Conferring

As I read your posts it seems clear that a conversation about your writing would be helpful. Find a friend or colleague to confer with. When you get together be prepared with questions for each other about your writing and your writing process. Please list the questions you had for your partner and how the conference went for you. What was helpful? What was strange? What was scary? What felt good?

Noticing...

As you are working on your writing, what are you noticing about yourself as a writer? Is there that inner critic sitting on your shoulder, questioning every word and phrase? If so then tell it to take a hike! Trust yourself and have some fun with this! Remember, if you are stuck then look to a mentor text to help guide you along.
We are doing this to become better teachers of writing. Our purpose here is to look at ourselves as writers, think about the process and what it is like. Through this we will become better writing teachers because we more clearly understand the process of writing. So, as the writer you are today, what are you noticing?

Time to Think!

This week all I am asking you to do is to keep thinking about writing! There is no need to respond this week unless you are so moved! I know it has been crazy for all of you and so...be looking towards next week when I will be asking you about your thinking! Keep breathing!