Exploring 6 Words

Kathryn CampbellUS English/Journalism

6 Words of Advice author

Where did it all begin?

Where did it begin for me?2008 - this book came out, and my WHS classmate, Chuck Klosterman, had a “celebrity six” published in it.

2011 - joined the SMITH Magazine site

2013 - August Memoirist of the Month

2015 - published in The Best Advice in Six Words

present - over 1000 personal memoirs

Six NaNoWriMo

Tips to write memorable sixes:

- write what you know

- think about how your truth is both individual and universal

- pay attention to your verbs

- try to create images with your words

- embrace puns

Oz Sixes

Reading and Writing Six

Take 6 minutes:

- Write six words that make you smile

- Write six words that remind you of something you love

- Write six words that motivate you

The Best Advice in Six Words

Released Nov. 3, 2015

Learning I was published...

Famous and Obscure

“Never, ever refuse a breath mint.”

-- Lemony Snicket

Reading and Writing Six

Take a few minutes:

- posters on the walls for each grade level

- please write a six that captures your grade-level experience

Resources for teens...