"If students don't write at least three times a week, they are dead". - Donald Graves
"Real writers are eager for collaboration. They use other people's brains to help them get their writing right". - Mem Fox
"You learn to write by grappling with a real subject that truly matters to you". - Ralph Fletcher
"If students don't write at least three times a week, they are dead". - Donald Graves
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catherine@allaboutwriters
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
Eeee! Awwww!
The main street of this teeny town came to an end all too quickly, and as we sought further shops in which to browse, or maybe the pub...
catherine@allaboutwriters
- Sep 10, 2019
- 3 min
Sorry, what time is it?
It’s almost the end of winter here in Canberra, and a few weeks until the end of term three in the school year. I’m used to the fact that...
catherine@allaboutwriters
- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
Wellbeing 101
I spent my morning in a compulsory induction session that covered a lot of important but mainly...dry topics - the sort of stuff you...
catherine@allaboutwriters
- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
The beauty of winter
Our beach is a different place in the winter. It's a place for sitting. A place for writing. A place for everyone. Unlike the long and...
catherine@allaboutwriters
- Aug 13, 2019
- 2 min
Lucky day!
-I'll take a wholemeal loaf, sliced thin. My eyes scan the brightly lit cabinets of bready goodness. If only I had my list. Shopping...
catherine@allaboutwriters
- Jul 30, 2019
- 3 min
Connections.
You know what I miss about being a classroom teacher? The relationships. Having my own class of students who have parents and siblings...
catherine@allaboutwriters
- Jul 17, 2019
- 2 min
Stories
Parking is always a misery in the city, even on the fringe where we were last night. Even more miserable in a 7-seater, but that's a...
catherine@allaboutwriters
- Jul 2, 2019
- 4 min
Paolo
It's been almost a year since my dad died. His name was Paul. Paolo. In that time, I've thought a lot about his life, and the indirect...
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