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Writing a Death Scene

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I walked into the family room and found the Adventurer (13) teary eyed on the couch, computer in her lap.

“What’s wrong?”

“I had to kill off my favorite character in my story. It was an epic death scene but it made me so sad to have to kill her.”

She’s been absorbed in this story she’s writing for more than 2 months now. I asked her to email me the scene so I could read it and add it to her homeschool portfolio.

It is epic. And sad. And incredibly well written.

I am amazed by her. I always have been. It may seem like something small, simply a scene written, but in a way it is a tremendous victory. It speaks volumes to me, that our approach to homeschooling writing – more like unschooling writing – is working.

It helps me breathe easier. Beyond her tears, I could also see her joy in having written.

I hate writing, I love having written. -Dorothy Parker

 

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  • How great that is Amy…I’m so glad for you that your approach to homeschooling is working so well, but even more, I think it’s wonderful when our kids show a true passion for something. Your daughter has clearly found hers. 🙂

  • I loved hearing this and you totally have done an amazing job with home schooling with your girls. Sounds like the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in the writing department 🙂 🙂

  • Amy, I have so much respect for you and the way you are raising your kids. I have considered homeschooling just because of the issues going on inside the schools. But, my youngest? I call him my “triplets that didn’t split.” I like that you have your kids writing, and I am going to get mine writing…this should be fun.

  • clarkfarley

    very cool

  • This is so cool. I love watching my children blossom…and you should feel proud of what you’re doing with their education!

  • Cyndi

    Wow! Go Amy and Adventurer! How inspirational. 🙂

  • Amy

    Thanks Emily. 🙂 I think it’s really important for kids-especially younger teens – to find something they are passionate about and good at during this time in their lives. This age can be a tough time in general. Having a sport to love, a hobby or interest that they want to spend their time focusing on is a great thing!

  • Amy

    Thanks Janine. 🙂 There are many days that I am not sure I’m doing a good job. But I think that is common to parenting whether your kids are in school or not! I try to focus on the good stuff as much as possible.

  • Amy

    Thanks Jennifer. We initially pulled our kids out of school because of problems we were having with our public school. It’s a huge step, but at the time we felt like we had few other options! It’s tough with high energy kids – I have one myself. 🙂 I find that giving her the freedom – not forcing her to sit still for hours at a time really alleviates a lot of the problem. And of course it’s getting easier as she gets older.

  • Melanie Chisnall

    That’s great Amy! I can fully relate…writing a death scene is very emotional. Well, I’m not sure about everyone, but it was for me as well. You’re doing a fantastic job with their education by the sounds of it….yeah! 🙂

  • Jane Marsh

    Thumbs up for epic death scenes!

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