Prewriting/worldbuilding, 3/?

Prewriting/worldbuilding, 3/?

When I designed these handwriting pages, I wanted them to be both developmentally appropriate and fun. The order is influenced by UFLI’s Getting Ready curriculum, but you can absolutely adjust as needed for your learner. Uppercase vs. Lowercase Some handwriting programs begin with lowercase letters, while others begin with uppercase. Both approaches are valid! I start with uppercase because many children find them simpler to form—fewer curves and more straight lines.

Just as there are steps for a recipe, there are different stages of writing. Knowing the stages of writing can be beneficial in breaking down large book projects into smaller tasks. The first stage of...

Prewriting/worldbuilding, 2/?

The Writing Lab, 20 September 2025 Hello! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. It’s once again time for The Writing Lab, where I try and share some insights from writing that I’ve developed from writing, both for pay and for fun, for the past thirty years or so. It was last month that I began discussing one of the first steps of the writing process - prewriting, where you first generate and develop your ideas, as well as plan out how it will be organized.