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Celebrating My Artsy Side

I was talking to Ruth yesterday and realized I needed a place to "showcase" (I put that in quotes because I think it's a bit ridiculous to use that word in this context) my artsy side. I decided, rather than clogging up this blog with non-writing related stuff, I'd start my own blog for that… Continue reading Celebrating My Artsy Side

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a special space.

I've been a writing coach for four years now.  My arm was gently twisted at the end of the school year when I was planning on looping my seventh graders into eighth grade.  After the painstaking art of decision making I decided to venture out of the classroom to see what life was like for… Continue reading a special space.

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An Inspired Writer

The purpose of Ruth's other blog aims to inspire readers and writers. She definitely did that with me today! I decided that what I had already bought my Mom for her upcoming birthday was not enough. Thus, I took Ruth's idea and transformed a memoir I wrote about my Mom for Lucy's Writing Class in… Continue reading An Inspired Writer

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creative ways of publishing

Ruth is WAY more creative than I am. Therefore, she's my inspiration when it comes to scrapbooking, creating living room wall displays (that's a whole post in and of itself), and much more. Hence, when I read her post entitled "heros" on her other blog, I was inspired by the last thing she wrote, which… Continue reading creative ways of publishing