If you’ve been participating in 5th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge for at least 20 of the past 25 days, then you may participate in this commenting challenge, which will give you a chance to win a copy of the final book I'm giving away today. Heinemann is sponsoring a giveaway of Lessons from… Continue reading Commenting Challenge
Month: March 2012
Slice 2012: 24 of 31
Share your slice then comment on as many other slices as possible. “Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.” --- Jane Yolen The “nitty-gritty” stays the… Continue reading Slice 2012: 24 of 31
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Slice 2012: 23 of 31
Share your slice then comment on as many other slices as possible. Write about the emotions you fear the most. ---Laurie Halse Anderson (Yea, she's kinda my writing hero.) The “nitty-gritty” stays the same, but if you have questions, email me or check out the useful links here.
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Slice 2012: 22 of 31
Share your slice then comment on as many other slicers as possible. “Things aren't ever what they seem to be when you first look at them. What's important is that you keep your mind wide open and try to understand what's going on from a lot of different angles.” --- Christopher Paul Curtis, Bucking the… Continue reading Slice 2012: 22 of 31
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Slice 2012: 21 of 31
I {heart} Kate DiCamillo. Don't you? Here's some inspiration from Because of Winn-Dixie: You can't always judge people by the things they've done. You've got to judge them by what they are doing now. The “nitty-gritty” stays the same, but if you have questions, email me or check out the useful links here.
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Experimenting with Leads
I spent last week doing some prep work for the graduate course I'll be teaching this summer. By prepping I mean reading journal articles and rereading Mentor Texts (Stenhouse, 2007) by Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli. Chapter five of Mentor Texts focuses on "creating powerful beginnings and satisfying endings." Sound like something you've taught your… Continue reading Experimenting with Leads
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Slice 2012: 20 of 31
Share your slice then comment on as many other slices as possible. Today's quote comes from Louis Pasteur. (Do you know that my undergrad degree is in biology?) I think these words are quite appropriate for writers too. Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely… Continue reading Slice 2012: 20 of 31
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Slice 2012: 19 of 31
A little quote from one of my very favorite books, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. I think it is quite appropriate for the middle of Slice 2012. It seems to me that we can’t explain all the truly awful things in the world like war and murder and brain tumors, and we can’t fix… Continue reading Slice 2012: 19 of 31
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Slice 2012: 18 of 31
Writing practice keeps your brain awake and alive; it improves your ability to concentrate. Whether or not you ever publish a thing, regular writing practice will give you skills you can use in your work and your personal life, and make you feel more empowered. It will improve your ability to communicate, stimulate your curiosity, and make you more aware… Continue reading Slice 2012: 18 of 31
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Slice 2012: 17 of 31
Share your link in the comments then respond to 3 (or more) other slicers. I think this week of the challenge is a tough one. Days 11 - 17 can be grueling. The newness has worn off, the end of the month feels far away, and writing topics seem to be hard to come by. You can… Continue reading Slice 2012: 17 of 31
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Another little challenge, of sorts
During the first week of this year's month-long SOLSC, I noticed someone posted around 10 or 11 p.m. and remarked that no one ever comments on late-night posters. My heart sunk. How frustrating it must be to have one's writing go unnoticed just because you're a pre-bedtime writer! I've been trying to make a concerted… Continue reading Another little challenge, of sorts
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Writing Streak Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Dana, from She Writes Because, on her writing streak (15 days and counting!). She will receive a copy of Thomas Newkirk's book, Holding On to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones: Six Literacy Principles Worth Fighting For. Many thanks to Heinemann for sponsoring this giveaway.
