{"id":5654,"date":"2016-10-13T07:22:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T20:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=5654"},"modified":"2020-11-10T15:37:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T04:37:50","slug":"my-3-writing-superpowers-and-how-to-help-kids-find-their-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2016\/10\/my-3-writing-superpowers-and-how-to-help-kids-find-their-own\/","title":{"rendered":"My 3 writing superpowers (and how to help kids find their own)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"helpingAs an author who\u2019s regularly asked to visit schools for talks and workshops, I have one main question for educators:\u00a0Who am I talking to?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I find that the candidates for small group workshops tend to be made up of what I like to call the Keen Beans \u2013 kids who LOVE writing and simply can\u2019t get enough of it. Most of the Keen Beans are writing their own novels by the time they\u2019re eight.<\/p>\n

Large group workshops, however, are a different matter. There\u2019ll be one or two Keen Beans \u2013 answering all the questions for me \u2013 and 28 kids who simply stare at me as though I have two heads if I start talking about plots or characters or, heaven forbid,\u00a0paragraphs<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This crew perks up immeasurably, however, when I mention superpowers. In particular, writing superpowers \u2013 and the fact that everyone has one.<\/p>\n

They get even more excited when I tell them that I\u2019m going to help them find their own writing superpower.<\/p>\n

What is a writing superpower?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A writing superpower is a special strength that you bring to your writing. Everyone\u2019s got one, but they\u2019re not always what you might imagine. It\u2019s not necessarily about the way that you use words, though this, of course, is part of it. It\u2019s more about where you get your ideas from and what you do with those ideas. It\u2019s about whether or not you can get to The End of your story, pushing through when it gets hard. Sometimes it\u2019s about the ability to plan your story out, taking it logical step by logical step, and sometimes, for other people, it\u2019s more about huge leaps, pushing an idea as far as it will go.<\/p>\n

There are 10 writing superpowers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  1. X-Ray Vision:\u00a0<\/strong>These kids are great at describing what they see. They think in pictures, and are often good at drawing as well. Encourage them to imagine a scene in their heads and simply write down what they see.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Supersonic hearing<\/strong>: This is one of my superpowers, and is a great source of not only story ideas, but natural-sounding dialogue. Lots of writers I know are eavesdroppers, and I encourage kids to look for story ideas in the daily conversations around them. Mum telling stories about the \u2018olden days\u2019 might be a story starter, as might two younger kids in the playground talking about how cool it would be to fly to the moon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. The ability to leap<\/strong>: While it\u2019s important that kids learn to plan a story, those Keen Beans who can start with an idea and a sentence and then follow the story to the end have a superpower. It\u2019s a crazy way to write (I know because I do it) and can go horribly wrong, but if you have a Keen Bean who works this way, encourage them to push their idea as far as they can \u2013 as long as they finish the story.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Endurance<\/strong>: If there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learnt about writing in the many years that I\u2019ve been doing it, it\u2019s this: most people are really good starters. But the ones who get really good at writing have a very special superpower \u2013 they keep going until they finish the story. Kids who finish are superheroes and should be treated as such.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. Analytical thinking<\/strong>: Kids who are good at maths often think they\u2019re not good at writing, but that problem solving ability they have can be a writing superpower. When I talk about this superpower, I use Ironman as an example. People who are plotters and planners make up a huge proportion of published authors for one simple reason: they finish their novels. When you have a logical blueprint, you never end up with your hero stuck in a hole with no way to get out (as once happened to me).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Memory<\/strong>: In The Mapmaker Chronicles, my hero Quinn has a photographic memory, which I think is a writing superpower. Kids who have good memories are able to recall not just the things that happened to them, but how they\u00a0felt\u00a0<\/em>about those things. This is indispensable not only for coming up with story ideas, but for using small details to make the stories feel real. I encourage all kids to keep a journal or diary to help develop this superpower.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. The ability to shrink and expand at will<\/strong>: While Ant Man is not often associated with writing, I use him as an example of the value of editing your work. He can shrink himself when he feels like it, or be larger than life. Writers who can do that to their work have a superpower \u2013 being able to go through your words and remove the stuff that\u2019s not necessary, or add in details that are, is a rare skill. Kids who understand the importance of editing \u2013 and are good at it \u2013 are miles ahead.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Spidey senses<\/strong>: By the time they get to grade four, most kids have heard that they need to use all five senses when they\u2019re writing a story. But it\u2019s a rare kid who actually does it. If you have a kid in your class who describes the salty taste of the air at the beach, or shows you humidity by describing the sweat rolling down a character\u2019s arms and the damp stickiness of his clothes, you have a superhero right there.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. Batman\u2019s voice<\/strong>: this is perhaps the greatest writing superpower of all. One of the questions I\u2019m often asked in high school workshops is this: how do I stop myself from writing like John Green\/ Suzanne Collins\/ Rainbow Rowell? The only way to do it is to tap into your own writing voice, which is basically the way that you put things together \u2013 the words you choose, the sentences you use, the little jokes you put in. The best writers write like they talk \u2013 only better.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    What does this have to do with Batman? Everyone has their own Batman Impersonation (mine is particularly impressive now that I\u2019ve had to do it at countless workshops). We\u2019re all trying to sound like Christian Bale or Michael Keaton or Adam West \u2013 and yet we all still sound different.<\/p>\n

