Guest Lynn Tincher & Encouraging Young Writers

Lynn is on my list of authors-I-just-have-to-meet-in-person-someday! I admire her dedication and I just know we could have some fun together. Or is that cause trouble...?

At any rate, please welcome Lynn!

Encouraging Young Writers

The youth of today are amazing. They have a wealth of knowledge and experience at their fingertips. I know I would have loved to have access at a young age to all that is readily available at the touch of a button today. Oh the things I could have learned and drawn from for my creative mind to work. That’s only part of the reason I am dedicating some time as an adult to help encourage creativity and imagination in our young ones.

We’ve all said it. Our children are smarter and grow up faster than we did. Why not help guide them along the way to express their imagination? It doesn’t have to necessarily be in writing alone. There are many art forms in which our children can express themselves. Writing is just one of them and a crucial one at that. In the age of email and text messaging, written communication has become a vital part of our every day life. I want to help encourage our youth to branch out beyond that. Even if it is just creative blogging.

What incredible minds our children have. Their dreams become bigger and bigger. Much bigger than the dreams I had as a child and my dreams were bigger than my parents. What a wealth of experience our children have to create amazing stories. Their forward thinking is our future. Books, screenplays, and Broadway musicals that will be written twenty years from now are in their hands. I want to help encourage that now.

I love watching the face of a child when I’ve said or done something that gets them excited. Its wonderful when they bring a sheet of paper with a poem or a drawing that is truly amazing and I’ve give them a hug, brag on their work and praise them for a job well done. It’s even more wonderful when later in life, they come back to visit you or send you an email telling you how much you’ve encouraged them with their art.

That’s what I want to be. I want to be the role model that is there with an open heart, giving my all so that I can influence each child to find their way and achieve their dreams. If I can do it, any one of them can. I want to show them that with dedication and hard work they too can make their dreams a reality. In the face of rejection, I want them to know that it’s OK to stop, learn, try again and not give up. I want to help them learn to never get discouraged but be proud of their accomplishments, no matter how small. These are not only great lessons in breaking into the tough world of writing and publishing, but life lessons as well. Life is not fair. We do run in to people that hurt us and try to discourage us. It’s all a part of it.

There is a downside to the way things are today and the addition of text messages. Proper grammar had gone out the window. We need to encourage our children to focus on increasing out communication skills. I can’t imagine today’s executive communicating with LOL’s and OMG’s. I’m quite certain that tomorrow’s executives will not as well. Encouraging our youth to write their thoughts and ideas while increasing their vocabulary and writing skills is a win for both now and in their professional careers in the future.

I challenge each of you to take on the role of encouraging our youth in both writing and in life. I hope that one day you will have a long line of people wanting to express their gratitude in the influence you’ve had in their life. For me, that is the ultimate accomplishment.



About Lynn Tincher
Author and Publisher of The Literary Lynnch Pen

Lynn was born in the small town of La Grange, Kentucky and grew up in Goshen. She has always had a vivid imagination. One of her fondest memories of growing up was when a short story of hers was read in front of the students at Oldham County High School. Since then, her love for writing blossomed.

Lynn studied Theater Arts in College in hopes of becoming a Drama/English teacher. She has written articles in local newspapers and travel brochures. Now, she is focused on writing novels, short stories and poems.

Not only does Lynn look forward to sharing her stories, she is also focused on helping other new writers in their efforts to get published. She publishes The Literary Lynnch Pen as an effort to help writers and offer advice.

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