There was a small number of people there, all keeping distance. but I’m talking about the first one that really registered.) Last Monday night, I went to hear some live music, for what I knew would be the last in what will be way too long. (Yes, there have been others and will be more…. Join! Posted in Uncategorized Putting COVID-19 into the Box(es) Homeschooling: How many days of school can a child miss before they start to slip behind? Grieving and Mourning: What’s the difference? (I believe you can read a couple pieces a month for no cost…but then the writers are not paid. (For the most part you can “train” it to bring up pieces of interest to YOU.) It is only $5 per month to be able to read as much as you want, and the writers are paid from the subscription fees. Medium is fun! It is ad-free which is huge to my mind, and it is a solid source of information and inspiration. ![]() Now, as a working writer, I am looking to Medium to fill cracks and to keep me thinking on the page. I have taught for many years, and actively worked with others on their careers. Slowly, my teaching is diminishing, and my writing is growing, and that is my goal. And in the last couple of weeks, I have a contract for another children’s book. The novel started as another short story for the collection I have been working on in the past six years.and grew and grew until it was long past short story length. My contract position at UBC is now half-time as of this past year, and I write every day–or almost–working on a novel, at the moment, for adults. Just because, you know, I’ve always liked to write. I have made the decision to post work on Medium. Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged unschool for writers Medium-rare or Medium well-done is Medium So let’s call it “spaces of experience.” Or… ? I’ve left academia to lose the hierarchy. ![]() I am so excited about this! I’ve left teaching at the University of BC, after 14 years, and this is now my way to connect with writers of all ages and “levels” of experiences… It’s on Substack, and you can explore at:Ĭheck it out, enjoy, let me know if you have any questions! Fiction, nonfiction, writing for young people, even really young ones, and more… I am so pleased to share with you that I have put together a newsletter of writing, an eclectic mix, 8-10 pieces each month, including craft pieces, grammar/punctuation, reviews of time-tested and favourite books on writing, as well as encouraging, maybe even inspiring pieces– everything from mental/emotional health of writers to a look at connections between craft and the Tao Te Ching.
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