Tag: creative writing
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Your Voices Workshop
The Workshop Video You can experience my workshop in the 9-minute video. If you are an educator, counselor, or parent you can share this directly with kids, teens, and adults. To do the activity, you’ll need paper, pencils (colored pencils optional), scissors, and tape. You can also use the downloadable templates below, if desired. My…
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Writer’s Studio
“Each mini-workshop is like a gem.” For published pros as well as for those who have the desire to write and are just now giving themselves the permission. Join award-winning author Mary Amato and the company and community of writers via ZOOM for an unusual series of writing and revising sessions. Starting in September–Fridays…
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When are you too old to start something new?
For all my friends, colleagues, and adult students who are just starting to write their first novel or play or song… “When I was young, I was amazed at Plutarch’s statement that the elder Cato began at the age of eighty to learn Greek. I am amazed no longer. Old age is ready to undertake…
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Why Write?
“For me, anyway, [writing] is what infuses the world with meaning,” says Jennifer Egan in the Washington Post’s BookWorld (9-18-11). Not true for me. As I see it, the world is infused with meaning, whether or not I happen to notice. Writing, for me, is proof that I am noticing; it is also a way…
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Mary Amato’s Tips for Teachers: How to Encourage Creative Writing
Children have a lot of writing assignments in school. Often, time for creative writing is squeezed out of the curriculum. If you are a teacher who wants to introduce/encourage more creative writing, here are some ideas. Keep a Writer’s Notebook. See my Tips for Keeping a Writer’s Notebook for more info. Create a Writer’s Corner.…
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How to Hear a Character’s Voice
Youtube link for video.https://youtu.be/MKSPVcFP6U8 Teachers, if you can’t access youtube, try teachertube.
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Writing Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook
Teachers if you can’t access youtube, please see teachertube.
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How to Write a Funny Poem
The characters in Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook write lots of funny poems. Download this pdf to discover how to write your own humorous poetry: How to Write a Funny Poem by Mary Amato