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Writing Classes and Lessons Learned

10/1/2018

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     I am in the middle of teaching a six week writing class in fiction and nonfiction. The participants range in experience from newbies to published authors. There are six of them…and me. I am learning so much!
     Seriously, I learn so much from the people I teach. For one thing--and this is soooo important—with each new class I teach, I am reminded of how vital it is to be enthusiastic about our writing.
      Other lessons over the last few weeks include:
        *How empowering it is to claim to the world, or at least to our friends, that we are, indeed, writers!
      *How rewarding it is to look at solid examples of each technique or method presented. (I have discovered so many new books I need to read based on the examples my students provide for each concept.)
         *How differently we can each see the same visual.
         *How differently we can each respond to the same stimulus or prompt.
   There are so many more take-aways from the classes, but I think two of the most valuable are:
         *There are many ways to tell the same story
         *Each story is important.
                                                                Happy writing (and reading) !

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