The holidays are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The rich history and fun celebrations of holidays make students excited both for parties and learning. The Writing Prompts for Holidays series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions related to 20 major holidays, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more. Fourth Grade Writing Prompts for Holidays is a workbook that will help fourth grade students to start developing their creative writing skills. Examples from the book: In a distant possible future, all fireworks have been made into digital holograms. While the displays have become brighter, bolder and more high-definition, they are no longer real. What do you think such artificial explosions would lose by being faked? Which would you prefer, digital or real, and why? Imagine that you had to give a speech to a group of company presidents to convince them to improve their companies' environmental practices. What might you say to them, how might they react, and what would be the end result? George Washington has had a state, a capitol, and plenty of towns and people named after him. What would it be like to have your namesake all over the place? Would you be proud? Would you let it go to your head? Why would you deserve it? Table of Contents: 1. Labor Day 2. Columbus Day 3. Halloween 4. Veterans Day 5. Thanksgiving 6. Christmas 7. New Year's Eve 8. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 9. Valentine's Day 10. Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day) 11. International Women's Day 12. St. Patrick's Day 13. Easter 14. Earth Day 15. Arbor Day 16. Mother's Day 17. Memorial Day 18. Father's Day 19. Independence Day 20. Ramadan Bryan Cohen, the author of 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts and 500 Writing Prompts for Kids, has compiled 200 of his best holiday prompts for first graders in this workbook. Use them for journals, assignments, poems, conversations, songs, and more

The holidays are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The rich history and fun celebrations of holidays make students excited both for parties and learning. The Writing Prompts for Holidays series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions related to 20 major holidays, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more. Second Grade Writing Prompts for Holidays is a workbook that will help second grade students to start developing their creative writing skills. Holidays sections in the book include: Christmas and Thanksgiving Halloween and Easter Independence Day and Veterans Day Labor Day, New Year's Eve, Earth Day and many more... Bryan Cohen, the author of "1,000 Creative Writing Prompts" and "500 Writing Prompts for Kids," has compiled 200 of his best holiday prompts for first graders in this workbook. Use them for journals, assignments, poems, conversations, songs, and more

The holidays are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The rich history and fun celebrations of holidays make students excited both for parties and learning. The "Writing Prompts for Holidays" series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions related to 20 major holidays, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more. Third Grade Writing Prompts for Holidays is a workbook that will help third grade students to start developing their creative writing skills. Holidays sections in the book include: Christmas and Thanksgiving Halloween and Easter Independence Day and Veterans Day Labor Day, New Year's Eve, Earth Day and many more... Bryan Cohen, the author of "1,000 Creative Writing Prompts" and "500 Writing Prompts for Kids," has compiled 200 of his best holiday prompts for third graders in this workbook. Use them for journals, assignments, poems, conversations, songs, and more

The four seasons are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The changing seasons can inspire stories, poems and other creative applications of imagination. "The Writing Prompts for Seasons" series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions related to spring, summer, fall and winter. "First Grade Writing Prompts for Seasons" is a workbook that will help first graders to start developing their creative writing skills. Bryan Cohen, the author of "1,000 Creative Writing Prompts" and "500 Writing Prompts for Kids," has compiled 200 of his best seasonal prompts for first graders in this workbook. Use them for journals, assignments, poems, conversations, songs, and more Workbooks in the series are also available for second grade, third grade, fourth grade and fifth grade.

Creative writing prompts are short questions or situations that are meant to inspire you to write. Far beyond the typical, "It was a dark and stormy night..." story starters, this new collection of 1,000 prompts has been specifically formulated to dig deep into the creative process. The prompts employ thought-provoking questions, imaginative scenarios and humor to help writers of all ages defeat writer's block. Author Bryan Cohen's previous books of writing prompts have sold more than 20,000 copies and include multiple Amazon best-sellers. Through his books and his website Build Creative Writing Ideas, Cohen has helped countless writers, teachers and students to blast through the blank page and the blinking cursor to create blogs, scripts, stories and more It's time to stop thinking and start writing. Get this book on your physical or digital shelf today.

