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Monthly Archives: September 2016

A Short Study in Prose Poetry – Questions and Answers

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on September 29, 2016 by Sheila BenderOctober 2, 2016

What is a prose poem? “It is a piece of writing in prose having obvious poetic qualities, including intensity, compactness, prominent rhythms, and imagery.” — Chrome Browser Link. Why write it? “Baudelaire used prose poems to rebel against the straitjacket of classical French versification. He dreamed of creating ‘a poetic prose, musical without rhyme or … Continue reading →

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Posted in WIR2016 | Tagged writing exercises, Writing Poetry

We Write to Feel and to Make Others Feel What is Genuine

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on September 22, 2016 by Sheila BenderOctober 2, 2016

When someone asks (or you ask yourself) why you write, I bet that many of the motivations you think to cite are on this list: • to understand your experience, • because you have a story in your heart, • because you can’t keep yourself from writing, • because you hope at least one other person on the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Instructional Exercises, Reading for Writing, Sheila Bender On Writing, WIR2016 | Tagged on writing, reading for writing, writing inspiration

20 Prompts for Article Writing

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on September 15, 2016 by Sheila BenderOctober 2, 2016

Want to write an article for a local publication, an online site or a niche publication in a field of interest to you? Here are some prompts to get you going: Write a tourist type tour of your town for those who live there. Write an idiosyncratic tour of your town for tourists who don’t … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Working Writer, WIR2016 | Tagged Informational Writing, writing exercises

In Conversation with Meg Files and Jack Heffron

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on September 8, 2016 by EllenNovember 2, 2016

We have two new podcasts ready for you to listen to. They are conversations with Meg Files and with Jack Heffron. It was fun and informative having two of my favorite writing and teaching colleagues as guests this summer on … Continue reading →

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What the Teacher Was Thinking

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on September 1, 2016 by Sheila BenderOctober 2, 2016

Whatever our role in life, however well we perform in it, there is always the not knowing if we are doing it right, if what we are trying to accomplish will be accomplished. Sometimes that situation offers us a prompt we can use for writing. As a writing teacher, I spend many of the minutes … Continue reading →

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Posted in Instructional Exercises, WIR2016 | Tagged writing exercises, writing inspiration

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