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I’ve Got to Write!
Volume 86, Program 6
11/17/2008
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Do you have a son with a fantastic tale perpetually at the tip of his tongue? Does your daughter’s imagination boggle your mind? A homeschool graduate offers encouragement for young storytellers from her experience in fiction writing, on today’s Home School Heartbeat with HSLDA President Mike Smith.

Mike Smith:
Today, Sandy Sekerak, a homeschool graduate who majored in creative writing in college, joins us to talk about her experiences as a fiction writer. Sandy, thanks for being with us today!

Sandy Sekerak:
Thank you, I’m so excited to be here!

Mike:
Sandy, what advantages did homeschooling offer you as a creative writer?

Sandy:
Homeschooling offered a lot of great advantages to me. One of which was my mom knew I liked creative writing, and so she was able to find me a writing curriculum that would really excite and encourage me as a writer. And I did find this such an encouragement, this book that she found for me, so I’m grateful for that.

Also homeschooling really encourages self-motivation in students, and especially older students who are doing more independent work. I found this an advantage in my life, because I was not just doing what was assigned to me but taking on other writing assignments as well—other writing projects.

Also, my mom was very serious about us turning in well-written assignments, so this meant a lot of re-writing. This strengthened my ability to produce better written work, and also have just more realistic expectations that writing was something that took a lot of time and effort and rewriting.

Mike:
Sandy, your testimony will be a great encouragement to parents of budding writers. Thanks for sharing your experience with our listeners! And until next time, I’m Mike Smith.


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