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Writers, Set Your Pages on Fire!
Set the Page of Fire: Secrets of Successful Writers by Steve O’Keefe “Everyone who can read is qualified to write and capable of crafting something in print that is powerful and important.” I took lots of notes while reading this book. The above quote is one of my favourites. So, if you’ve never written anything…
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Chasing Content – July 2018
It’s time to go exploring! Let’s dig through the archives and blow the dust off some posts you might have missed. Read all of the posts from last July or just these highlights. Maybe Too Much Last week, I had a listener text in to the station who had been listening for 24 hours straight. She…
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Music to Meow Ears (Fundraiser)
Meow or Never is a foster-based cat rescue centre. They help care for cats when their owners have emergency hospital stays. They rescue strays and help them find new homes. This event is a fundraiser so they can continue to do the good work that they do. Hosted by Danny Gable this is sure to…
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Mischief and Mayhem (Book Giveaway)
Who wants to win a book? There are four ways to enter Send me an email Comment on my post about this book on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram I will randomly choose a name from all entries received and you could win this book. Mischief and Mayhem: Part One of The Faerlands Chronicles by S. D.…
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Pantsing is the Best Way to Write
There are two types of writers. Those who extensively plan and those who start writing not entirely sure of where their words will take them. The former people are the ones who compose outlines and are sometimes referred to as plotters. The latter group are known as pantsers as they are seen as flying by…
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Build Vocabulary by Reading an Article a Day
I love when I get great teaching ideas from whatever is I am reading in my spare time. This one comes courtesy of Alan Gelb from his book, The Seven Steps to Confident Writing. I think I will make this a daily homework assignment next year. I very rarely assign homework. I think that if…
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Don’t Plan Everything (Freestyling and Pantsing)
I have a theory about writing and where ideas come from. It basically goes something like this, you can’t force it. You need to let an idea cook for a while before it is ready to come to life on the page. When I read Adam Grant’s book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, he…
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Write With Confidence in 7 Steps
Seven Steps to Confident Writing by Alan Gelb Everybody could benefit from learning how to express themselves clearly and persuasively in a piece of writing. Unfortunately, many of us see writing as “the thing we had to do back in school that we weren’t very good at it.” That is were Alan Gelb comes in.…
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Brill Building Historical Fiction
I’m Glad I Did by Cynthia Weil The Brill Building is a place where songwriting magic happened. Dozens of professional musicians worked there to churn out some of the most popular songs from the 1950s and 1960s. The author of this book was one of those prolific songwriters. Her work is even recognized by the…
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Teachers Should Dress Professionally
We are Teachers is a Twitter account that “offer ideas, inspiration, and information for your best days—and double that for your hard ones. Supporting kids means supporting educators, always.” A few days ago, they posed a question to teachers about attire. They asked us how we felt about wearing jeans to school. I don’t think it…