About+writing

“Writing a first draft is very much like watching a Polaroid develop. You can’t – and, in fact, you’re not supposed to – know exactly what the picture is going to look like until it has finished developing.” -- Annie Lamott, Writing Changes Everything

The writing process: What is it?

Jimmy Santiago Baca in the classroom: [|Adolescents on the edge]

Vicki Vinton writes beautifully and provocatively about teaching reading and writing. Here's one of her blogs that challenges us to think deeply about "showing vs telling" and that illustrates the importance of mentor text: [|To Make a Prairie]

[|Writing about place] [|How to write better than you normally do]

You've got to read this: [|Writing Tips from Famous Authors]

[|The Game of Write]

[|A Magical Guide to Avoiding Plagarism]

Tips for writers (especially fiction writers): [|Hunting down the pleonasm]

[|Write Strong]: a home for writers pursuing success (an amazing site filled with ideas for writers.)

[|Josh Vogt's fiction writing links] Y