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Write Now: Building a Community of Writers

February 19, 2021 ~ wordancerblog ~ 5 Comments

Write Now: Magic comes by writing every day. Allowing space in your day to put the pencil to the page or the fingers to the keys. It comes from allowing yourself to tell your story to others through your hands.

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  1. Trish's avatar
    Trish on One Little Word, 2026January 7, 2026

    I can't add anything but, "Brava" to the comments here! The stanzas that begin, "Remember me as..." speak so clearly…

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    Lainie Levin on One Little Word, 2026January 7, 2026

    Well, first of all, the older I get, the older "old" is =)And I love the mindset you are bringing…

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    Jessica Carey on One Little Word, 2026January 7, 2026

    Remarkable. Flashy and spunky. I love your attitude approaching this year and your upcoming birthday. So inspiring.

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    Leigh Anne Eck on One Little Word, 2026January 6, 2026

    I love all of this! The word, the thinking behind it, the poem, and the picture! I just reacently purchased…

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    Fran McCrackin on One Little Word, 2026January 6, 2026

    I like the way you build up to your word reveal. And with the perfect photo!

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5 responses to “Write Now: Building a Community of Writers”

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    elsie
    February 19, 2021

    Your students are so lucky they have a teacher who lives and breathes writing. I was not a writer. I did not have any teacher that helped me become a writer. I was a reader, and I marveled at the way words were composed, but never once thought about doing that myself.
    I love the way you studied Fran’s poem and allowed the girls to create on their own. They are writers.

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    Nanc
    February 19, 2021

    I loved when you said this, “But I have an intrepid heart and a yearning to be heard so I eventually picked up the pencil and started writing for myself and my invisible audience.” I love to write also and the last rejection sent me sailing into not writing for people ever again…but how it creeps in and saw Ruth’s dream for this and for connections. Wow… such a cool thing you did with the kids after Fran’s sweet poem. Love this about you…love, love, love! I also agree that writing is imitation and we learn so much from other people who take up their pens daily! XO

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    wordancerblog
    February 20, 2021

    Thanks, Nanc, your words mean a lot to me. Stay warm and safe. Have you done more skiing?

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    Julie
    February 21, 2021

    These poems were so sweet! Your students definitely embraced this idea. My daughter was in a Zoom writing class this morning, and she wrote about a cat…animals just fire the imagination!

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    majfoil
    February 23, 2021

    Those girls are so lucky to have you!!! Thank you for sharing their work. Makes my heart sing 🙂

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