All tag results for 'writing'

Oh MAN! As if their new single isn't already AH-MAZING enough!

You may recall that way back when One Direction was still recording their upcoming album, Take Me Home, the boys enlisted the supremely talented Ed Sheeran to help them pen some new material!

Well, fresh on the heels of the addictive, catchy Live While We're Young, the British singer/songwriter has revealed that one of the tracks for which he's responsible will be hitting the airwaves next!

He explains:

Tags: collaboration, ed sheeran, live while were young, new album, new single, one direction, songwriter, take me home, taylor swift, writing

Lisa Loeb is a mom again!

The Stay singer keeps a low profile these days, writing and recording music for children, but she wanted to give her fans a peek into her second tour of momhood. She says:

Tags: baby, baby boy, blog, children, cute, emet, lisa loeb, music, name, singing, son, writing

Chris Colfer is a writing machine!

Oh, wait, wouldn't that be a laptop these days?

The Glee star recently wrote an independent film, which he also stars in, called Struck By Lightning.

And when most people would be done and go enjoy the fruits of their labor, Chris decided to continue the story with a supplementary novel!

The future YA bestseller Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal will follow the adventures of Chris's character from the film. Chris says:

Tags: book, characters, chris colfer, film, glee, high school, novel, production, struck by lightning, writing, ya

It looks like theatergoers could get Sleepless after all!

We first told you about the proposed Sleepless in Seattle musical way back in 2009. As you may have noticed, it never happened.

The show has had trouble getting off the ground due to difficulty with the music part of the musical. Producer David Shor says:

Tags: broadway, movie, music, musical, play, producer, sleepless in seattle, song, theater, writing

It's so incredible to see how he was able to really channel all of that pain in confusion as a teenager into so many creative outlets!

But that's what makes Chris Colfer such an inspiration!

The Glee actor recently opened up about his difficult teenage years being bullied in High School for his sexual preference, and how his writing - which he originally used as a means to work out his problems - has ultimately catapulted him into one of the most successful young people in Hollywood!

He explains:

Tags: bullying, chris colfer, disney, nip tuck, superheroes, teenager, writing

Can a 6-year old write a complete story?

That was the question by Scholastic in a contest where hundreds of young guns sent in their writing.

It turns out the answer is a resounding YES!

Ch-ch-check out the video (above) of Scotty's story who's 6 years and 3 months old. Ignore his spelling errors & grammar mistakes and you'll see this kid has got the most important asset of any good writer down pat - the story!!!

Enjoy it!

We certainly did.

Tags: 6 years old, adventure, contest, dragons, fire, game of thrones, scholastic, six, spelling errors, writing

Man Vs. Wild star and DA MAN of all men, Bear Grylls, reveals in his new memoir that he was a victim of bullying as a child.

In Mud, Sweat and Tears: The Autobiography, Bear talks about how he overcame it and become the amazing person he is today.

Ch-ch-check out an awesome except from the book…AFTER THE JUMP!

Tags: anti bullying, bear grylls, book, bullying, man vs wild, memoir, personal, writing