FILL-ins

You supply the words to complete the book!

By Bill Zimmerman & You

Art by Tom Bloom
 FILL-ins
You supply the words to complete the book!

This book
belongs to:

YOUR NAME

By Bill Zimmerman & You

Art by Tom Bloom
An Interactive Digital Diary from MakeBeliefsComix.com
Copyright 2014 by William Zimmerman

Drawings Copyright 2014 by Tom Bloom

All rights reserved under international and Pan-American

Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit-
ted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechani-
cal, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without
express written permission of the publisher, except For my wife and daughter,
for brief quotations or critical reviews.
Remembering all the fun
Book design: Barbara Berasi times we have had!
The author welcomes your comments and sugges- B.Z.
tions which you would like to see included in future
editions of FILL-ins. Please write to: William
Zimmerman, Guarionex Press Ltd., 201 West 77
Street, New York, NY 10024. Thank you.

For other books by Bill Zimmerman,

visit http://www.billztreasurechest.com or
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com
Dear Reader, Write
from
This do-it-yourself your
comic e-book provides heart!
a place where you
can give characters
your own words and thoughts. In this comic book,
unlike any others youve read, youll get to decide what
happens and have the final say. All you need to do is just
follow the prompts and fill in the talk and thought bal-
loons to determine what the characters say and think.
Many of the fill-in pages are funny, and some are also se-
rious. Many are about family and friends or other people
you know. Others are about your dreams, the things that
give you pleasure and even the things that puzzle or worry
you. You see, this is a real-life comic book.
This book provides a safe space for you to express many
of the feelings and thoughts that are inside you waiting
to be revealed and which make you special. You can write
silly things, you can write serious thoughts; just write
what is in your heart. And as you fill in the pages, you
will also learn a lot about yourself, and what makes
you YOU.
One thing that the pages share in this book is that
they are all incomplete. They need your good thoughts,
your personal words to be finished. All you need to
enjoy this book is your wonderful imagination.
I hope you have much fun.
Yours sincerely,
Bill Zimmerman
Creator, MakeBeliefsComix.com
P.S. This book is formatted as an interactive digital
journal and the comic modules were created at
MakeBeliefsComix.com. When this book is downloaded,
you can type directly on your computer screen into the
thought and talk balloons shown with the comic char-
acters. When you are done typing on a page, simply save
the document until the next time you are inspired to
make new entries on the other pages.
A Word to Educators and Parents
This is a playful book and our best educators under-
stand that playing is learning. Educators can use the
fill-in writing prompts in this book to encourage cre-
ativity and imagination in the classroom. By responding to
the prompts, students can practice language, reading and
writing skills. The individual fill-ins can also be used as
subjects for essays, poems and plays.
Educational therapists who work with children or adults
with special needs can use these fill-ins to draw stu-
dents out of their silences and help them give voice to
their feelings and imagination. As they respond in writing
or verbally to the blank thought or talk balloons, stu-
dents can get a better sense of themselves and whats
really inside them.
For those who teach people learning English as a second
language, the fill-ins can be an invaluable tool for help-
ing people try their new language skills in a nonthreatening
manner.
And for those of you who are parents, grandparents,
aunts and uncles or big brothers and sisters, why not
sit down with a child in your life and do the fill-ins
together? It will give you a unique insight into how the
spirits and minds of the youngsters you care about
work. If your child is too young to read the ques-
tions on the page, you can read them aloud and ask the
child to dictate a response which you can write for
them. This will reinforce the value of their creative
voice.
In using FILL-ins, please remember to convey to your
studentsand to yourselfthe thought that there is
no single right answer to each writing prompt. The
only correct responses are those that come from the
heart.
You can find additional writing ideas in the other Make-
BeliefsComix e-books:
Hummingbird Joy: A Book of All the Things That Make
You Happy;
Laptop Letters: Sending Wise & Loving Messages to
Young People in Your Life and
Make Beliefs to Spark Your Writing.
Also, please try our writing prompts blog,
Somethingtowriteabout.com, and the many printables at
MakeBeliefsComix.
 Now, your turn
to supply the words
to complete this
comic book
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They are pledging

their love.
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So many things
on her mind!
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Give her some Your words

good words
make me
happy.

to say.
 I love... I hate...
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Two sides
of her...
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Quick, give her

some lyrics
to sing!
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If you could discover

a new star,
what would
A heavenly you name it?

thought...
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? ? Which three
magic wishes

Whats he
would you like
to see come true?

wishing for?

