Category: Topic Chats

  • Read Deeply and Write Like the World is Ending

    Read Deeply and Write Like the World is Ending

    When you are writing, write with wild abandon. Write as though your life depends upon it. Experiment with your writing. Try poetry. Write an article for a Trade Magazine. Jot down that memory that doesn’t need to be shared.

  • Writerly Goal Setting

    Writerly Goal Setting

    A new year is a time when we can stop the clock and reset it to ground zero. But, not really. We bring victories and failures along with us. We can use those experiences as we begin to make new goals. Let’s talk about 2019 Writerly Goals and new goals for 2020. Personally, I have […]

  • ACTION

    ACTION

    Sunday’s topic is Action. We’ve talked about scene set ups and dialogue. Action can be huge or it could be one more pebble in the hiker’s shoe. For every action there is a reaction, even if the reader doesn’t see it. Reaction may pile up.

  • Let’s Talk

    Let’s Talk

    We have talked a bit about building character, okay, we talk about it often. We have also talked about building scenes. This week we will talk about dialogue.

  • Writing

    What is Writing? Is it a thing? An action? Something we can hold in our hands? When does writing begin? With the Second Grade Girl who is about to illustrate and print on “What did you do during Summer Vacation?”