In a recent residency at Atlantic Center for the Arts (great place, check it out!), our workshop leader had us do a daily exercise from cartoonist Lynda Barry: Divide the paper into four sections, …
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Lynda Barry’s new book Making Comics is an empathetic read for anyone afraid to draw.
If you could do just one exercise a day in order to improve your writing skills, what would it be? That was the question I wanted to answer for our final journal worksheet this year. After all, practice and improvement are the reason we keep writing journals, right? The most exciting answer for me was…
Do you sometimes find yourself struggling with distorted thinking patterns? If so, this Distorted Thinking Worksheet could be just what you need. Designed as a helpful tool for individuals looking to better understand their thoughts and improve their mental well-being, this worksheet provides a structured way to identify and challenge distorted thinking patterns. Whether you struggle with negative self-talk, jumping to conclusions, or overgeneralizing, this worksheet will help you pinpoint the areas where your thinking may be unhelpful and guide you in developing healthier thought patterns.
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Escribir con un cronómetro al lado Natalie Goldberg dice que la unidad básica de las prácticas o sesiones de escritura es el timed exercise o ejercicio cronometrado. Así que antes de […]
There is one thing I recommend to everyone learning to write. Create a writer’s notebook. Why? It’s crucial for writers to be consistent in their writing. A writer’s notebook is a fun way to get started and keep writing. All you need is a pen, notebook and some writer’s notebook ideas. Oh, and a willingness
Are you new to using Interactive Notebooks? After 6 years of trial and error, I made a list of 12 things I wish I had known that very first year. Set up 4 pages for the Table of Contents. Instead of drawing sloppy lines on the page, I just use the red lines already provided in the ... Read more
I’ve been sitting on my couch for the last 45 minutes, engaged in my head full of negative thoughts. It's interesting that negative thoughts are like our reflexes. They simply occur, unless we interrupt the flow with our conscious efforts. This is why they are also labelled as ‘automatic’ thoughts. They are one of the
Try these writing exercises for beginners and become a better writer by actually applying writing tips to your writing.
Are you looking for ideas to help your students become successful writers? This post begins a series 30+ writing mini lessons that has proven to help students write effectively. It will provide you with creative ideas to teach students sentence structure, paragraph writing, and narrative writing. It will walk
Dear Students,Next week we’ll be writing stories using this method. You’ll practice it with me and during Spring Break you’ll guide two different people ...
Struggling to get creative with your writing? Having off days is completely normal. These 5 writing exercises will help give your creativity a boost.
Keeping a writing journal is an essential practice for any aspiring writer. What should you write in it? Take a peek in my journal & start your own today!
I have been working on my novel for many years. I’ve had confidence issues, fear issues, procrastination issues…but now I’ve decided enough is enough and it’s time to get on with it. This is a vlog of my progress and for this month I show how I am outlining and re-plotting my manuscript.
Lynda Barry’s new book Making Comics is an empathetic read for anyone afraid to draw.
As I plan for the fall, I am really working on adding more to my writing lessons. One of the biggest changes I am making is to have my students keep a daily Writer’s Notebook. I am going to…
Intuitive art is a way of creating art that aims to explore and uncover aspects of the inner self. And just like my previous: 10 Usef...
The following is from by Lynda Barry’s latest, Making Comics. * __________________________________ From Making Comics by Lynda Barry. Used with the permission of Drawn & Quarterly. Copyri…
