Planning and Plotting Posted by By Shelley-Ann January 27, 2021Posted inNarrative Writing, Plotting, SEA, WERD Coach Youth Is there a difference between planning and plotting a story? Writers are told to plan all the time. Young writers,…
How to Write “The Events That Follow” From a Prompt Posted by By Shelley-Ann January 25, 2021Posted inPlotting, SEA, WERD Coach Youth, Writing Plan How do you begin a story when the prompt says, "Write about the events that follow"? A few months ago,…
Embracing Technology Posted by By Shelley-Ann January 22, 2021Posted inParenting, SEA, Tech, WERD Coach Youth With everything online these days, interfacing with technology can be overwhelming. However, there are some great tools out there to…
How To Achieve Flow Posted by By Shelley-Ann January 20, 2021Posted inMechanics, SEA, WERD Coach Youth In our last post, we mentioned something called flow. When writers talk about flow, they’re referring to the structure of…
Introducing Characters Posted by By Shelley-Ann January 18, 2021Posted inCharacters, SEA, WERD Coach Youth "How do you introduce characters?" This question made me stop and think. I never really thought about the nuances of…
Feedback Posted by By Shelley-Ann December 16, 2020Posted inFeedback, SEA, WERD Coach Youth #CreativeWritingforPrimary#BetterFeedback#BetterWriters One of the complaints I hear from parents all the time is that teachers don't give effective feedback on…