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writing tips for kids

Child's drawing of a rocket blasting across Mars

Mars with rocket

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Jessica1

Dear Irene, I absolutely love your drawing. The design is so bold, the lines so clean, the movement so dynamic! This would make an excellent T-shirt design, or the cover […]

 Clear Skies - astronomy  writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids
Child's drawing of a prison yard with a helicopter overhead.

Not a prison

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Mason, In searching through the letters I’ve received this past year to select my final one to post for 2020, I came across your drawing. At first, I thought […]

 Story idea, Uncategorized  Jessica Scott Kerrin, writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids
Child's drawing of Earth and the Moon with an astronaut

The Moon has water

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Evan, I really appreciate the wonderful details you’ve added to your drawing, including Neil Armstrong’s footprints on the Moon’s dusty surface. Isn’t it fun to know that those footprints […]

 Clear Skies - astronomy  Jessica Scott Kerrin, writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids
Child's drawing of a cast of characters for a proposed novel

Full cast

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Penny, I’m convinced you’ll be the next author under 30 in Canada. You’ve already developed a fine cast of characters. Of course, they are pre-pandemic, standing so close to […]

 Story idea  writing, writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids
Child's drawing of a photograph of time spent with dad

Click!

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Noa, Thank you so much for sharing a happy memory of the time you and your dad spent working on a project together. I love how you’ve captured that […]

 Time Capsule  Jessica Scott Kerrin, writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids
Child's drawing of a pet clinic with three vets

Pet clinic

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Claire, I think there must be plenty of great story ideas that come from pet clinics. I recently took my dog Ivy for her booster shots, and let me […]

 Pets  Jessica Scott Kerrin, writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids
Child's drawing of the planet Mars with a Canadian flag and a rocket.

Extra bright Mars

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Henrik, Thank you so much for your gorgeous drawing of Mars. I’m thinking about Mars today because tonight, Earth will move in its orbit to line up with Mars […]

 Clear Skies - astronomy  Jessica Scott Kerrin, writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids
Child's drawing of a crow

Crow

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Jack, I like crows, too. I see them all the time at the park when I walk my dog Ivy. There’s a whole murder of them who yell at […]

 Birding  Jessica Scott Kerrin, writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids
Child's drawing of a tree house with red escape slide, basket and rocking chair

Basket

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Olivia, I like how you’ve meticulously labelled absolutely everything in your drawing, like a scientist or a museum curator. Also, you’ve really paid attention to details: the straws in […]

 Tree house  Jessica Scott Kerrin, writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids
Child's drawing for a tree fort

Pandemic tree fort

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Scarlett, I know you drew this for me a few months ago, but I now find that your work beautifully captures what it’s been like living at home and […]

 Tree house  Jessica Scott Kerrin, writing advice for children, writing advice for kids, writing tips for children, writing tips for kids

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