Working with young writers, I often hear myself encouraging students to break free from perfection. After all, the books on the shelves look so perfect--The spelling is correct; The pictures wonderfully drawn; The details and word choice so carefully polished. It's easy to imagine these books were written by an authors without struggles, without errors, without angst.
In this recent find, Helen Lester tells her story of the road to author-hood: It was bumpy - it was long- it was frustrating - and it certainly wasn't easy.
In this recent find, Helen Lester tells her story of the road to author-hood: It was bumpy - it was long- it was frustrating - and it certainly wasn't easy.
So, be sure to tell your young writers: If your paper is sometimes messy and often you aren't sure just what to say.. you are doing it right. Keep writing. You are doing it right!
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