259. The Power of Practice

Brave Writer

Julie Bogart and Melissa Wiley

Books, Arts, Education For Kids, Kids & Family, Education

4.8 • 904 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

We tend to have a pretty clear idea of what practice looks like for musicians and athletes. But what does practice look like for writers? In today’s episode, Julie and Melissa discuss what writing practice can look like for writers of all ages and developmental stages.

Julie and Melissa describe their own daily writing practices and those of well-known authors. Then they dive into how you can facilitate your child’s practice. They anchor their discussion with the new Brave Writer product “Practice Pages.”

With references to Flannery O’Connor, judgy teenagers, and gleefully vindictive youngsters with the red editing pen in their hands, this conversation is as entertaining as it is informative. Enjoy!

Resources:

Start a free trial of CTCmath.com to try the math program that’s sure to grab and keep your child’s attention.
Watch this space for our new Brave Writer Practice Pages—including a sample you can download (available in late October)
For the books we mention in this episode, check out the Brave Writer Book Shop
Learn more about the Brave Writer Literature & Mechanics programs
Take a look at all the Brave Writer class descriptions
Check out the Class Schedule for Fall
Register for Brave Writer 101
Listen to Episode 202: “Make It Stick”
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0:00.0	Looking for a great math program, CTC math provides online video
0:07.0	tutorials that make learning math easy and effective by using creative graphics
0:12.2	and animation that are sure to grab and keep your child's attention.
0:17.0	Here's a great testimonial from Lori.
0:19.0	She said, one day, my 10-year-old was in tears over math.
0:24.2	I tried my best to help, but I ended up in tears as well.
0:28.1	That very night, I received an email offer for CTC math. The following Monday we reviewed the curriculum together.
0:35.8	She was willing to give it a shot and we have never looked back.
0:39.8	Start your free trial today by visiting CTC Math.com.
0:47.0	So you're taking a class?
0:52.0	I signed up for the Frislet Book Club class on Flannery O'Connor and I'm just beside myself Julie. I can't wait.
1:02.0	Oh my gosh, Flannery O'Connor is for those
1:05.9	who don't know and it's fine if you don't is one of the premier American short story writers of all time and her ability to capture a mood, a moment,
1:18.1	American sensibility, religion, all of it, top notch, right? You agree you agree yes and in a way Flannery O'Connor is why I am where I am or she's part of why because in
1:30.4	college I took a creative writing class and my professor this poet Vanessa
1:35.0	Haley loved Flannery O'Connor's work and we spent a lot of time on it and then when I applied
1:41.5	for a graduate creative writing program,
1:44.6	Vanessa said, oh, you should look at my alma mater,
1:48.2	the University of North Carolina in Greensboro.
1:52.4	And it was while I was in that program
1:55.0	that I got a part-time job at a children's bookstore
1:58.0	and realized here I have these two years to devote to writing
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