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Free Prewriting Worksheet: The 5 Keys to Unlock Prewriting

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Why Keys? When I taught Writing  at a local private school, here in Moncton, I had to use some clever tricks to keep my students from jumping straight to Drafting. Remember the elephant story? They were trying to eat the whole stinkin’ elephant in one bite, and you and I know that doesn’t work out…

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Prewriting Worksheet: How to Plan your Blog’s Content for a Whole Year – in about 30 Minutes.

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Why plan a year ahead? Creating an editorial calendar for your blog – for the whole year – seems like overkill. It seems like it will take a lot of work and be too limiting, right? Wrong. It is the first step in freeing your voice up to hit all of the right notes and really…

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The 5 Steps to Make Writing more Free, Fun and Effective

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Taking Apart the Writing Process: What does it actually look like? Well…it doesn’t really look like this layout of the insides of a typewriter, but looking at any complicated thing in pieces is the best way to make certain that all of the parts are there – and working well. I talked a little bit…

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Stop, Right Now! This One Thing Will Change the Way You Write Forever:

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How is Your Blog Writing Going, Today? Are you sitting in front of your computer, with a cup of coffee in your hand and one of the best seats at Starbucks, only to stare at the blinking cursor on your screen – your fingers paralyzed on the keyboard? Or do you prefer to sit outside in the sun…

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Welling Up, What Trickles Down | Blog Post

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Rest in Peace: Alistair MacLeod. Thank you for the stories. Sometime less than 10 years ago and more than 5, I sat in a room full of other bookish Word Nerds, listening to the last lecture on a great Modern Canadian Literature novel. The lecture was given by one of the best teachers I’ve ever had.…

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Author:

Kris Windley

I'm a writer, editor, illustrator, teacher, mother of two and enthusiastic cat-belly snuggler.

I write about Writing, Business and Blogging...and sometimes about Changing the World. 

Because if you're going to worry about commas and cash flow and social shares, you can pay attention to empathy and kindness too, right?

xo
Kris

Contents

  • Blog Archive

    This is the Blog Home Archive where you will see the most recently published articles and links to article categories.

  • Writing Skills

    Articles to help you develop your writing process, practice and skills - and figure out how to use them to change the world.

  • Blogging Tips

    Articles to help you use your online stage effectively and ethically - while having a bit of fun.

  • Your Brand Voice

    Articles and Resources to help you find your brand voice - and use it in your small business or not-for-profit organization to make a big impact.

  • Change the World

    Articles and Resources to help you take your mission, small business or writing skill and turn it into an engine for change in the world around you.