Children Need to Know We Value Their Ideas
When a child, or anyone, feels that their ideas are unappreciated, sooner or later they're going to stop sharing their ideas. This can impact a child's learning and mental growing ability. How will the feeling of constant evaluation, even repetitive positive responses impact the creative expressiveness of a young child? Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life
On NaNoWriMo, Personal Writing Style
By Natalie Goldberg—What's your personal writing style? Delve into the meaning of your own writing style. BTW, NaNoWriMo stands for "National Novel Writing Month". A Guided Imagery On Nourishing The Artist Within
Have someone read this guided imagery exercise to you as you relax in your chair, couch, etc., and imagine yourself in the setting described. The words should be read calmly by the reader. Give it a try—you'll like it! Get Unreal: A Writing Exercise
Are you a fiction writer? Do you struggle making your written word as real as possible? Does your story need to be realistic? Can this way of thinking squash your imagination? Part of the fun of writing a story is convincing your audience that the plot could happen within the framework of your book. Develop your Picasso within you!