Brave Writer
@bravewriter.com
Brave Writer (http://bravewriter.com) helps kids fall in love with writing! Founded by Julie Bogart (@juliebogart.bsky.social), author of The Brave Learner and Raising Critical Thinkers.
#Homeschool tip:
Make writing a meaningful part of your life right in front of your kids—leaving notes, making lists, sending texts, writing emails and letters, journaling, signing cards. Write in front of your kids every day and help them to emulate what you do.
Make writing a meaningful part of your life right in front of your kids—leaving notes, making lists, sending texts, writing emails and letters, journaling, signing cards. Write in front of your kids every day and help them to emulate what you do.
February 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
#Homeschool tip:
Make writing a meaningful part of your life right in front of your kids—leaving notes, making lists, sending texts, writing emails and letters, journaling, signing cards. Write in front of your kids every day and help them to emulate what you do.
Make writing a meaningful part of your life right in front of your kids—leaving notes, making lists, sending texts, writing emails and letters, journaling, signing cards. Write in front of your kids every day and help them to emulate what you do.
February’s Dart, Arrow, and Boomerang invite families into stories about perseverance, dignity, and the longing to belong.
📚 Dart (ages 8-10): With Just One Wing
📚 Arrow (ages 11-12): Will’s Race for Home
📚 Boomerang (ages 13-14): A Raisin in the Sun
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📚 Dart (ages 8-10): With Just One Wing
📚 Arrow (ages 11-12): Will’s Race for Home
📚 Boomerang (ages 13-14): A Raisin in the Sun
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February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
February’s Dart, Arrow, and Boomerang invite families into stories about perseverance, dignity, and the longing to belong.
📚 Dart (ages 8-10): With Just One Wing
📚 Arrow (ages 11-12): Will’s Race for Home
📚 Boomerang (ages 13-14): A Raisin in the Sun
store.bravewriter.com/collections/...
📚 Dart (ages 8-10): With Just One Wing
📚 Arrow (ages 11-12): Will’s Race for Home
📚 Boomerang (ages 13-14): A Raisin in the Sun
store.bravewriter.com/collections/...
What happens when we slow down long enough to really wonder?
In this Brave Writer podcast episode, we rediscover how noticing, wondering, and waiting can transform ordinary moments into meaningful education.
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In this Brave Writer podcast episode, we rediscover how noticing, wondering, and waiting can transform ordinary moments into meaningful education.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
What happens when we slow down long enough to really wonder?
In this Brave Writer podcast episode, we rediscover how noticing, wondering, and waiting can transform ordinary moments into meaningful education.
🎧 blog.bravewriter.com/podcast-acti...
In this Brave Writer podcast episode, we rediscover how noticing, wondering, and waiting can transform ordinary moments into meaningful education.
🎧 blog.bravewriter.com/podcast-acti...
Need inspiration? Here’s a look at some of our amazing Brave Writers!
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January 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Need inspiration? Here’s a look at some of our amazing Brave Writers!
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Shakespeare Workshop for kids and their parents!
Brave Writer's hands-on workshop is an ideal choice for families unfamiliar with (or daunted by) the Bard's life and works. 🎭
Our next session starts February 2!
➡ Learn more about this online class: bravewriter.com/online-class...
Brave Writer's hands-on workshop is an ideal choice for families unfamiliar with (or daunted by) the Bard's life and works. 🎭
Our next session starts February 2!
➡ Learn more about this online class: bravewriter.com/online-class...
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Shakespeare Workshop for kids and their parents!
Brave Writer's hands-on workshop is an ideal choice for families unfamiliar with (or daunted by) the Bard's life and works. 🎭
Our next session starts February 2!
➡ Learn more about this online class: bravewriter.com/online-class...
Brave Writer's hands-on workshop is an ideal choice for families unfamiliar with (or daunted by) the Bard's life and works. 🎭
Our next session starts February 2!