                    Writing is the same. We\u2019re all writing a story, but the thing that makes the story special is our writing voice.<\/p>\n

                    A kid who has developed his or her own writing voice is a superstar.<\/p>\n

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                    1. Bravery:<\/strong>\u00a0Writers who write what they think and feel, and are willing to let other people read it, are really, really brave. The best thing about this writing superpower is that it can be developed with time and practice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      My writing superpowers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

                      And, in case you were wondering, when the kids ask me, I tell them I have three writing superpowers:<\/p>\n

                      \u2022 I write faster than a speeding bullet<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Writing professionally for years has given me the ability to get my thoughts on the page very quickly and to write lots and lots of words in short periods of time.<\/p>\n

                      \u2022 I have my own, distinctive Batman voice<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      I write the way I speak, only better.\u00a0If people who know you can hear your voice, hear you talking, when they read what you\u2019ve written then you\u2019re on the right track.<\/p>\n

                      \u2022 I have supersonic hearing<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      I listen really hard to what\u2019s around me and take the things that people are talking about and turn them into stories. (See here<\/a> for the inspiration behind The Mapmaker Chronicles<\/em><\/a> series.)<\/p>\n

                      Why do writing superpowers matter?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

                      Every kid, even the ones who don\u2019t think that writing is for them, can find something on this list that they\u2019re good at \u2013 or can become good at (in the case of bravery, for instance).<\/p>\n

                      I encourage kids to identify one writing superpower and use it to give them the confidence to keep writing. Because when you\u2019re\u00a0confident<\/em>\u00a0that you\u2019ve got at least one thing going really well, then it\u2019s much easier to take risks with writing and to try different things.<\/p>\n

                      And, as we all know, the best way to improve writing is to keep writing.<\/p>\n

                      \"\"<\/a>Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! I\u2019m Allison Tait, aka A.L. Tait, and I\u2019m the author of two epic middle-grade adventure series, The Mapmaker Chronicles and The Ateban Cipher. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                      You can find out <\/em><\/strong>more about me here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and <\/em><\/strong>more about my books here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                      This post is based on one of the talk\/workshops that I offer when I do my author visits to schools<\/a>. Go here<\/a> for more information about my speaking work and to book me to visit your school or event.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      *NB:\u00a0This post first appeared on\u00a0Big Ideas In Education<\/a>, where I was a guest of the lovely Deborah McCallum, who is an author, writer and educator based in Ontario, Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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