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Got kids? Here’s how to turn them into writers.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 11, 2017
  • Post category:Parenting/Teaching/The Writing Process
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As a teacher and a writer, I often give parents advice on helping their children to become effective writers who (more importantly) love to write.My advice is simple:Be the best…

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Writing advice from a toddler that authors should heed carefully

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 27, 2016
  • Post category:Family/Film/Television/Words
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When my daughter was three years old, still unable to read, she taught me three invaluable lessons about the craft of writing. Specifically, she offered three specific pieces of criticism…

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Four pieces of perfect truth on the nature of writing and work by Dan Kennedy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 29, 2015
  • Post category:Autobiography/Books/Storytelling
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Dan Kennedy is an author, storyteller, screenwriter, and host of The Moth's podcast and their live shows. I first met Dan in 2011 when I took the stage for the first…

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Why does writing instruction so often suck?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 24, 2014
  • Post category:Teaching
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Slate’s Matthew J.X. Malady offers any number of reasonable answers to this question, but I think the answer is far simpler: Writing instruction at the elementary, middle, and high school…

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Read more about the article Can’t find the time to write?

Can’t find the time to write?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 18, 2013
  • Post category:The Writing Process
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When people tell me they don't have enough time to write, I tell them to throw a trashcan through the window of a bank or airport. – Dan Kennedy, author…

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[I write and publish every single day.]

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