Creative writing journal for kids
Every story starts with one small idea
Draw, imagine and create your own adventures, one prompt at a time.
- For children who are full of ideas but stuck at a blank page
- For doodlers, daydreamers and comic fans
- For quiet afternoons, half term and long car journeys
Sold and delivered by Amazon, so checkout, delivery and returns are the ones you already know.
Sound familiar?
“I don’t know what to write”
Most children love making things up, until someone hands them a blank page and says “write a story”. Then the ideas vanish.
Starting is the hardest part. A whole story feels like too much, so they don’t start at all.
A gentler way
Build the story in small pieces
Instead of asking for a whole story, this journal starts small: invent a character, draw a map, try a comic challenge. Bit by bit, they collect the pieces of a story without noticing.
Then they turn their favourite idea into a story of their very own. Some pages are marked TOGETHER, for doing side by side with a grown-up.
What it is
A toolkit for young storytellers
Prompts that do the hard part, starting, so the fun part can take over.
- 01
Characters
Profiles to fill in: what they’re good at, what scares them, what they want more than anything, their secret.
- 02
Worlds
Maps to draw with mountains, rivers, towns and a secret hiding place, plus a map key.
- 03
Comic challenges
How comics work, a sound effects bank to borrow from, and panels to fill.
Take a look inside
Real pages from the book
A mix of drawing and writing, so it suits children who’d rather draw than write, and the other way round.
A note from Rebecca
I made this for children with big imaginations who freeze at a blank page. Breaking a story into small, playful pieces takes the pressure off.
The pages can be done in any order, so they can follow whatever they’re excited about that day.
Rebecca x
What's inside
Everything in the journal
- A welcome page and a “this book belongs to the storymaker” page
- Character profiles and creature pages
- World maps with a map key
- Story starters to get going
- Comic challenges, tips and a sound effects bank
- TOGETHER pages for a grown-up and child
- 110 pages in total, on cream paper
The simple bit
One book, lots of stories
- One paperback book, printed and posted by Amazon.
- No subscription and nothing to download. Open it and start.
- Amazon handles delivery and returns, just like anything else you buy there.
The Storymaker’s Journal
£7.99at the time of writing
Amazon shows today’s price and delivery date before you pay. Prices can change, and Amazon’s page is always the right one.
Questions
Things people ask me
What age is it for?
It suits children from about seven to eleven. Younger children can draw their answers and do the TOGETHER pages with a grown-up.
My child doesn’t like writing. Will they enjoy it?
There’s plenty of drawing: characters, maps and comics. Many children end up writing more because they’ve got something they want to say.
How is it different from The Storymaker’s Comic Book?
This journal is about inventing characters, worlds and story ideas, with a little comic making. The Comic Book is A4 and is all comics: twelve to make from start to finish.
Do they need to do it in order?
No. Every page works on its own, so they can jump to whatever looks fun.
Is it useful for school?
It isn’t a workbook, but the habits it builds, like planning a character or a setting, are the same ones used in creative writing at school.
Something I haven't answered? Email me at hello@mazomoon.com and I'll get back to you.
Their next story starts here
Hand them the first small idea and see where it goes.
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