When somebody asks for feedback on writing they have been working on, it can put you on the spot. How can you and the writer end up having a conversation about the writing that you both find stimulating? Here are some ideas for reading someone’s writing in a way that gets that conversation off the ground. Start small. You will always be able to have a good conversation … [Read more...] about Reading Writing
Evaluation
Sharing Your Writing
You can learn a lot by showing your writing to someone else. You might learn something about yourself, or about the other person. Ideally, you will learn some things that inspire you keep going with your writing. Chose something short to share with someone else. No more than a page or two. If you give them a whole big sheaf of pages, they’ll be overwhelmed and whatever … [Read more...] about Sharing Your Writing
After Six Months
Settle in and read through your pages. Take a closer look at what you have done. Note the different kinds of pages you have made. Some are lists, some are paragraphs, some have illustrations. Do you like the looks of some better than others? Do you remember writing them all? Does reading what you wrote six months ago make you recall the different season? What else does … [Read more...] about After Six Months
Evaluation Station
After engaging with your writing practice for awhile, you will have accumulated quite a few pages. Some pages are written in paragraphs, some appear as lists, and some might have more illustration than writing. Now that you have this much material, it’s a good time to take a look at all of it and evaluate what you have been doing. First, let’s clear up an important thing … [Read more...] about Evaluation Station
After Six Months
If you do writing prompts regularly for about six months you will find that you have amassed a considerable number of pages. Take some time to read them all. You will see that you have developed a body of work that is unique to you. You might see patterns in your thoughts or in your style. You will like some things better than others. You might even find things that you … [Read more...] about After Six Months