by sludwig | Dec 22, 2017 | Classroom Stories, Inspirations, Teaching Writing, Writing, Writing Life, Writing Practice, Writing Tips
I love when Facebook randomly picks old posts to remind me what was. This one came up today – me with my Creative Writing Club from the Simkin Middle School in Winnipeg circa 1998/99. Talk about a sunrise/sunset moment – these amazing girls are now pushing 30, each so...
by sludwig | Nov 14, 2017 | Exercise, Inspirations, Starting Again, Teaching Writing, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Exercises, Writing Life
I recently listened to a great master class with the writer Ruth Ozeki (this class is one of many, MANY reasons I strongly recommend joining Story Is A State Of Mind). In it, she talks about struggling with wanting to write magical realism but not knowing how. The...
by sludwig | Aug 9, 2017 | Uncategorized, Writing
It never gets old… Seeing my name in print. And I am a sucker for hardcopies of paper books or articles, as opposed to anything digital. My Facts and Arguments essay on selling the childhood home came out today! And how’s this for cosmic messaging? I got the email...
by sludwig | Jul 18, 2017 | Exercise, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Life
When I turned 40, my husband surprised me with a three-night trip to Mexico. The relaxation benefits of the trip extended far beyond our actual time away. Whenever I needed a mini-break in the weeks leading up to our departure, I would sit back and scroll through the...
by sludwig | Jul 18, 2017 | Teaching Writing, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Exercises, Writing Practice, Writing Tips
I have heard people say, for years now, that handwriting is a dying art. My kids are barely taught it in school. I have no idea how they will ever sign important documents. For most kids of their generation, handwriting is like rotary phones, postcards and Walkmans....
by sludwig | Jul 18, 2017 | Starting Again, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Life
“So, are you still writing?” I get asked this a lot, and I always feel like the bottom is falling out of my stomach. Of course I’m still writing. I have never stopped writing. I have a bookshelf full of spiral bound, pretty journals to prove it. I sit down every day,...
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