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A Writer’s Notebook: first lines for essays
My creative nonfiction class is working on an exercise this weekend. I’ve got them doing the map-making exercise from Bill Roorbach’s Writing Life Stories, but I’ve done that one her… more →
Samuel Snoek-Brown
From the Pages of My Writer's Notebook
wrote 2 days ago: For many years now I’ve asked my students to bring in a photograph (or a digital image) and wr … more →
Monday Must Do's 20th to 26th May
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wrote 2 days ago: Good morning! (or afternoon/evening depending on where you are and when you’re reading this I … more →
WN Collecting Idea
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wrote 5 days ago: Writer Jordana Horn went into her son’s class, filled with seven and eight year-old kids, earl … more →
What's Next?
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wrote 1 week ago: What you see here is me, holding my current journal. This journal has a long and storied history. … more →
How To Be Happy In 5 Easy Steps
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wrote 1 week ago: Ok, I know, I shouldn’t be here right? But I just had to get involved in Rebecca’s Meme, … more →
10th and 11th Grade Creative Writing Syllabus
wrote 1 week ago: High School students need teachers who encourage self-confidence and who help them develop an honest … more →
Writer's Notebook Sample
wrote 2 weeks ago: Writer’s Notebook … more →
Episode One: (Part Two) Following the Break
wrote 2 weeks ago: I didn’t get home until late. I wasn’t going to get my homework done. Whatever, I can a … more →
Episode One: Ding Dong: It's the Doorbell! Who's There? DESTINY.
wrote 2 weeks ago: This chapter is in my notebook already — I have separated it into what is already written and … more →
5 Days and Counting
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m aiming to have this one work like an actual blog post. The audience is geeks, dorks, and n … more →
Look at How Far We've Come
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I am graduating High School in a month and a bit and all this thinking about thinking has gotten me … more →
storyTELLERS!
wrote 2 weeks ago: Target Audience: Progressive Media Enthusiasts. This is something of a little experiment. Unf … more →
A-Z Reflections
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Well, that went quick didn’t it! A HUGE thank you to Alex Cavanaugh for hosting again this yea … more →
Writer's Notebook: Imitations 2 - Durova excerpt
wrote 3 weeks ago: A couple of years ago, our MnNaNo writer’s group did regular challenges. This one was set, I b … more →
It is well that...
wrote 3 weeks ago: English: W. Somerset Maugham early in his career. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It is well that a writer … more →
Y is for Yates
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Richard Yates was born in New York in 1926 and much of his childhood was spent moving from town to t … more →
Glossary: Poetic Devices
wrote 3 weeks ago: Aural or Phonetic Devices These devices help cultivate the sound of the poem. Alliteration — The rep … more →
W is for Woolf
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Virginia Woolf was born Adeline Virginia Stephen in 1882 in London, to a father who was a well known … more →
Writer's Notebook: Imitations 1 - Chandler's 'Red Wind'
wrote 3 weeks ago: A couple of years ago, our MnNaNo writer’s group did regular challenges. This one was set, I b … more →
