Write 2 Ignite is Around the Corner!

 It's not too late to sign up for the Write2Ignite conference on February 18-19. Conference registration has just been extended to February 15.

I am looking forward to teaching teens the elements of writing a short story, encouraging the conference participants who seek to write quality Christian literature for children, and meeting Terri Kelly. Terri is a writer and editor of Devokids.com and we have been emailing one another for months. You can read her interview of me here.

For more information about me (that you were afraid to ask!) you can also read this interview posted on the Write2Ignite blog.

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The Red Pencil is Your Students' Best Friend

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If you have taken a writing workshop with me or who are familiar with Teaching the Story, you know that I always stress a positive approach to revision. DevoKids, a Christian website dedicated to providing spiritual inspiration, fun activities, and writing instruction for young people, is now featuring my article on this topic.


A funny thing happened as I worked with Terri Kelly, the editor of the website. Neither she nor I gave the article a final proof before it went live. As a result, we had three more rounds of revision before we finally got it right. That goes to show you that even professional writers and editors have to run through several cycles of write-read-revise before they're ready to hit "publish!"

The article is written for young writers; I hope you will share it in your classroom or with your home school students.

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