tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827829175126204232024-03-08T01:14:03.949-08:00I'll Show You Mine...Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787127708081499130noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182782917512620423.post-53476936239949308042012-05-21T08:48:00.003-07:002012-05-21T08:48:49.062-07:00Red Pen Request....I know there's been crickets chirping here since my "I am a Writer!" battle cry, but I have actually been hard at work on my <a href="http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2012/04/mfa-sunday-school-three-character-development/" target="_blank">MFA Sunday School homework</a>.<br />
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This is my 1st attempt at developing characters. If you have a virtual red pen and are ready to use it, I would love some feedback and would be happy to do the same for you.<br />
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If you're interested in honing your critiquing skills and helping a newbie out, you can leave your email address in the comments (I won't publish it).<br />
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Thanks!<br />
<br />Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787127708081499130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182782917512620423.post-78952954805078309102012-04-23T18:02:00.001-07:002012-04-23T18:05:59.989-07:00A Letter to My Writerly Self<strong><a href="http://www.stirrup-queens.com/category/mfa-sunday-school/" target="_blank">MFA Sunday School: Lesson One - A Query Letter to Myself</a></strong><br />
<em>A map to guide my writing & bring me back when I've lost my way</em><br />
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Dear Writerly Self,<br />
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I am a writer. I am a writer of journal entries, blog posts and hasty, unedited emails I blast off to friends when I can't sleep in the middle of the night. I am a writer because I have always found clarity forcing jumbled thoughts into written words, because I have always found something powerful about putting pen-to-paper or fingers-to-keyboard. <br />
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I am a writer who in the next two years will become more deliberate and focused about writing. I am a writer who will carve out time for regular blog posts, who will join that local writing group whose pamphlets I shove in my purse. I am a writer who will learn to take risks and open myself up to criticism. I am a writer who might even learn enough in the next two years to piece together those tiny fragments of a novel I have bouncing around my head. <br />
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I am a writer who will dedicate myself to becoming part of a community, both online and in person. I will do this because I am committed to my writing and I want to be held accountable to that commitment. I will do this because I want to be challenged and to grow. I will do this because I want to share my words, make connections and build a support system. Most of all, I will do this because it is something I love.<br />
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Sincerely yours,<br />
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