A Parent Guide To Creative Writing

Creative writing is a great tool for expression and inspiration. It encourages students to find their voice and develop their imagination in an often unique and poetic way. As I am sure you are aware that getting started is often one of the most challenging part of writing. Here are some tips to help your child when writing creatively.

Read Read Read!
The more your child reads, the more styles of writing they will be exposed to. Reading also develops our vocabulary and encourages students to become more aware of new words and what they mean within the context of the story. Reading also provides your child with a new source of inspiration and techniques, and it can even support them when writing their own material.

Draw from real-life experiences
You can encourage your child to use their own lives as inspiration to create stories. We are more interesting than we think. Writing about what is familiar is often the most effective way to create a compelling story. You can introduce journal or diary writing to your child to get their imagination flowing!

Practice is skill of mastery
Practice is needed in order to develop our understanding of a subject and or task. We can only improve by trying and trying again, and the same applies to writing. If you allow your child to dedicate a little time each day to practising their writing, they will develop their creative writing skills and gain confidence. Set a small daily goal to write a paragraph or a poem a day and let their imagination flow!