ADVERTISING: social ads/AMS ads to drive preorders; considering NAIBA advertising/e-blast
EVENTS: virtual/in-person author/illustrator events with bookstores and libraries, focusing on Massachusetts
REVIEWS: local (Massachusetts) media outreach, outreach to children’s bookstagrammers, blogs, parenting/family media
ONLINE: social media campaign with sample activities and interior illustrations
PROMOTION: DRC via Edelweiss; outreach via authors’ networks
TRADESHOWS: gift shows, giveaways/features at ALA

Read the beginning of a story—the rest is up to you!

"After many years of teaching writing, these amazing Totally Weird Activity books will captivate even the most reluctant student! Filled with a wide variety of topics and interests to get a story started, the books will ignite a passion for the craft."
—Laura Baker, elementary school teacher and winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

"Super Stranger Story Starters by T.M. Murphy, illus. by Mark Penta, [is] a collection of story prompts kicking off the Totally Weird Activity Books series."
—Publishers Weekly, Fall 2022 Children's Sneak Previews

With 22 unique prompts plus colorful illustrations, this creative writing book is ready to go in any direction you want. Each story starter prompt includes space inside to write down and explore ideas of what happens next. There is no wrong way to tell a story, so find inspiration in the artwork details, throw in plot twists, reveal secret desires, make happy endings (or not), introduce new characters. . . the possibilities are endless!

Part of the Totally Weird Activity Book series created by childhood friends Mark and Ted, Super Strange Story Starters is perfect for aspiring writers, avid readers, and creative kids who have a story to tell.