Sitemap - 2021 - Unschool for Writers
A NaNoWriMO experience... as posted in The Guardian
Close Read: Zadie Smith's On Beauty
"I will send you" prompt thread - a story added WITH a visual!
When You Include Song Lyrics in Your Story
Writing through busy or interrupted times; knowing when to take a break
Outlining. Robert McKee's STORY. New Words for Old. Buckets and Bears.
"I will send you..." prompt thread
Five senses overloaded - a poem submission for the "holiday writing" mini-course #8
Secrets - a poem submission for the "holiday writing" mini-course #7
The Gift - a poem submission for the "holiday writing" mini-course #6
Would You Do Me a Favour? - "holiday writing" mini-course story #5
Christmas Came Early - "holiday writing" mini-course story #4
And Happy AMERICAN Thanksgiving!
Close Read: Ruth Ozeki's All Over Creation
Christmas Cards Cheating - "holiday writing" mini-course story #3
Chocolate Sauce With Bits - "holiday writing" mini-course story #2
Flashbacks -- are they even natural?
A Child is Born - "holiday writing" mini-course submission #1
The Endurance of Short Fiction Writing in Apprenticeship: Foundational series, Part 5
It's the time of year to LAUNCH!
Autumn mini-course - genres and forms
Those Apostrophes: Contractions and Possessives--with a note about plurals
Holiday mini-course prompts... let the thinking begin!
Autumn 2021 "Holiday Writing" mini-course - INTRODUCTION
Close Read - Mary Lawson's The Other Side of the Bridge
"SETTING" October exercise thread
Writing-books reviews - Memoir
The Line Between Books for Young Adults and Adults
Traditional Publishing or Self- and E-Publishing?
Setting is a Story Builder too
Taking a fruitful BREAK from writing
Coming up with story development IDEAS quickly
3 Day Novel Kick-off - Are you READY?
Exercise: Rough and Raw edges to hold on to... or not!
3 Day Novel Discussion/Question thread
September 2021 - The Unschool for Writers Newsletter
Event: Michael Ondaatje, Thursday
The Salt of Juxtaposition; the Braided Essay
Outlining/Planning for the 3 Day Novel Weekend
What Creates the Difference Between Junior Novels, Middle-Grade, and Young Adult Fiction?
Quantity and/or Quality in Daily Writing: Foundational Series, Part 4
Renku thread - add your stanza
August 2021 - The Unschool for Writers Newsletter
How to Find and Create Story Ideas for Children and Young People
Writing-Book Reviews: Best Poetry Book Ever (and worthy of a read by non-poets)
Celebrate! Three months of The Unschool for Writers... Let's hear from the writers!
Dash it all! The En and Em Dashes
Writing the Collection of Connected Stories
How the 3 Day Novel Contest Time Limit Will Reveal Your Writer-Self
NOVEL WRITING - Using Printed Calendar Pages to Work on Plot, Pacing, and Verisimilitude
July 2021 - The Unschool for Writers Newsletter
Don’t Let Yourself Go to the Doggerel!
Is it a Short Story or a Novel?
Mental and Emotional Health and Writers
Growing with a Process Journal: Foundational Series, Part 3
Picture Book Writing and Dummy-Making
1 + 1 = 3: The Equation of Picture Book Writing
June 2021 The Unschool for Writers Newsletter
Reading as a Writer: Foundational series Part 2
Find and Love Your Literary Agent
GET (YOUR) BACK INTO IT: Finding your way to a project abandoned for too long
Journal-keeping: the foundational must for new writers and renewal-seekers
May 2021 The Unschool for Writers: first monthly Newsletter
BOOK REVIEW: The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World
He Said, She Said, They Said, Too
On Educating Self: thoughts and pieces