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The Grace Inherent in the Writing Process

February 8, 2012 By Jimmie Quick 8 Comments

I saw this Robert Cormier quote over at Kim’s Write Shop blog and knew that I had to share it with the middle schoolers who come to our peer editing session. What a great reminder that our writing is flexible. It can and should change as we revise, edit, and proofread. There is no shame in making mistakes and having a very rough rough draft — as long as you keep working on it.

Now if we can only convince our teen writers that they are not brain surgeons!

It is a mentally challenging task to revise your own work, even after getting feedback from others. And it takes a lot of time, as Kim points out. But it is also highly rewarding to invest time into a piece that ends up being something you are truly proud of.

Besides the pretty graphic above, I made the quote into a printable, black and white mini-poster that you can use to inspire your young writer or yourself!

Download the B&W mini-poster here.

I hope that these words from a published author will encourage the tweens and teens I work with to be confident writers at all stages in the process.

[Robert Cormier is the author of The Chocolate War and other young adult novels.]

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Comments

  1. Kim @ In Our Write Minds says

    February 9, 2012 at 12:59 am

    Don’t you just love to find that perfect, inspirational quote that encourages, motivates, or just plain frees you?

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  2. ChristyH says

    February 9, 2012 at 7:01 am

    I really like that and might need to print it out. laminate it and put it up on my school room wall.

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  3. Karen says

    February 9, 2012 at 11:32 am

    I plan to share with my daughter who likes to write, but does not like to edit.

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  4. Ami says

    February 10, 2012 at 9:43 am

    Love it! It’s good for all of us (not just the middle schoolers!).

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  5. Kristen says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    Encouraging to our teens…and just as encouraging to me! 🙂 Thanks for posting.

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  6. Kimberly from vogelJoy says

    February 11, 2012 at 5:23 am

    What a great idea! I’m sure it will be encouraging even for my younger kids that procrastinate writing because they just want it right. They get it from their mother 😛 I just found your website today!! And I’m so glad I did! We love using the Charlotte Mason philosophy and this is just the page to encourage me to use it well. ThankYou so much! =D

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  7. Karen says

    February 13, 2012 at 9:41 am

    Love it! It is perfect for my 12 year old who loves to write but doesn’t see the point in editing and rewriting….

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  8. Patty Campbell says

    March 28, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    For aspiring writers, there can be no better mentor than Robert Cormier. His books are masterpieces of concise, emotionally honest writing. I highly recommend his novels I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, Tenderness, and The Chocolate War.

    Patty Campbell, author of Robert Cormier: Daring to Disturb the Universe

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