➡ Learn more about this online class: bravewriter.com/online-class...
Today, we would like to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., and his achievements for Civil Rights in the US as well as highlighting a wonderful poetry book about Dr. King that is worth adding to your bookshelves.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Today, we would like to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., and his achievements for Civil Rights in the US as well as highlighting a wonderful poetry book about Dr. King that is worth adding to your bookshelves.
➡ poetryteatime.com/blog/celebra...
➡ poetryteatime.com/blog/celebra...
Seaside enchantment abounds! January's Dart selection (ages 8-10) is The Lighthouse Family series by Cynthia Rylant!
Enjoy living literature while teaching grammar, punctuation, spelling, and literary devices.
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Enjoy living literature while teaching grammar, punctuation, spelling, and literary devices.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Seaside enchantment abounds! January's Dart selection (ages 8-10) is The Lighthouse Family series by Cynthia Rylant!
Enjoy living literature while teaching grammar, punctuation, spelling, and literary devices.
bravewriter.com/products/lig...
Enjoy living literature while teaching grammar, punctuation, spelling, and literary devices.
bravewriter.com/products/lig...
We're not trying to raise students. We're trying to raise learners.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
We're not trying to raise students. We're trying to raise learners.
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Will your family be watching the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina, Italy?
When your kids are cheering and asking curious questions, you don't need worksheets to make it "educational."
You just need Brave Writer's Winter Games Guide!
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When your kids are cheering and asking curious questions, you don't need worksheets to make it "educational."
You just need Brave Writer's Winter Games Guide!
➡️ bravewriter.com/products/bra...
January 6, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Will your family be watching the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina, Italy?
When your kids are cheering and asking curious questions, you don't need worksheets to make it "educational."
You just need Brave Writer's Winter Games Guide!
➡️ bravewriter.com/products/bra...
When your kids are cheering and asking curious questions, you don't need worksheets to make it "educational."
You just need Brave Writer's Winter Games Guide!
➡️ bravewriter.com/products/bra...
Learning doesn’t have an end point—you know that because you are still learning almost as much as your kids are while you homeschool them! So trust the process. Your kids will take what you give them and expand it beyond what you ever imagined.
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Learning doesn’t have an end point—you know that because you are still learning almost as much as your kids are while you homeschool them! So trust the process. Your kids will take what you give them and expand it beyond what you ever imagined.
Thinking about pulling your kid from school at Winter Break?
Join Brave Writer’s expert trainer, Dawn Smith, to learn how to start your homeschool journey mid-year!
Thursday, December 18, 2025 @ 4:00 PM ET
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Join Brave Writer’s expert trainer, Dawn Smith, to learn how to start your homeschool journey mid-year!
Thursday, December 18, 2025 @ 4:00 PM ET
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December 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thinking about pulling your kid from school at Winter Break?
Join Brave Writer’s expert trainer, Dawn Smith, to learn how to start your homeschool journey mid-year!
Thursday, December 18, 2025 @ 4:00 PM ET
➡️ bravewriter.com/landing/kick...
Join Brave Writer’s expert trainer, Dawn Smith, to learn how to start your homeschool journey mid-year!
Thursday, December 18, 2025 @ 4:00 PM ET
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Registration is OPEN for Brave Writer's 2026 Winter/Spring Online Writing Classes! 🎉
Sign up now to secure your spot: class.bravewriter.com/register
Sign up now to secure your spot: class.bravewriter.com/register
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Registration is OPEN for Brave Writer's 2026 Winter/Spring Online Writing Classes! 🎉
Sign up now to secure your spot: class.bravewriter.com/register
Sign up now to secure your spot: class.bravewriter.com/register
#Homeschooling is more than an education for kids. It’s a life-practice. It’s a path, a way, a philosophy of living that guides, well, everything while you are living a homeschool life.
December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#Homeschooling is more than an education for kids. It’s a life-practice. It’s a path, a way, a philosophy of living that guides, well, everything while you are living a homeschool life.
