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Showing posts with label LitVersations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LitVersations. Show all posts

Monday, August 31, 2015

LitVersations©® The Book Conversation Game

LitVersations©® The Book Conversation Game is a project I’ve been working VERY hard to bring to life for over two years. This idea came to me while listening to people discuss books and being interviewed asking the same questions over and over again. It was like the same questions, different book and same questions different author. 

Boring


I wanted meatier questions; questions that were open ended and lead into a deeper conversation, a real LitVersation! So I created the questions I wanted. 70 questions to get the  LitVersation started!




 These questions open up refreshing dialogue with new and interesting perspectives.
          A fun interactive ice breaker
          Helps others understand other interpretations of the story
          Promotes richer exchanges and inspires thought
          Great for authors to take along to gatherings
          Great gift for book lovers and book clubs
     Helps discussions stay on track and active
     Great for ages






Book Lovers
Even if you don't belong to a book club or discussion group, you will still enjoy these questions, in analyzing your thoughts and feelings about the books you read! They also help in outlining your book reviews and comments you'd like to share in your social media circles or comments to the author. 

                                             Book clubs
 Take your book club discussions to a whole new level with this fun and interactive game that lets everyone come away satisfied about truly discussing a book.




  Authors     
These cards are great to take along when visiting book clubs, just in case the conversation get a little slow, and they make a wonderful gift to the book club. Also I know some authors say how hard it is to write discussion questions about your books, these questions can aide you in creating some thought provoking questions.




                                 Reviewers, Bloggers and Interviewers                                     Spice up your posts and interviews with some fresh questions that will get people talking and commenting. Open ended questions are a great way to get your followers to talk back to you


  Teachers
 In researching I chose two teachers to test these game cards. Each teacher (Middle and High School) used the cards to either have a discussion in class about a book they read or they were used as homework questions and the feedback I got back was inspiring! The students really got into a great discussion and a much better concept of the story and structure of creative writing.
Parents
 You can use these cards with your book club and your children!!


Online Chat Facilitators

These questions are helpful in keeping the chat going



How to play Litversations©®


Each person in the group picks 5 cards from the freshly shuffled deck.
The moderator asks the first question from the card chosen, and
lets the person next to them answer.
The question goes around until everyone has answered.
 The next person asks the next question and repeats the above steps.
The game continues until all questions are answered.
The conversation may spin off into another direction,
but that’s ok, it’s part of the fun!

You can also divide up into 2 teams!
Pick an opposing side from the story.
The team, who makes their points, wins that round.

If no one liked the book, discuss why and how it could have been better.

You can pick a card as you go to keep the element of surprise.

You can have your LitVersation©® members’ act out the characters or answers
 for even more fun!

Allow the LitVersation©® to flow freely, letting everyone to express their views.

There is no right or wrong way to play, just have a 
LitVersation



Sample questions

You didn't really think I would put up all the good ones did 

you???


NOT!

 Order Yours NOW

The ‪#‎LitVersationalist‬ tee shirts are also now 

available

 (Yeah I made that name up!!!)



Please ask any question you may have in the comment section






                            LitVersations 
            Order Yours NOW and Let The Games Begin!

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Shaka Senghor


I couldn't be happier for this brother on so many levels. 
First heard about him doing the TedX Talks and followed him since. 



Oprah heard about him too and this is what happened next!!!






There are moments and then there are these moments.
 Pick up your copy of O magazine August 13th…


@ShakaSenghor We are excited to see you on 
‪#‎SuperSoulSunday‬ this fall. Your journey is changing lives.
In September 2015



Thursday, April 30, 2015

LitVersations


Hello!!!
  I want to tell you about my passion project that I've been working on for over two years--

                             LitVersations 
              The Book Conversation Game






 
 I’m an avid reader and love talking about books with my
friends and book club members. When discussing books with other readers, I
realized we were having the same dialog, different book. So I wanted to change
the conversation to a LitVersation!

I created 
LitVersations 
The Book Conversation Card Game 
to really get into a deeper conversation and
comprehension of the story, it's characters and also to delve into what may have been on the author’s mind when they were writing the story.
 
These 70 thought provoking questions tend to spin off into
spontaneous conversation more in depth book discussion.  They also help promote
richer exchanges and interpretations and pull everyone into the LitVersation,
even the quietest book club members. Instead of allowing the discussion to lull or die out, the moderator or club members need to only pull another card to keep the discussion active. My test users have reported that their discussions were more fun, lasted longer and challenged members to probe for a deeper understanding when they used the LitVersations game cards.
I want to make reading and discussing books even more fun with this game.
 
This game was created by a book lover, for book lovers.
 
These questions are also great for bloggers and interviewers, when interviewing authors.
 
I am absolutely passionate about
The LitVersations project I've created, and want to introduce it to the world but...
I need your help to produce this game.
I want to be able to produce and purchase
these game cards in bulk to keep the prices affordable and made in the USA.
In order to keep the price affordable, however,
mass-production is recommended because small print runs are not cost efficient.

Starting today, May 1 2015,

All monies raised will be used to cover production costs.
 
 I will not be able to go
further without your support,word of mouth and pre-orders. 

Please help me bring this to you and readers across the world!! 
Please donate whatever you can.  No donation is too small because any amount will help me to reach my goal.
There are rewards at certain donation levels, for your
generosity.
 
Thank you for letting me share my passion project with you, and
any assistance you are able to offer is deeply appreciated. 
Debra Owsley

                  LitVersations  The Book Conversation Game               owner and creator

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