As millions are wearing purple today, Wednesday, I found myself trying to imagine what this might mean to a closeted man or woman. Walking down the street are all the people who would support you coming out. When I was struggling with coming out–I didn’t know who might be supportive and who wouldn’t. I grew [...]
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Solidarity in Purple: Supporting Gay Teens After Spirit Day 2 comments
How to talk about Plot Shapes, or Don’t tell Creative writers they aren’t creative 2 comments
Well, you live and learn as a teacher. One thing I will never do again: give my high school writing students a handout on plot shapes. My goal was to tell them that if they needed to have some help in shaping a plot, that they could look to these “shapes” —forms that would give [...]
Rocketfuel Blasts Off, 10 and Rising 1 comment
The fantasy writers of tomorrow are sitting in a high school French Library looking at photographs on a table. Their task is to first pick a photo that appeals to them out of the twenty or thirty scattered there. Then, they have to tell who this person is, what’s happening in the picture, and what [...]
Rocket Fuel May Not Make it Off the Ground Leave a comment
Our new afterschool program for High school students interested in Science Fiction and Fantasy writing may not make it off the ground if The City of Whitehorse doesn’t have enough registered people. So far, we have five. They need eight to make it. But I know there are many many more young authors out there [...]
Rocket Fuel is Relaunching Leave a comment
The City of Whitehorse is launching a new time and space for Rocket Fuel, the science fiction and fantasy writing group for teens, this year. Watch for times and place here, and in the leisure guide. We’re hoping to have it after school at a Whitehorse school, once a week. We’ll be exploring more ways [...]
