Monday – July 5, 2021, Featuring “Yardima Alone”
Happy Monday everyone! In North America, this was a holiday weekend, with Canada Day on Thursday and Independence Day in the US on Sunday. Of course, we can’t forget the countries who are celebrating their independence today, which are Algeria, Cape Verde and Venezuela. I hope that wherever you live, you had a great weekend….
Muse on Monday – June 28, 2021, Featuring “What?”
Happy Monday everyone! I was away for a bit but I’m back now and ready to go with more writing challenges. As always, don’t forget the Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest going on right now until August 31. If you or someone you know are interested in entering, click here. The challenge of Muse on…
Writing Corner: The Dash
The Dash A dash (—) is a piece of punctuation that you don’t hear about as much as others. It is a line that is used as a break in the writing for one reason or another. The reason that it is not often taught in schools is that it is usually for informal writing,…
Muse on Monday – June 21, 2021, Featuring “The Mistake That Didn’t Change my Life”
Welcome to the longest day of the year, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, or the shortest day of the year if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the summer solstice, the first official day of summer! What a great day to submit a story to the Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest. Get your…
Muse on Monday – June 14, 2021, Featuring “Escape from the Treehuggers”
I hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to start a new week! If you are (or know of) an aspiring writer between 8 and 18, check out our Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest. To find out more about it, go to the Writing Contest tab at the top or click on…
Muse on Monday – June 7, 2021, Featuring “The Hinge”
It is June and summer is in the air. As part of that, the Green-Walled Treehouse has launched the Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest. To find out more about it, go to the Writing Contest tab at the top or click on the picture below. The challenge of Muse on Monday is to write a…
Writing Corner: Story Tense
Story Tense The tense of the story means when it is happening, either in the past or the present. This gets into grammar a bit more than other topics, but I am going to try to keep it very simple. How Many Tenses are There? When we think of verb tenses, usually we think of…
The Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest is Open!
Announcing the Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest! Today is June 1 and that means it’s basically summer now. And, as of today, the Green-Walled Treehouse’s Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest is open! All the details are in the Writing Contest tab at the top of the page or you can click here. However, here is…
The Green-Walled Treehouse 