? ?
?
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An interesting
discussion...
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$ $ If someone gave you

a million dollars,
what would you

Million-dollar
do with it?

question...

$
$
$
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If you could be
a flower, what

Whats
would it be?

her answer?
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What new place

or land would
you like to go
A new to?

destination...
N

E
W

S
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Planning
the perfect
day...
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He has
something
important
to say.
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If you had wings

to fly, where

A chance
would you go?

for
adventure...
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Make believe you

had the luckiest

Anything
day in your life.
What would happen?

is
possible!
 TYPE HERE

Something
happened
today!
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What would
you do if you
were President?

Using
her
power...
 TYPE HERE

A very
special
conversation... TYPE HERE
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If you could have

one superpower,
what would it be?

Which will
she choose?
 Whats your
dream act TYPE HERE

for the circus?

A chance
to
perform...
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Oh...

? ?
Whats the
BIG secret?

? ?
?
 TYPE HERE

What is the
most beautiful

What will
word you know?

she
answer?
 TYPE HERE

What has been

the hardest thing
Overcoming you have had to do
in your life?

a
challenge.
 TYPE HERE

What was the

most amazing dream
you ever head?

What will
she
reveal?
 TYPE HERE
TYPE HERE

Shes thinking
of changing
her name.
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ha
TYPE HERE

h a

Whats
so funny?

h ee ha
he e ha
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The latest
gossip...

*!#?
* ? !
!#
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If you had the power

to make things

A BIG
better in the world,
what would you do?

question...
 TYPE HERE

Singing
her favorite
song...
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Hes talking,
shes thinking.
 TYPE HERE

What she wishes

she could say
to them...
 TYPE HERE

That took
real courage

How did she

on your part.

show
courage?
 TYPE HERE

Whats he
thinking?
 TYPE HERE

You can do it!

Whats
Dont worry.

worrying
her?
 TYPE HERE

What do you think

well be doing
five years
from now?

Whats in
store
for the future?
 TYPE HERE

TYPE HERE

Theyre
sharing
stories.
 TYPE HERE

The words
she always
wanted
to hear...
 TYPE HERE
TYPE HERE

Theyre making
some plans.
 TYPE HERE

The Apology.
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So many
worries...
 TYPE HERE TYPE HERE

Brainstorming
ideas for a
new business...
 TYPE HERE

TYPE HERE

A worrisome
situation...
 TYPE HERE

Awesome!

What did
he just
say to her?
 TYPE HERE

What is the

Know
secret
to a good

the answer?
life?
 TYPE HERE

What is

Whats in
your deepest
dream?

her heart?
 TYPE HERE

If there were
no tomorrow,

An intriguing
what would you
do today?

question...
 TYPE HERE

What would you

change about

What will
your parents
if you had

she say?
the power?
 TYPE HERE

Whats the
big thought?
 TYPE HERE

Shes thinking
of her
big goal.
 TYPE HERE

Daydreaming
as usual...
 TYPE HERE

A grandmothers
important words...
 TYPE HERE

What words
come
to his mind?
 TYPE HERE

Whats the
hardest thing
youve ever
done?

Shes remembering...
 TYPE HERE

Whats the one

thing youd like
to change
Evaluating about yourself?

oneself...
 TYPE HERE

Hes giving himself

a pep talk.
 TYPE HERE

Stop worrying.
Ive got

What is
your back!

he fearful
about?
 Make believe you TYPE HERE
received the most
important message
in your life. What
would it say?

