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Writing Marathon: The Results
The last several Wednesdays have been all about the Writing Marathon I did with fourth and fifth graders at my school. Today’s post is all about the results. I had 20 students to participate in this extra activity that required 26 days, 30 minutes per day of outside writing.…
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Writing Marathon: The Method
During the month of February I hosted a Writing Marathon for 4th and 5th grade students at my school. We (yes, I wrote with them) wrote for 26 out of 28 days, at least 30 minutes a day. Why? Writing daily, like any other habit, takes time to develop.…
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Writing Quote Wednesday: Just Write
“Nothing you write is wasted. Whether you use what you’ve produced or not, you will have learned from the experience…and you can never know too much.” —Holly Lisle in MUGGING THE MUSE I’m beginning Teachers Write this week with superstar writers Kate Messner, Gae Polisner, Jo Knowles, and Jen…
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Making Time to Write Monday: Organizing Your Writing Life #2 Done Lists
Last week my organizational post on Making Time to Write Monday focused on what to do with To-Do lists. This week we’ll talk about DONE lists. Well, you might say that I just mark off my to-do list and that’s my DONE list. But sometimes you need a little…
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Picture Book Challenges: Get Ready to Run
If you are a picture book writer, there are many places you could hang out to find your picture book tribe. One of them is in Julie Hedlund’s 12×12 group. The challenge is to write one picture book draft per month. This year, you have to pay for…
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Writing Quote Wednesday: Confidence
“Waiting for ‘confidence’ before pursuing success is as absurd as waiting for your muscles to grow before you pick up a dumbbell.” —Resilience by Mark McGuinness It’s the beginning of the year. My writing goals are still shiny and enticing. My writing muscles are a bit sore…
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Making Time to Write Monday: 2013 Writing Goals
It’s 2013! Many people start off the year bursting to go to the gym, or to eat out less, to lose 30 lbs, or to get to bed earlier, or whatever people make resolutions about these days. I’m not a big resolution-maker. But I am a big goal writer.…
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Making Time to Write Monday: Picture Book Challenge
November and December can be hectic, with multiple holidays, parties, shopping, work stress. Everything seems to be heightened this time of year. It’s usually a difficult time of the year to take on new challenges. But, sometimes having my writing life can be a calm in the storm. Thankfully,…
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Making Time to Write Monday: If You Only Have 15 Minutes
I am a teacher by day. It just hit me this week that I think teaching has forced me to master efficiency. On any given day, I typically have between 0 minutes-60 minutes of planning time. The average is 30-50 minutes. However, there are many days that I’m lucky…
