I have some amazing students who are learning and growing in their life skills, as well as in their writing. Just this week I had a conversation with one of my Veteran Writing Moms, and she told me about a "breakthrough" that one of her students experienced recently. I was so excited to hear about … Continue reading Student Tip: Overcome Writing Paralysis
A Method of Learning to Write Well
Andrew Pudewa, in the first edition of the Structure and Style teaching videos, relates an occasion when his daughter burst in on him, exclaiming, "Dad! Dad! IEW is here in Benjamin Franklin's autobiography!" Then she showed him the following passage: When my Father happened to find my papers, he took occasion to talk to me … Continue reading A Method of Learning to Write Well
The Fun Part of Writing
One of the most amazing aspects of the IEW method is the intentional training in writing style. What is style? As Andrew Pudewa, creator of the IEW method, explains, "Style is not what you say, but how you say it." The IEW method trains students in two core aspects of writing: structure and style. Structure … Continue reading The Fun Part of Writing