tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723999102275232088.post790642179265237501..comments2022-05-24T15:08:25.963-04:00Comments on Sandra's Writing Quest: Lessons LearnedSandra Stileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028361723666419462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723999102275232088.post-36193419586339414452012-04-21T14:28:00.672-04:002012-04-21T14:28:00.672-04:00You are so right my friend. I realized this morni...You are so right my friend. I realized this morning that when I have let my school get in the way of my writing, my teaching suffered. I felt incomplete. I felt like I was just dragging along in my classes. A week ago one of my students said I was different and they liked it. I asked them what they meant, knowing I would not like what I heard. They said that after I gave them the assignment and joined them I wasn't grumpy anymore. The assignment? Write a story that is at least 650 words. I gave them a starter and told them to be creative. They gave me a topic and a setting and I joined them. So far their favorite of mine is "Human Stew". I think I will post it here. It was a fun and simple story from my student's suggestions. You can be so gross with middle schoolers. I am taking time, and giving myself permission to write EACH and EVERY day, as I work on the techniques of writing.Sandra Stileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028361723666419462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723999102275232088.post-58261000112819625562012-04-21T14:03:34.382-04:002012-04-21T14:03:34.382-04:00Do not feel alone. So much of what you described ...Do not feel alone. So much of what you described has rolled and rolled in my brain. I do think though, that there are storytellers, we may not have all the rules down, but we can spin a yarn that is interesting and entertaining. I know for me, the joy of writing is that, a joy. Learning and getting better technically is a process and I aspire to improve also, but I can't put the writing on hold. It now wants to gush out!<br /><br />Karen ArnpriesterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com