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Tristan Bancks

Tristan Bancks

I write books for children and teenagers. I love the beach and space and New York city and making movies and flying and ice cream and mind-blowing inventions.
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Sideways Stories From Wayside School Story Starters - http://www.tristanbancks.com/2013...
Sideways Stories From Wayside School Story Starters
MT @KindredOnline SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING—What We Can Do About Killer Couches & Sedentary Schools http://www.kindredcommunity.com/2013...
Indeed. RT @ImaginationSoup Choice is key for motivating young writers. Let them choose what to write! #gno #pbskidswrite
Reading my manuscript in cafe on Kindle. Like printing your work, Kindle gives distance & objectivity. #amwriting #L2R13
My momentarily sun-spilt office today in beautiful new local library. #amwriting #sunshineisunderrated
Dads and #Reading: MT @ALIACYS Only 13% of dads are main reader to their children http://www.booktrust.org.uk/writing... @booktrust
I haven't been creeped by a book in a while but Michael Grant's (@thefayz) GONE is filling me with dread. Nice.
House seems kind of grimier without my wife in town. Huh. Guess she must wipe down all these surfaces. #thestuffyourealise
A Literary Tour Of Paris http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fathom... Worth a read for the vicarious thrill.
Rainy Saturday. Writing an opening to a new story,drinking coffee, #reading Gary D Schmidt's 'Wednesday Wars'. #mglit You?
Fill your bowl to the brim & it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife & it will blunt. -Lao Tzu (Have a restful w/end.)
Story Starter for Kids http://www.tristanbancks.com/2013... Using your own life for #inspiration rather than mutant zombie dinosaurs.
'A stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is sparky.' - @roald_dahl
I Remember... A Story Starter for Kids http://www.tristanbancks.com/2013... My new post. #kidlit #creativity #education
RT @JenningsPaul There are many acts of love that turn children into imaginative caring adults. Reading them stories is one of them.
RT @TEDNews Read about #TED Prize winner Sugata Mitra & his wish for the world: A school in the cloud http://blog.ted.com/2013...
Great Post by @GabrielleWang on The Power of Stories We Read in Childhood http://gabriellewang.com/archive...
RT @EmilyGale OZYA fans, here's Karen Healey's newie, set in Melbourne - brilliant premise. Trailer via @lilymandarin http://www.readings.com.au/product...
'Everything develops under the pencil as you begin to write.' - @roald_dahl #amwriting
#amwriting a true-ish short story from childhood about Rarnald, the uncatchable, indestructible rat. Tonight's the showdown
'The more scared we are of a calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.' - @spressfield http://www.tristanbancks.com/2013...
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