A Tweet in last week's feed has made me even more excited about this summer. I was setting a goal for myself to get back to writing and finishing some of my stories. For three summers, I attended a local writing conference with local authors. It was an amazing experience which helped me learn more about what goes in to writing a story. I also was part of a writer's group that broke apart once I stopped attending due having a child.
Now that a few years have passed and the constant desire to finish the stories I started and to get the new ones out from my brain, I've decided to write this summer.
Once I saw the tweet about #TeachersWrite, I knew this was the push that would help me with my goal. It's free to join and has many authors giving advice and feedback. It is in it's third year. I wish I knew about it back then.
Jen, Teach Mentor Texts, blogged about its first day tomorrow and asks "Why are you writing this summer?"
My Reasons:
1. 3 incomplete manuscripts
2. A love of reading
3. A love of language
4. A love of writing to create worlds that others love to be in
5. A desire to learn more about writing and techniques from my first hand experience in order to share my learning with my students
Join me and all the others who have signed up at #TeachersWrite
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