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Slowing Down
I am a procrastinator for many things: housework, filling out the kids’ numerous school forms, scheduling appointments for myself, etc. With writing, too, I often put off a project until I must work on it, or else I am quite … Continue reading
The Artist’s Journey
This semester, I have designed a course examining creativity: what it is and how to develop it. Creativity and the artistic process are hard to define and difficult to study. However, within the context of this class, I will examine … Continue reading
Summer writing musings
I spent a lovely week in Mallorca, Spain, which is, in many ways, a place I consider home. I only lived there for a year, primarily to study Spanish, but it is a land that has haunted and inspired me … Continue reading
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Openings
It’s appropriate to start the opening of a new year and a new term with a discussion on openings in literature. In our craft class, we have briefly discussed where to begin stories. I have heard that the “acceptable” opening … Continue reading
End of Term Thoughts
Three more days until the first term of grad school ends. The turkey’s defrosting in the fridge; I have a grocery list of Thanksgiving items to buy. The kids have dog-eared the Mindware and Target toy catalogs, Christmas dreams starting … Continue reading
Interview Posted!
I interview poet Elizabeth Bradfield here. Fascinating conversation. I enjoyed learning more about her writing life. And her two poetry collections are marvelous.
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Select small moments (and other tips from a second-grade writing class)
Once a week, I spend an hour in my daughter’s classroom, assisting her teacher with the writing workshop. Upon finding out from my daughter that I was going back to school for writing, Mrs. M. asked me to help out … Continue reading
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Titles
Titles make me nervous. That is, titling my own pieces is difficult. I lack the creativity to come up with a succinct, clever group of words to capture the essence of my work. Hence, stories, finished or not, linger in … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo
In 2006, when I lived in Dayton and was part of a local writers’ group, I participated in the National Novel Writing Month challenge: complete a 50K word novel in 30 days (that’s about 1667 words per day or about … Continue reading
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