I’ve let this blog lapse for many months due to lack of focus. Babystepstowriting started as a practice blog, a place for me to be writing while I was teaching writing. I published prompts we did in class, or followed prompts online, or sometimes wrote about daily life.
However, I’ve learned over the years from other bloggers, that what works best is a consistent theme or purpose.
Therefore this blog will more closely reflect its name, and babystepstowriting will be about all things writing. I’ll share what I’m learning, reading, and writing. I’ll also gather resources to help other writers. Together we can learn and grow in our practice.
Starting with what my writing life looks like lately:
I finally finished Stephen King‘s On Writing and highly recommend it. Ironically, I have been unable to get through a Stephen King book – horror isn’t really my style. However, no one can argue that he has mastered the craft and his genre. The book is equal parts autobiography and sound writing advice from creating the discipline to believable characters to careful editing and much more.
Another part of my practice lately has been longhand writing. I used to love nothing more than to grab a notebook and my favorite pens (two things I always seem to buy whether I need them or not) and write and write and write. I’ve been using the daily prompts from Sarah Salecky and Story Is a State of Mind.
And finally, after all these years of longing for an MFA, I’M GOING BACK TO SCHOOL!! This fall I’ll be taking the Story Intensive Course from The Story Is a State of Mind School. I’ve had such wonderful feedback and support already and can’t wait to delve into the program.
What does your writing life look like? Leave me a comment below 🙂
Happy writing!
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