Writing
I write novels, screenplays, and works of non-fiction. I share my passion for writing with advice, tips, book reviews for writers, and more. This page will also feature any works in progress and samples of my work.
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Teaching Tip – Get Them Writing
Image via Wikipedia Our students need to be writing every day. Unfortunately, some of my students don’t see a purpose behind their morning journal. I have students who simply won’t start writing anything. They will talk to their classmates, play in their desk, sharpen their pencils for the third time, or anything else they can…
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The Colourful Parking Lot
The yellow lines separate.A red car by a school.Black concrete,green cars blend in to the treesby a lonely, cold puddle. That poem was written by my class yesterday. I really love what we are able to accomplish in this guided writing activity. Our goal was to write a colour poem. I started off the lesson…
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I Should Blog That!
Image via Wikipedia There have been many, many occasions where I have been out and about and thought, “I should blog about that!” Ideas float around in my head constantly. I can be inspired by something as simple as a comment or part of a conversation. Sometimes a great idea comes from something I have…
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I Learned Something From a Comic (Again)
“How come boys have buttons on one side and girls have buttons on the other side?” What a great question. I’ve often wondered why this is so as well. Although, I’d never considered researching it myself. Who knew that I’d finally discover that answer while reading a comic book? It seems you really do learn…
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Q&A vs Articles
I’m extremely lucky to be doing what I am doing. I never thought that my blog would open up so many doors for me. I started it primarily to be a platform to get my name known so that I could eventually get some of my fiction published. That was the original goal for this…
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A Beautiful Symbol
You can learn a lot from fiction, even a comic book. The panels below are from Y: The Last Man. This brief conversation made me pause and consider something that I’d never thought about before. Good fiction can always do that. Here’s a bit of a set-up for you. Yorick wants to buy a ring…
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Just Woke Up (A Picture Story)
It feels like I just woke up. Like I’ve been asleep since February. I didn’t recognize the darkness because it has speckles of light in it. Something changed recently. I don’t know what exactlybut things are not nearly as dark now. Things are suddenly bright again. Anything seems possible. Isn’t that what life should be?
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The Auto Shop Waiting Room
No one here is creative.They silently sit and watch golf on the television,I mean, golf?Who finds that in the least bit entertaining? The newspaper sits untouched.I’ve been here for two hoursand the magazine rack,beautifully stoked,has not seen one visitor.It’s lonely. I wrote five pages of my journal,read some of the newspaperand several chapters of the…
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I Got An Article in the Newspaper
This is the first article I’ve had in print since the old days when I wrote for the university paper. I was so excited to be able to interview World Figure Skating Champions and Olympic Gold Medal winners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. It was equally exciting to see my name in print. I just…
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The Freedom of an Open Door
The Freedom of an Open Door – a short story by Chase March Locks only keep honest people out. That’s what his dad used to say and he never understood it. He always locked his door even though he wasn’t afraid of those honest people. There were nights where he’d forgotten to lock it. In…