Meaningful
words...
 TYPE HERE

If you could transform

yourself into an animal
or beast, what would

His secret
you become?

wish...
 If they made a movie
of your life, who TYPE HERE

would you want

to play you?
Calling
Hollywood...

TAKE 2
 TYPE HERE
You look so down,
Whats the matter?

Whats
worrying him?
 TYPE HERE

Some What do you

want to achieve

key goals...
in life?
 ...
TYPE HERE

hmmm.

Whats
bothering her?

...
hmmm.
hm
mm
....
 TYPE HERE

TYPE HERE

Says one thing,

thinks another...
 TYPE HERE

What was your

most embarrassing
moment?

Can you
remember?
 TYPE HERE

What were the best

words ever said

Some words to you?

are never
forgotten...
 Some day Im going
to invent...
TYPE HERE

Time to be
creative...
 TYPE HERE

The time
he told
a lie...
 TYPE HERE

Lets do it!

What are
they planning?
 TYPE HERE
What famous person
in history would
you like to be?

Whom do you
truly admire?
 TYPE HERE

If you could live

in your favorite book,
which would it be?

Enter the
world of
make-believe!
 TYPE HERE

What he wants
to say to
the bully...
 TYPE HERE
Dont worry!
Youre a survivor!
Youll get through
this.

Whats
troubling
him?
 Thats my
favorite movie!
TYPE HERE

They have
something
in common.
 TYPE HERE

Sometimes I feel

Finding
so alone, I dont
know what to do.

some words
of comfort.
 TYPE HERE

What is he
so proud
about?
 TYPE HERE

What was your

wierdest dream?

Dream
(maybe nightmare)
talk...
About the Author
In his many books and work as a newspaper
editor, Bill Zimmerman has pioneered innovative
writing techniques to help people express all
the important things within them. His books
and web sites are used in literacy and English
Language Learning programs around the world and to en-
courage creative thinking and expression.
His web sites are: http://www.billztreasurechest.com,
which features excerpts from all his books, and
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com, which enables
visitors to create their own online comic strips. Please
visit them.
Among his popular books are:
Pocket Doodles for Kids;
Make Beliefs: A Gift for Your Imagination;
Lunch Box Letters: Writing Notes of Love and
Encouragement to Your Children
How to Tape Instant Oral Biographies.
About the Artist
Tom Bloom created the art for MakeBeliefsCo-
mix.com which, in turn, was used to create the
comic panels for this fill-ins book. He is an
artist who has brought joy to the world with
his cartoons and illustrations which have ap-
peared in many publications, such as The New
York Times, The New Yorker, Fortune and Barrons. Tom
has collaborated with Bill on many other books.
Share With Us
Your feedback on using FILL-ins is very welcome.
Please send us your thoughts or suggestions on how
we can improve this book, along with your permission to
use your ideas. We welcome your ideas for new fill-ins
writing prompts. For every idea used, a free copy of one
of Bill Zimmermans books will be sent to you. What
was your experience like in using this book? Please
share with us.
Write to:
Bill Zimmerman
Guarionex Press Ltd.
201 West 77th Street
New York, NY 10024
E-mail: wmz@aol.com
 Another Free Interactive Digital Journal
from MakeBeliefsComix.com
FILL-ins is one of a series of free interactive digital
journals being published by MakeBeliefsComix.com.
They are part of our mission to help people of all ages
discover their writers voices and express their deepest
thoughts through writing.
The first book in this series was Laptop Letters: Sending
Wise & Encouraging Messages to Young People in Your Life,
also written by Bill Zimmerman, creator of MakeBeliefsCo-
mix. Other books in his e-book series include Hummingbird
Joy: A Book of All the Things That Make You Happy and
Make Beliefs to Spark Your Imagination.
If you find the work we are doing as useful to your life,
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Make Beliefs
To Spark Your Writing

By Bill Zimmerman & YOU

Art by Tom Bloom