NEW: A–Z Guide to Literary Devices!
Literary devices are the tools writers use to make language come alive.
When kids learn to spot these devices in action:
📚 Reading becomes richer.
📚 Writing becomes more expressive.
📚 Conversations get deeper and more engaging.
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Literary devices are the tools writers use to make language come alive.
When kids learn to spot these devices in action:
📚 Reading becomes richer.
📚 Writing becomes more expressive.
📚 Conversations get deeper and more engaging.
bravewriter.com/products/a-z...
A-Z Guide to Literary Devices | Brave Writer
Brave Writer’s A–Z Guide to Literary Devices teaches kids to spot and use the tools authors rely on, with simple explanations, example passages from books they love, playful writing prompts, and a Lit...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEW: A–Z Guide to Literary Devices!
Literary devices are the tools writers use to make language come alive.
When kids learn to spot these devices in action:
📚 Reading becomes richer.
📚 Writing becomes more expressive.
📚 Conversations get deeper and more engaging.
bravewriter.com/products/a-z...
Literary devices are the tools writers use to make language come alive.
When kids learn to spot these devices in action:
📚 Reading becomes richer.
📚 Writing becomes more expressive.
📚 Conversations get deeper and more engaging.
bravewriter.com/products/a-z...
Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale Starts Today!! 🎉
Big savings from our small business to you!
🟡 15% OFF all purchases
🟡 20% OFF all purchases over $50
🟡 25% OFF all purchases over $75
Learn more: store.bravewriter.com
Big savings from our small business to you!
🟡 15% OFF all purchases
🟡 20% OFF all purchases over $50
🟡 25% OFF all purchases over $75
Learn more: store.bravewriter.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale Starts Today!! 🎉
Big savings from our small business to you!
🟡 15% OFF all purchases
🟡 20% OFF all purchases over $50
🟡 25% OFF all purchases over $75
Learn more: store.bravewriter.com
Big savings from our small business to you!
🟡 15% OFF all purchases
🟡 20% OFF all purchases over $50
🟡 25% OFF all purchases over $75
Learn more: store.bravewriter.com
It is important to have good guidelines for tech in your home... But if your life is being reduced to endless vigilance and fear of dopamine hits and scary internet searches, that’s harming your relationship with your kids.
Keep reading ➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/tech-guideli...
Keep reading ➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/tech-guideli...
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It is important to have good guidelines for tech in your home... But if your life is being reduced to endless vigilance and fear of dopamine hits and scary internet searches, that’s harming your relationship with your kids.
Keep reading ➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/tech-guideli...
Keep reading ➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/tech-guideli...
It turns out, writing does something for us that thinking and talking alone can’t accomplish. It actually helps us think differently and learn something about ourselves and the world around us, too.
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The Trick to Writing Well
A missive for your teens to read: Please share it with them!
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November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It turns out, writing does something for us that thinking and talking alone can’t accomplish. It actually helps us think differently and learn something about ourselves and the world around us, too.
juliebogart.substack.com/p/the-trick-...
juliebogart.substack.com/p/the-trick-...
FREE Webinar: Raise AI-Proof Kids!
Wednesday, November 19 at 4 PM ET
The world is rapidly changing.
AI can write essays, create art, even ace exams.
So where does that leave our kids?
Right at the sweet spot of what only HUMANS can do.
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Wednesday, November 19 at 4 PM ET
The world is rapidly changing.
AI can write essays, create art, even ace exams.
So where does that leave our kids?
Right at the sweet spot of what only HUMANS can do.
➡️ bravewriter.com/landing/rais...
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
FREE Webinar: Raise AI-Proof Kids!
Wednesday, November 19 at 4 PM ET
The world is rapidly changing.
AI can write essays, create art, even ace exams.
So where does that leave our kids?
Right at the sweet spot of what only HUMANS can do.
➡️ bravewriter.com/landing/rais...
