Such as books or starting her off in magazines?
2007-03-08 08:00:47 · 9 answers · asked by The Great Pojo 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Encourage her to write often and refine her writing skills. She also needs to be a prolific reader because writer's learn from other writers. If she can take some writing classes, that would be good and she'd get some constructive feedback, which will help her hone her writing skills.
2007-03-08 08:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by §Sally§ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buy her a subscription to Writer's Digest or The Writer. Both magazines have tons of useful articles on writing, as well as writer markets. Even if she is not ready to submit her work, reading the markets will give her an idea of what editors expect.
Get her a membership to the International Women's Writing Guild. The IWWG is a non-profit organization that provides a support network for women writers. Besides a monthly newsletter, it also includes networking and mentoring opportunities, bot of vital importance to writers.
Give her honest feedback. The WORST thing you can do is tell her something is great if it sucks! If you don't point out things she is doing wrong, she will continue to do them and never grow in the craft.
Take her to poetry readings at the local college. This will get her involved in your local writer's community.
2007-03-08 08:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by bardsandsages 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would just keep encouraging her. There are books and magazines out there for new-writers that could help her. They are only as useful as her determination to apply them. (Like most self-help books, you've got to be active in follow through.) Discipline and encouragement would be the two key ingredients here. There are useful places on the internet as well. There are legitimate contests and such that she may be interested in. The hardest part is letting go and opening yourself up to criticism and rejection. If she can get used to the idea of "her" precious work being rejected or insulted or cut to pieces...and still keep at it...then she may be ready to follow all of the advice the books and magazines would throw at her.
2007-03-08 08:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by laney_po 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How little is she? If she's pre-grad from high school, then I'd certainly take her to the nearest community college and speak to the faculty in the english department. They'll give her all sorts of jobs and things to consider and look forward to. Since some take practice and courses, the sooner she leans toward a specific branch of writing, the better. If she is practically graduated, or already, and trying to get recognition, there are still quite a number of rags, zines, and other more respectable compilations that get published 6-8 times a year. Also, NETWORK. If she can get in with a crowd of writers, and be asked to review others work, that can easily change her status from reader to critic, which is one step off from recognized author. Good luck!
2007-03-08 08:08:29 · answer #4 · answered by djthrenody189 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just write with her. Do some poem activities together from books like _poemcrazy_ by Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge or _The Practice of Poetry_ by Robin Behn and Chase Twichell. These can help you both to expand your vocabularies. Trade stories. Read with her, or read to her, or take her to the library and the bookstore every now and then.
Here are a few resources that might be of help:
http://www.writermag.com/wrt/
http://www.mediabistro.com/
http://www.themodernword.com/themodword.cfm
2007-03-08 08:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
How old is she? Writing doesn't have to be published, you know. Maybe she just loves to put her thoughts on paper. If she really has a marketable talent, her teachers should be of help to finding an outlet for her.
2007-03-08 08:03:36 · answer #6 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ask your local library for the latest edition of "Writer's Market." It's got a list of publishers and their needs and sometimes whether they'll take unsolicited manuscripts.
2007-03-08 08:11:15 · answer #7 · answered by tkron31 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm really not sure but you are a GREAT sister in wanting to help her! The world should have more big sisters like you! Amen to you!
2007-03-08 08:03:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dont stop her. why would you ever do that?? if she likes it, then let her do it. its her way of expressing herself
2007-03-08 08:03:22 · answer #9 · answered by ilovefood 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