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On Being a Writer

Can first graders write Slice of Life Stories?

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WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOL TIME

“I write only because There is a voice within me That will not be still” ― Sylvia Plath, Letters Home Welcome, Tuesday slicers.   It is the last Tuesday in February...four days from the start of our  March Slice of Life Story Challenge.  I, for one, am hoping that the voice within me will not be still… Continue reading WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOL TIME

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WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOL TIME

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. - Barbara Kingsolver Welcome, Tuesday slicers!  It is time to write your Slice, share your link, and give some comments to (at least three) other slicers.  If you’re leaving your comment… Continue reading WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOL TIME

digital writing · olw · slice of life · Slice of Life Story Challenge · SOLSC Classroom Challenge · writing workshop

Keeping a writing blog: taking our writing workshop online

With the  Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge  just around the corner, perhaps some of you are thinking more than ever about starting a class blog just for writing.    Over the past few years, we have taken our writer's notebook  online in my classroom, not just for the month of March, but for the entire… Continue reading Keeping a writing blog: taking our writing workshop online

slice of life · Slice of Life Story Challenge

Write, Share, Give: SOL Time

Dear SOLSC writing community, We, at TWT,  have been gearing up for our annual March Slice of Life Story Challenge, for some time now.  March is drawing closer with every passing day.  Taking part in the March challenge is both a treat (you get to write everyday - with instant, positive feedback!), and a challenge… Continue reading Write, Share, Give: SOL Time

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Write, Share, Give: SOL Time

“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” ―Victor Hugo

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Write, Share, Give: SOLS Time

“Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.” ― Ray Bradbury

slice of life · Slice of Life Story Challenge

Will You Help In March?

Can you believe it is approaching the seventh annual March Slice of Life Story Challenge?

slice of life · writing workshop

WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOLS TIME

For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. ~T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding" How appropriate that the year ends on a Slice of Life Tuesday!  Here's to ending a wonderful year of meeting on Tuesdays to share our… Continue reading WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOLS TIME

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WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOLS TIME

“The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.” ― Anaïs Nin It is time to write your Slice, share your link, and give some comments to (at least three) other slicers. Our writing community is built on the support and encouragement we offer each other every Tuesday.   Here's… Continue reading WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOLS TIME

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WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOLS TIME

“A story is a letter that the author writes to himself, to tell himself things that he would be unable to discover otherwise.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind   It is time to write your Slice, share your link, and give some comments to (at least three) other slicers. Our writing community is built on the support and encouragement… Continue reading WRITE, SHARE, GIVE: SOLS TIME

slice of life · writing

Write, share, give: SOLS time

“A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls. Story-tellers and poets spend their lives learning… Continue reading Write, share, give: SOLS time