Describe yourself as a writer.
My son Jordan is a high school sophomore and in creative writing. On his first day of school he came home with an assignment: to describe himself as a writer. “I’m halfway done,” he said.
It made me chuckle, because I wondered if he were halfway done with the assignment or halfway done with being a writer.
It wouldn’t take me long to complete the assignment: I write. That’s it. It is the basic tenet of my writer self.
I’ve been thinking about the way Jordan wrote a whole lot more than two words to describe his writer self. Perhaps it is a worthy exercise. Perhaps you want to try it. Perhaps you don’t. Either way describes a bit of your writer self.
And in the end, the important thing is to write.
write
Open your blog and write a post. It doesn’t have to be a heart stretched story…it just needs to be written…and shared.
share
Reply to this post, jot a note and paste your URL.
comment
Pop around and visit some other blogs. Leave a comment about the ideas or the craft…encourage and soak up the magic that will find you.
grab an image for your blog
Use one of these images so we can find each other…and you can invite others to share their stories with us!
Offer an invitation to others.
I’m joining an open community of writers over at Sharing Our Stories: Magic in a Blog. If you write (or want to write) just for the magic of it, consider this your invitation to join us. #sosmagic
SOS 
I guess I am a writer when I am nudged. Ruth is a professional nudger, She has helped me to find my voice and share it. Thanks Ruth! https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2020/08/08/a-bite-of-delight/
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A professional nudger – a caring title. So right.
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I love the way the photos support your writing, and I would have devoured that sweet treat! This was truly a delight!
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Inspired by Ruth’s suggestion to create lists, here are some ways to teach phonics online – https://teachersbooksreaders.com/2020/08/13/lessons-learned-from-teaching-phonics-online/
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love your list … and the way you talk to and about your students! Rock on.
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Writing is like breathing for me. I am writing and writing is me. It sounds trite as I write this – but it is so true for me.
https://wordancerblog.com/2020/08/13/listen-to-their-songs/
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I love this: “I write. That’s it. It is the basic tenet of my writer self.” Yes, a hundred times.
Thinking about how I find more words to read.
https://www.juliekcox.com/blog/where-i-find-books
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It took me a day to figure out how to respond this week. On a different day I might have answered differently.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2020/08/myself-as-writer.html
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https://beingokaye.wordpress.com/2020/08/14/transformed-by-love/
This post isn’t about who I am as a writer but it has been a little while since i posted. This post come right from the heart.
Love,
O. Kaye
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Well, lol, I almost ignored the prompt again. But then I thought — “It’s a great question. Give it a moment of thought.” So I did, and then I wrote … https://creativitylovingeducator.com/2020/08/14/who-am-i-as-a-writer/
Have a fantabulous day!
Molly
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As a writer, I work in bits and pieces – I start – I put aside – I start again. In defining myself, I work the same way, but how cool to be able to begin again and again… https://untanglinglifedotblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/14/be-the-person-you-needed/
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A serendipitous discovery in the pages of a picture book!
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2020/08/sosand-then-answer-came.html
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