Wednesday, November 19 at 4 PM ET
The world is rapidly changing.
AI can write essays, create art, even ace exams.
So where does that leave our kids?
Right at the sweet spot of what only HUMANS can do.
➡️ bravewriter.com/landing/rais...
Take children seriously.
When we shift how we see our children and we shift how we understand learning, all kinds of ideas for teaching emerge.
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When we shift how we see our children and we shift how we understand learning, all kinds of ideas for teaching emerge.
➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/ongoing-odys...
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Take children seriously.
When we shift how we see our children and we shift how we understand learning, all kinds of ideas for teaching emerge.
➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/ongoing-odys...
When we shift how we see our children and we shift how we understand learning, all kinds of ideas for teaching emerge.
➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/ongoing-odys...
Learning in #homeschool is first and foremost about the bold notion that learning is not contained by a building or a laptop!
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My Honest Thoughts about Tech in Schooling
And what I wish for today's homeschool parents
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October 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Learning in #homeschool is first and foremost about the bold notion that learning is not contained by a building or a laptop!
juliebogart.substack.com/p/my-honest-...
juliebogart.substack.com/p/my-honest-...
The genius of homeschooling is that the WORLD is your classroom. The conversations you have along the way, the activities you pursue out in the world matter and count!
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The World Is Your Classroom - A Brave Writer's Life in Brief
Learning happens everywhere! The conversations you have along the way, the activities you pursue out in the world matter and count!
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October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The genius of homeschooling is that the WORLD is your classroom. The conversations you have along the way, the activities you pursue out in the world matter and count!
blog.bravewriter.com/world-is-cla...
blog.bravewriter.com/world-is-cla...
For three days only (ends October 24), when you Buy One Literature Single, you get one FREE. 🎉
Up to 6 guides—3 free titles!
Each guide lasts about a month—so with a handful of singles, you’ve got an entire semester’s worth of language arts covered.
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Up to 6 guides—3 free titles!
Each guide lasts about a month—so with a handful of singles, you’ve got an entire semester’s worth of language arts covered.
store.bravewriter.com/collections/...
Literature Singles
"Buy One, Get One Free" Literature Single SaleEnds October 24 at midnight EDT3 BOGOs (6 Singles) per customerDiscount at checkout You've found our library of living literature! Read a book, talk about...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
For three days only (ends October 24), when you Buy One Literature Single, you get one FREE. 🎉
Up to 6 guides—3 free titles!
Each guide lasts about a month—so with a handful of singles, you’ve got an entire semester’s worth of language arts covered.
store.bravewriter.com/collections/...
Up to 6 guides—3 free titles!
Each guide lasts about a month—so with a handful of singles, you’ve got an entire semester’s worth of language arts covered.
store.bravewriter.com/collections/...
Your primary role is to foster a safe space for family to unfurl. When family members feel safe, they feel loved. When family members feel anxious, they feel rejected. And it’s hard to care about learning when feeling bad about self.
October 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Your primary role is to foster a safe space for family to unfurl. When family members feel safe, they feel loved. When family members feel anxious, they feel rejected. And it’s hard to care about learning when feeling bad about self.
One of the reasons that people struggle with writing is that it doesn’t feel easy.
But what if it could be?
What if your child experienced self-expression as something they enjoy, as something they deserve to have in their toolbox of being human?
blog.bravewriter.com/does-writing...
But what if it could be?
What if your child experienced self-expression as something they enjoy, as something they deserve to have in their toolbox of being human?
blog.bravewriter.com/does-writing...
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
One of the reasons that people struggle with writing is that it doesn’t feel easy.
But what if it could be?
What if your child experienced self-expression as something they enjoy, as something they deserve to have in their toolbox of being human?
blog.bravewriter.com/does-writing...
But what if it could be?
What if your child experienced self-expression as something they enjoy, as something they deserve to have in their toolbox of being human?
blog.bravewriter.com/does-writing...