Category Archives: Slice of Life Challenge 2012

SoLSC: Summer Life

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Well, here we are at the door of August. And it’s been almost two months since writing on this blog. Wow! I didn’t intend to vacation from this blog but it happened. My writing life has been busy. This makes … Continue reading →

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SOLSC Tuesday: End of School Year Reflection

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

This is the last week of the school year.  School gets out on Friday for summer. For me, it’s the ending of my thirty-eighth year of teaching.  A few weeks ago, Ruth  of Two Writing Teachers wrote about reflective thinking about … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life: You Can Stop Writing Your Story

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

“You can stop writing your story. It’s been done.” That’s what I was told during a session on query letter writing during the SCBWI-OR Spring Conference. I know, it seems harsh. Perhaps I shouldn’t have shared my pathetic attempt at … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life: SCBWI-OR Spring Conference

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

I attended the SCBWI-OR Spring Conference last Friday and Saturday.  This is a fantastic organization if you’re a budding children’s or YA writer. I should revise that first paragraph to say that I also presented.  My first presentation for the … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Tuesday

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Where did April go?  I did very well writing a haiku per day until April 27 and then life got in the way: Sick The needs of a family member Writing Project Preparation for a Presentation Life getting in the … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo: Day 24

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Fresh off a month writing in the slice of life challenge, I have been continuing writing for NaPoWriMo. This is my sixth year of writing poems and haiku. This year my focus is strictly haiku. Haiku Heights offers this prompt: … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo: Day 10

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

This is National Poetry Month and it’s my fifth year of writing a poem a day for April. While I like to write all kinds of poetry, haiku is one of my favorites to write. I find that condensing an … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo: Day 3

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

This describes my day today: an unplanned visit block of books poetry book aisle so many choices hard to choose williams wins As in Wiliam Carlos Williams. Powells City of Books, a great place to be on spring break.  For … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Story Challenge: 31 of 31

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Woohoo! Day 31. This is what I know now: I can write for 31 days consistently. This is priming the pump for April and writing a poem a day. I never was at a loss for what to write about. … Continue reading →

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Slice of Life Story Challenge: 30 of 31

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

I don’t have much to write tonight. I think because I woke up at 3:30 AM and we were on the road by 4 AM. Rainy, dark and wet. My husband was a trooper in driving, I would have preferred … Continue reading →

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