Tag: writing

  • AND – is not a connecting word!

    So often, when reading children’s writing, I come across the word, and. When I challenge the children about it, they tell me it’s a connecting word. Well, I say it’s an adding word. It adds sentences together, like a sticky, gunky goo, making them grow longer and longer, and windier and windier. What’s wrong with…

  • City Lullaby

    http://youtu.be/rCiIgX7yaNE It must be about ten years ago that I began writing lullabies with the idea of doing a picturebook. I had such negative reaction to the dummy I showed I kind of gave up. No one liked my hero and thought no one would by a lullaby books with unknown lullabies in it. I’ve…

  • Editing

    I’ve had a very positive morning with my yr5 writing group at Whitchurch Primary School. I was acting as editor with my chosen group, working my way through 15 minute individual sessions – I even put my phone timer on! Each child is a different stage, has different talents and they all see the world…