I was so happy to be featured on Pragmatic Mom's blog several weeks ago. I wrote about one of my favorite subjects, revision. Take a look at her:
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Grub Street
Last spring I presented a workshop at Grub Street's Muse weekend, a whirlwind of workshops and lectures. I loved the environment so much that I jumped at a chance to teach a class there. In October I will be leading a three-hour, one-day workshop on writing from personal experience. This is geared toward anyone interested in writing middle grade or young adult fiction. For more information, check out Grub Street's website.
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This was the room I taught in last week while I was the Writer-in-Residence at the Chautauqua Institute in Chautauqua, New York. Pretty amazing, huh? Aside from great karma, the room had unbelievably comfortable chairs and wonderful windows that let in the natural light. My students had a range of experience and interests. We saw some time travel. A little boy who was in love with hummingbirds. And a school play about President McKinley. For two hours each day we talked about writing, experimented with brainstorming and looked at texts. I can't think of a better way to spend the week. And I can't think of a better place to spend it. Symphony every night, runs along the water's edge, lectures all over the grounds. Wonderful!
Chautauqua!
This summer I will be the writer-in-residence for a week (July 14-18) at the Chautauqua Institute in western New York. I will be teaching/leading a fiction writing workshop for adults who want to write for children/teens. I am thrilled to be hosting a week-long workshop. Last summer I was at the Cape Cod Writer's Center Conference and couldn't believe the quality of the work produced by my students in only one week. I'm also looking forward to the amazing classes and lectures that are offered. This is from the website: "Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. Over the course of nine weeks, more than 100,000 visitors will stay at Chautauqua and participate in programs, classes and community events for all ages—all within the beautiful setting of a historic lakeside village."
Chautauqua has a peculiar place in my memory. When my grandparents visited there for a weekend, my grandfather saw his first ballet performance. He was so shocked by the apparel worn by the male dancers that he burst out laughing. People were not amused, mostly my grandmother. What would they think about me, sixty years later, returning to teach?
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