writing workshop

Possibilities.

This quote from Penny's book spoke to me today: "Writers don't need to be given formulas; they need to be shown possibilities."    -- Barry Lane I've been thinking about this.  So often, in the name of modeling, I think we give students a formula for writing as opposed to showing them possibilities.  It's a fine… Continue reading Possibilities.

peer conferring · poetry · slice of life · wn entry · Write: It's good for you!

Response PLEASE!

I was asked to submit  a piece of writing for a little newsletter the All-Write Consortium is putting together.  The focuse for this issue is Why Workshop?  So I refined a poem that I think fits with the theme.  I would love some feedback before I submit it.  Here are some questions I have: Do… Continue reading Response PLEASE!

art · blogging · collecting · inspiration · reflections · the persona of a writer · writer's notebook

Writer’s Notebooks, Art Journals, Scrapbooking, Blogs???

Liza Lee Miller said:  Okay . . . here’s a question for you. As a teacher, as a writer, as an artist . . . what is the difference between a Writer’s Workbook and an Art Journal. My mother and sister keep art journals and ephemera is a huge part of that for them. I… Continue reading Writer’s Notebooks, Art Journals, Scrapbooking, Blogs???