Archive For The “writing” Category
I really thought I might make it, writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month. But since I’ve now missed a day, I think it’s time to end this experiment. This was a stretch for me. My writing has been limited to feature and news stories for our local paper, academic writing, and blog [...]
Sleep
By scm | April 13, 2012
Sleep doesn’t come easily to me anymore. I fall asleep fine. But, if something interrupts my sleep, it’s all over. And I am finding the more I think about writing, the more I think about writing. The other night, the cat decided to jump on the bed and sit on my chest, purring loudly. Once [...]
the flower floats on the steaming cup of coffee it’s what they do, make flowers in the foam in big brown cups even while I wait for my almond-milk chai, I watch them art in the corner coffee shop prompt: favorite drink #npm
The more we create nurturing, loving spaces for children to write, the better writers they will become. I applaud what the first grade teachers are doing at my former school. Please visit the first grade bloggers and leave a comment if you have a chance. The blogs are linked on the right of each teacher’s [...]
I struggle, as most writing teachers do, with the tension between wanting to help young people become confident, strong writers and the necessity of helping them produce the required school stuff. I am not implying that learning how to organize an analytical, focused essay is unnecessary. My concern is that we tend to ask students [...]
As I change my focus from anything/everything education to creating a writing studio, I find myself making incremental shifts in habits. For example: I haven’t tweeted since, oh let me see: December 10. I am thinking about closing my Twitter account all together, but I am still mulling that one over. I’m subscribing more and more [...]
Writing
By scm | November 21, 2011
So far, I am a failure. I managed 1000 or so words for NaNoWriMo, and then decided I hated my plot. I haven’t been able to get back on track, and it’s killing me. As much as I loved the idea of writing a novel, I don’t know if I can. Or if I want [...]
Changing my physical space changes my frame of mind. Sitting in my mom’s house, nestled among blankets, the cat, and old family memories gives me an idea for a story. But writing on an iPad is slow-going. The iPad is great for traveling, but I guess it’s time for a keyboard.