The world can be a bit negative sometimes, which is kind of like saying rain is wet. Smiles have been replaced by cell phones and cynical is the new normal. The pursuit of happiness has been changed into the pursuit for dollars and in a tough economic climate, it's a race most of us are losing. Comedian and author Bryan Cohen thinks that it's time to remember what happiness is all about. He believes that normal people like you (without diamond-bejeweled muscle shirts) can still be happy with a few changes to your attitude, your beliefs and a short training routine to build up your joy. Cohen has laid out 35 exercises that you can use to create a happiness workout plan to help you in the following areas: * Keeping your negative thoughts at bay and learning to control your emotions * Finding things to like about the job you hate and how to quit it to start a job you love * Loving the one you're with and strengthening your family's happiest memories * Learning more about yourself and what you're good at without a master's degree * Embracing silence in a world overrun by digital doohickeys * Finding time and energy to embrace your creative side and live your dreams * Making your beliefs inclusive and turning to spirituality for health and wealth Whether you're just graduating college or headed into retirement age, "The Post-College Guide to Happiness" will help you turn that pessimism upside down and put you back on the path to a happier life. After years of joyous research, Cohen has found the most-effective happiness boosters from all sorts of places including business books, self-help audio programs, autobiographies, spiritual classics and even his experiences to get you out of your funk for good. If you've had no luck looking for happiness in all the wrong places, pick up this book and learn how to look forward to life again. Bryan Cohen is a comedian and an author of several books, including 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts: Ideas for Blogs, Scripts, Stories and More and Writer on the Side: How to Write Your Book Around Your 9 to 5 Job. Cohen has been giving people happiness advice since middle school and he hopes this book will spread that advice to the world slightly beyond the lunchroom. He lives in Chicago.

There's no worse feeling for a writer than running smack into a case of writer's block. One of the best ways to get around the problem is to surround yourself with ideas. "1,000 Creative Writing Prompts for Seasons: Ideas for Blogs, Scripts, Stories and More" gives you exactly one thousand idea-generating prompts that focus on the coldest, warmest, toughest and funniest days of the four seasons. This book covers many different aspects of spring, summer, fall and winter including weather, nature, holidays, festivals, the five senses, science, literature, entertainment and more These 1,000 prompts work for blogs, scripts, stories, poems, essays, songs and anything else that requires you to stare down writer's block and put pen to paper anyway. Originally geared for the classroom, these prompts can be used by any writer from 5 to 105 to get the ideas they need when they need them. Author Bryan Cohen has written over a dozen books of writing prompts including "1,000 Character Writing Prompts: Villains, Heroes and Hams for Scripts, Stories and More," "500 Writing Prompts for Kids: First Grade through Fifth Grade" and "The Writing Prompts Workbook Series." His books have sold over 15,000 copies. He lives in Chicago.

The best way to become a writer is by becoming a well-rounded, healthy, motivated person. If your life is in order, you are much more likely to be creative and focused. "Sharpening the Pencil" is a collection of essays bent on reshaping your life in order to destroy the possibility of writer's block. This book can teach you ways to set powerful creative goals that give you writing projects to strive for. It suggests inventive tips and tricks to generate creativity when you're feeling boring and commonplace. The book stresses the importance of a healthy diet and the negative effects of caffeine and alcohol on your natural writing ability. "Sharpening the Pencil" can instruct you to be more productive, relaxed and happy. Author Bryan Cohen's motivational and idea-rich books have sold over 2,500 copies and his inspirational website has had over 100,000 visitors. Cohen's goal is to inspire you into action with his words so that you can be the writer you have always dreamed of. In addition, he wants you to have a fulfilling and joyful life and he hopes "Sharpening the Pencil" can be the first step in a lifelong, positive direction.

There's no worse feeling for a writer than running smack into a case of writer's block. One of the best ways to get around the problem is to surround yourself with ideas. 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts for Holidays: Festive Ideas for Blogs, Scripts, Stories and More gives you exactly one thousand idea-generating prompts that focus on the most memorable days of the year. This book covers over 20 different holidays including Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Independence Day, Veterans Day, New Year's Eve, International Women's Day and more. These 1,000 prompts work for blogs, scripts, stories, poems, essays, songs and anything else that requires you to stare down writer's block and put pen to paper anyway. Originally geared for the classroom, these prompts can be used by any writer from 5 to 105 to get the ideas they need when they need them. Author Bryan Cohen has written over a dozen books of writing prompts including 1,000 Character Writing Prompts: Villains, Heroes and Hams for Scripts, Stories and More, 500 Writing Prompts for Kids: First Grade through Fifth Grade and The Writing Prompts Workbook Series. His books have sold over 15,000 copies. He lives in Chicago.

The four seasons are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The changing seasons can inspire stories, poems and other creative applications of imagination. The "Writing Prompts for Seasons" series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions related to spring, summer, fall and winter. "Fifth Grade Writing Prompts for Seasons" is a workbook that will help fifth graders to start developing their creative writing skills. Bryan Cohen, the author of 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts and 500 Writing Prompts for Kids, has compiled 200 of his best seasonal prompts for fifth graders in this workbook. Use them for journals, assignments, poems, conversations, songs, and more Workbooks in the series are also available for first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade.

