Lit Up With Green Flame

This week, we'll look at another writing activity. You can use this yourself, or it can be used as a classroom activity. This week's episode also includes the first chapter of my first book, 'Jack Reusen and the Fey Flame'. It's a chapter where setting is very important, and it should help show how strange and unusual places can help kick-start a story. As noted in the podcast,...

Imagine I told you that there's an activity that increases a child's empathy, whilst enriching their job prospects and life satisfaction, and that this same activity can even positively influence their earnings later in life. Most parents would want to sign them up straight away. Listen in to this week's Lit Up With Green Flame to learn more about this incredible activity and to see how it can als...

In this week's 'Lit Up With Green Flame', we turn our attention to writing, with a writing activity with a twist. 'Magical Realism' is an unusual cousin to fantasy and other fantastical fiction. It's just different enough to offer a writing challenge whilst offering a familiar magical component. Listen in to hear more about Magical Realism, and to follow along with a magica...

Reading for 20 minutes a day is often linked to better academic results, but is there more to the story than test scores? And how big a deal is book ownership when it comes to childhood literacy? This week’s Lit Up with Green Flame Books discussion dives into the power of reading and why access to books really matters. We’ll start tonight with a focus on “What Reading can do for you”: a post about...

Lit Up With Green Flame Books, coming soon! Join the chat to look at why reading and writing make a difference to more than just grades.

Lit Up is a new direction for Green Flame Books. It's set to grow into a podcast filled with literacy chat, as well as opportunities for kids (and teachers) to share their own stories) We'll explore why storytelling matters, using real-life data and experiences to see the huge impact that good stories can have. We'll also be taking some time to discuss the stories that matter to you. W...