How to know you’re a “real writer.”
Apr 1st, 2009 by jenzug
Beginning after Spring Break I’ll be teaching a bi-weekly writing workshop in Ruthie’s Kindergarten class. To help get the kids excited about reading and writing, her teacher is telling all the kids a “real writer” is coming.
This makes me smile even if it is only six year olds.

Be warned: what you see here is not my best work. It is what Anne Lamott describes in Bird By Bird as a series of “shitty first drafts.” Blogging dragged me kicking and screaming out of creative constipation by getting me to actually write. So I do that. A lot. Without worrying about every word choice or comma placement.
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That’s awesome Jen! Tough crowd!
Have you read Library Mouse? Very aligned to your mission.
http://www.amazon.com/Library-Mouse-Daniel-Kirk/dp/0810993465/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238619412&sr=8-1
so cool! Exciting!
Here’s a cool blog on early writing activities….
http://thewritestart.typepad.com/