Between Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, it's difficult for students to concentrate on anything other than candy, turkey and gifts between October and the end of December. Thankfully, "Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas Writing Prompts for Kids" gives you 150 writing prompts that focus on these three major fall and winter holidays. Since students will be constantly thinking of these holidays regardless, they might as well be practicing all their creative writing skills while they're at it. The book also contains 50 additional prompts centered on New Year's Eve.

The four seasons are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The changing seasons can inspire stories, poems and other creative applications of imagination. The "Writing Prompts for Seasons" series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions related to spring, summer, fall and winter. "Third Grade Writing Prompts" for Seasons is a workbook that will help third graders to start developing their creative writing skills. Bryan Cohen, the author of "1,000 Creative Writing Prompts" and "500 Writing Prompts for Kids," has compiled 200 of his best seasonal prompts for third graders in this workbook. Use them for journals, assignments, poems, conversations, songs, and more Workbooks in the series are also available for first grade, second grade, fourth grade and fifth grade.

The four seasons are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The changing seasons can inspire stories, poems and other creative applications of imagination. "The Writing Prompts for Seasons" series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions related to spring, summer, fall and winter. "Second Grade Writing Prompts for Seasons" is a workbook that will help second graders to start developing their creative writing skills. Bryan Cohen, the author of "1,000 Creative Writing Prompts" and "500 Writing Prompts for Kids," has compiled 200 of his best seasonal prompts for second graders in this workbook. Use them for journals, assignments, poems, conversations, songs, and more Workbooks in the series are also available for first grade, third grade, fourth grade and fifth grade.

The holidays are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The rich history and fun celebrations of holidays make students excited both for parties and learning. The Writing Prompts for Holidays series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions related to 20 major holidays, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more. "Fifth Grade Writing Prompts for Holidays" is a workbook that will help fifth grade students to start developing their creative writing skills. Holidays sections in the book include: Christmas and Thanksgiving, Halloween and Easter, Independence Day and Veterans Day, Labor Day, New Year's Eve, Earth Day and many more... Bryan Cohen, the author of "1,000 Creative Writing Prompts" and "500 Writing Prompts for Kids," has compiled 200 of his best holiday prompts for fifth graders in this workbook. Use them for journals, assignments, poems, conversations, songs, and more

Specialty coffee has taken over the country and the only people who can fuel our daily habits are the coffee crafting professionals known as baristas. Once a local shop, Covenant Coffee is beginning to turn corporate. An evil assistant manager named Corby is ruining the once enjoyable, low-stress job that Rod, Natalie, Lionel and others used to love. But what Corby didn't realize, is that these baristas fight back. The pilot of an unproduced Web series, Covenant Coffee is a wild ride filled with daydreams, lattes and drama. The book includes a copy of the original 2007 draft by creator Bryan Cohen whose books have sold over 15,000 copies.

Aaron and Greg are college roommates living completely different lives. While Aaron attempts to balance his creative life as a piano player in a band and his future career as a physicist, Greg is content to drink, party and chase after the girl of his dreams. Greg and their consistently intoxicated friend Holly attempt to loosen Aaron up, especially with his girlfriend, Lanie. But will Greg's secret history with Lanie catch up with them? Might Steve and Seth from down the hall steal all of Greg and Steve's snacks? Will Holly lure another freshman into her drunken web of deceit? Can all-too-Christian Jenny ever stop being awkward around boys? What kind of name is Peach anyway? Produced in North Carolina and Illinois, Chekhov Kegstand has played to amused audiences happy to re-live their wild college years of misadventure.

Have you ever felt like you keep living the same day over and over again? Do you wake up, go to work and then come back home to sleep? Do you have a gnawing feeling inside you that there is a book in there just waiting to be written? Writer on the Side is a book for the 9 to 5 cubicle dweller who wants to create a masterpiece in his or her spare time. There are many tips and tricks to take advantage of your small window of opportunity and turn it into your own novel, non-fiction work or short story. The book goes through your entire work day from beginning to end with sections on your morning, afternoon, evening and weekends so that you can mine whatever time you have for writing gold. Filled with a plethora of ideas that have helped the author write his own books in his spare time, Writer on the Side can help you to be more productive and to be a happy and healthy author, no matter what you do for a living

Elementary school is the time when may students lay the foundation for the rest of their education. It is also a time of imagination, creativity and fun. Keeping writing enjoyable and interesting is a key ingredient in ensuring students will continue to write for the rest of their lives. "500 Writing Prompts for Kids" is a book full of story-starters catered to the elementary school age group. These 500 prompts are open-ended questions that stimulate the imagination, and they can help students to actually enjoy and appreciate time spent writing. It can be used by teachers, parents, babysitters, tutors and even overachieving third-graders