When they're done, we mount them and they color them, and they have created a book. At the very beginning of the year, they all are published authors. Technology makes a huge difference. They want to do that. It is not a chore.
Writing has to be something they enjoy, as opposed to a chore.
The computer is one way to get the children really active and enjoying it. And if they see you do it, then they' ll think of it as more of a fun thing, instead of having them saying, 'Oh no, we have to write again.'.