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The Sky’s the Limit in Creative Writing

February 27, 2021by multimodalme Leave a comment

Using writing strategies that are important elements in my writer’s toolbox, my senior English Advanced class engaged with a popular text from the ‘Changing’ stimulus (HSC 2001 and 2002). In […]

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Advanced Reading to Write – a sensual approach

January 31, 2021by multimodalme Leave a comment

In preparing my return to work this year, I decided to begin with the NESA sample unit for the Common Module: Reading to Write – Transition to Senior English with […]

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Pillage and Plunder – revisiting journals and posts

November 18, 2020by multimodalme Leave a comment

On those quiet days of not really writing, I’ve found it useful to go back through journals and notes. This is a random process where I choose a journal – […]

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Editing and Structure – balancing the flow

October 9, 2020by multimodalme Leave a comment

‘A paragraph is supposed to fence off wandering thoughts.’ p. 34, Eucalyptus, Murray Bail, 1998. So ends chapter three, and an interesting analogy between paddocks and paragraphs. This came to […]

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Writing and Editing – a coalescing

September 21, 2020by multimodalme Leave a comment

Clearly, writing and editing are not separate aspects of writing as process, even if it appears that way when teaching students about writing. Indeed, as mentioned in my previous post, […]

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Editing – a search for coherence

August 29, 2020by multimodalme Leave a comment

Two drafts of Woven down and it seemed right to begin a third draft for editing: start at the beginning and tidy up notes added after my online workshopping class, add more […]

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Research Reading – the work of Michael McKernan

July 16, 2020by multimodalme 2 Comments

When I began writing my novel in earnest at the beginning of the year, I had planned some of my research as leisurely visits to quiet reading rooms at libraries […]

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Mid Year Review – just enjoy the ride

June 21, 2020by multimodalme Leave a comment

The winter solstice (in the southern hemisphere) seems the right time to reflect on my writing journey for the first half of 2020. As well as being the shortest day, […]

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Australian Women Writers Challenge – Book Review 5

June 3, 2020by multimodalme Leave a comment

My final review, according to the rules, does not signal that the challenge is over: there are still many books to read this year. While writing a cooking scene for […]

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If in a busy teaching career a writer … the conference presentation that never was

May 20, 2020by multimodalme 2 Comments

In this workshop, we will explore a range of writing activities designed to be adapted for the classroom. Taking Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller as inspiration, we […]

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