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 | Jul 18, 2017 | Inspirations, Starting Again, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Life
Yesterday I sat for a headshot photo shoot. It’s been 11 years since I last did this. The last time I had my photo taken, professionally, I had a book deal in hand. I was living the dream – getting headshots done because I needed them for a book jacket, for posters...
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