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[9 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 175 views]

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[5 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 177 views]

Scouting the Internet, I found several great links for writing prompts. Sometimes all you need is something to get you started. If you’re stuck, try one of these sites to spark your creativity!
March prompts from The Teachers Corner
Virginia Donahue of Homeschool Blogger offers a download for her prompt calendar.
Here’s a list from James Wayne of Teacher.net.
Chris Dunmire offers some creativity prompts here.
Of course, Googling “spring writing prompts” will give you many, many more sources to search.
Have fun! And don’t forget to write, even when it seems like spring is buried …

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[4 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 63 views]

Happy National Grammar Day!

Writers, it’s always a good idea to try to use good grammar whenever possible. (With the invention of the Internet it can often be tempting to throw good grammar to the wind.)
And if you don’t know how to spell something, use a dictionary! (My husband is dyslexic, and he calls me his built-in dictionary.)
In honor of this glorious day I’d like to introduce you to the recipients of the 2008 SPOGG Awards. (SPOGG stands for The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, started by Martha …