![[Writing Tip #1] Don’t Just Teach Your Kids To Write Correctly](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MTM1OjY4NQ==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTA4MCA2NzUiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDgwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4=)
![[Writing Tip #5] The Only Difference Between Good Spellers And Bad Spellers](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MTQ1OjY5Mg==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTA4MCA2NzUiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDgwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4=)
[Writing Tip #5] The Only Difference Between Good Spellers And Bad Spellers
The fifth writing tip is about spelling. Spelling slows our writing down. In fact, most anything related to grammar and spelling can slow you down when you’re obsessed with trying to write perfectly all the time; you can’t really get your words down....TEACH YOUR HOMESCHOOLER THE OXFORD COMMA
Yes, this is important. One of the most important skills you can teach your child is how to write effectively. Proper punctuation is a key component of good writing, and the Oxford comma is one punctuation mark that can make a big difference in the clarity and...![[Writing Tip #2] The 3 Steps Every Writer Must Master](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MTYzOjY3MA==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTA4MCA2NzUiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDgwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4=)
[Writing Tip #2] The 3 Steps Every Writer Must Master
There’s no tip that I’ve found that does more for a student, or someone wanting to learn to write, or grow as a writer, than this one. This is the tip: writing occurs in three steps. Okay, get help, and make it great. Those words may not be ideal because...![[Writing Tip #3] How to Teach Your Child To Write Naturally Great](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MTczOjY4Mg==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTA4MCA2NzUiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDgwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4=)
[Writing Tip #3] How to Teach Your Child To Write Naturally Great
This tip is unusual and powerful if you can really grasp and work with it. It’s simply this: language is an instinct. Psychologists aren’t very thrilled with the idea that humans have instincts; they want us to have learned everything. But just like animals have...![[Writing Tip #4] Don’t Teach Your Child About Grammar, Teach Them About SOUND](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MTgzOjcwMA==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTA4MCA2NzUiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDgwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4=)
[Writing Tip #4] Don’t Teach Your Child About Grammar, Teach Them About SOUND
This tip is particularly helpful because it allows you to quit worrying so much about grammar and punctuation. When you quit worrying about that you can start writing. Learning grammar and punctuation is about sound and the first three writing tips. If you’ve been...![[Writing Tip #6] How To Defeat Writer’s Block Forever](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MTkzOjY3Ng==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTA4MCA2NzUiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDgwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4=)
[Writing Tip #6] How To Defeat Writer’s Block Forever
Writing Tip 6 is about getting in motion. A lot of the time, people run into writer’s block, especially kids and young students. They don’t know what to write about. I’m going to tell you it’s so easy to overcome writer’s block, especially when...![[Writing Tip #7] You Aren’t What You Write](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MjAzOjY2NQ==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTA4MCA2NzUiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDgwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4=)
[Writing Tip #7] You Aren’t What You Write
Writing Tip 7 is the most controversial and maybe the most powerful tip. So when you’re through arguing with it and you embrace it, you’ll find that you and your students are going to be able to write with much more freedom and clarity. It works like this:...![[Writing Tip #8] The Words Create The Thought](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MjEzOjY2Mg==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTA4MCA2NzUiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDgwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4=)
[Writing Tip #8] The Words Create The Thought
This principle is mildly complicated. As far as I know, it’s probably the only original thing that I’ve stumbled on in my learning of writing over the years, except maybe my tip about spelling. This tip is a little unique; I know because in other books...![[Writing Tip #9] You Just Make It Up](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MjIzOjY1Mw==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTA4MCA2NzUiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDgwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4=)
[Writing Tip #9] You Just Make It Up
Writing Tip 9 is this: you just make it up. That’s the amazing thing about writing. You just make it up. Most art is that way. If you’re caught trying to write the right thing, or think it’s out there and you’ve got to write it down from some...
