WRITING by poetjpb

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

LINK ME UP SCOTTY, OR WAS THAT BEAM ME UP?

YOU SCRATCH MY BACK, I'LL SCRATCH YOURS-freebie LET'S LINK UP! The writing community can and should support and promote writers. Let's work together to promote the love of writing. Do any of you have writing web pages or writing classes you have developed. Send me info. If I think it fits into my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 23, 2005

IT ALL STARTED ON THE SAND......MY NEW BOOK.......DO YA LIKE THE TITLE

IT ALL STARTED ON THE SAND A Collection of Poems CONTENTS ON THE SAND 1. Hourglass 2. The Fishing Rules at Stearns Wharf 3. Breathe Easy 4. Refuge 5. Buoyancy 6. East Beach in the Afternoon 7. Bully 8. The Artist 9. Vain Pursuit 10. Guitar Man 11. Ocean Play 12. Wanting LOCALS ONLY 13. Gorilla at... Sign in to see full entry.

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THE teeny, tiny woman ... AND WHAT DO YOUR WALLS SAY ABOUT YOU?

What's on Your Walls? The Teeny Tiny Room Stuck on what to write today? Well, take a tour of your room, or your house; create a list. There is a book called, The Teeny Tiny Woman that I read to my students last week. I feel like the teeny tiny woman in my teeny tiny condo. This week is has been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 22, 2005

ANY OTHER BLOGGERS HAVE A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ON A WEB PAGE

http://hometown.aol.com/poetjpb/index.html Do dogs brush their teeth? Creating a web page stinks, I hate it. It is a pain in the butt. First I signed up with yahoo, and nearly had a nervous breakdown. I canceled them, wowser are they an ad campaign on drugs or what? They bombarded me with ads,... Sign in to see full entry.

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What’s your wise saying, motto, credo, or maxim for living? thanks Teylnor

I was reading Teylnor's blog this morning about Roosevelt's quote, and it made me think about a couple quotes I used in teaching. Good maxims for living. I used to post these in my classroom for students to ponder. We discussed the words, motto, credo, etc. and students had to write their own motto.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 21, 2005

IS GOOGLE GETTING YOUR BLOG MONEY? READ THIS

http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=14046&hed=Making+Bucks%26nbsp%3bon+Blogs READ ABOUT BLOGGING, ABOUT GOOGLE, ABOUT MAKING MONEY BLOGGING AND WHO IS MAKING IT. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

SO YOU WANT TO TEACH A CLASS? FREEBIE TIPS....

In my quest this past year to teach an online writing class, I've learned a lot. Wowser, it was way more work than I could have imagined. I am glad now that I have done it, but I am not so sure I would have, had I known of the workload involved. I was thinking about it this morning, after editing a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 17, 2005

A FREE LESSON, SPEAK LIKE A WRITER PLEASE...

Speak Like a Writer You may now refer to your writing as a work, your craft, a piece, masterful prose, a work in progress, a masterpiece in the making, whatever term makes you feel more like a writer. I teach my young students the language of artists and writers. Use it! When someone asks you if you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 13, 2005

FIND A PHOT0 FROM A SPECIAL PLACE, WRITE AS IF YOU ARE THERE...PIC

excerpt from The class I am teaching at universalclass.com http://home.universalclass.com/ Try this idea and let me know what you write.... Creative Writing Workshop Photographic Memory Find a photograph from a special place you have visited. Maybe it was a vacation one summer, or a quick weekend... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

FEEL LIKE SOMETHING NEW? GOT ANY FRESH IDEAS?

TRIED ANYTHING NEW WITH YOUR WRITING LATELY? LET ME KNOW WHAT FRESH IDEAS YOU HAVE. I LIKE TO PUSH MYSELF IN NEW DIRECTIONS. NEED A BOOST? TRY TAKING AN ONLINE CLASS AND LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES. I WILL BE TEACHING ONE SOON.....YIKES. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY GOOD ONLINE WRITING COURSES? CREATIVE WRITING... Sign in to see full entry.

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