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Creative Word Studio
Jan 22
Five Hundred Years of Anabaptism
Today it’s the 500th anniversary of the day a small group of believers in Switzerland baptized each other upon their confession of faith....
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Creative Word Studio
Dec 30, 2024
Are you Peter, Edmund, Susan, or Lucy?
"Peter, Adam's Son," said Father Christmas. "Here, Sir," said Peter. "These are your presents," was the answer, "and they are tools not...
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Creative Word Studio
Dec 4, 2024
Retreat or Re-entry?
Since 2020 when we launched our website and blog to help market our Creative Writing course, we’ve experienced the pain of discovering...
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Creative Word Studio
Dec 12, 2023
A RAGGED CHRISTMAS FEAST.
On Christmas day there is a great feast in Dublin. This, you know, is the chief city of Ireland. The feast is made for the children....
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Creative Word Studio
Dec 5, 2023
Let it snow!
If I could have each day One hour of sun, Glorious, Healing, Hot, Like now— Then Let Winter come! Excerpt from Sitting By My Laughing...
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Creative Word Studio
Oct 9, 2023
Creative Writing Ideas for Third Graders
“Children have imagination enough to grasp any idea, and respond to it, if it is put to them honestly and without a patronizing pat on...
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Creative Word Studio
Jul 18, 2023
Creative Writing for Academic and Struggling Students
What weapon next is stored? Perhaps she is merely bored, Her imagination moored. At her request, I’m floored. ~ Excerpt from Thirty-six...
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Creative Word Studio
Apr 18, 2023
Introducing Our New Level 1 Workbook
We’re back with good news. Workbook 1 of our creative writing course is done and ready to ship. We’re excited about what all this book...
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Creative Word Studio
Dec 20, 2022
Life Changes and New Materials
Hello friends, We are excited to be back to our big project at hand. Let us give you a life update from behind the scenes of Creative...
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Creative Word Studio
May 6, 2022
A Best Kept Tanglewood Secret
Patricia St. John, the author of Treasures of the Snow and Tanglewoods' Secret, has inspired me with her life and writings. I choose to...
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Creative Word Studio
Apr 8, 2022
Try Post Crossing
It’s April, snail mail month, and time for Post Crossing! In fifth grade, I was to write a business letter to a state's chamber of...
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Creative Word Studio
Mar 24, 2022
Weather Grams: Nature’s Inspiration
Growing up as a young girl, outside was our play arena. From climbing trees, clambering over rock piles, wading in the creek, smashing...
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Creative Word Studio
Feb 18, 2022
Writing Diamond Poems
Diamante poetry originated in 1969 by an American educator and poet, Iris Tiedt. A diamante is a poem that showcases contrasts in the...
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Creative Word Studio
Jan 13, 2022
It's a Colorful World
From simple saffron and almost almond to rowdy raspberry and arrogant auburn, it's a colorful world out there. Whether it's deciding what...
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Creative Word Studio
Dec 14, 2021
Christmas Lesson with 5th Grade
Have you ever wondered what my creative writing class looks like? I'll be happy to take you along. Welcome to 5th grade creative writing...
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Creative Word Studio
Nov 13, 2021
An Audience Beyond the Teacher
We require our students to read, think, respond, write, and rewrite. But generally their hard work has only a one-person audience, the...
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Creative Word Studio
Oct 21, 2021
Art & Writing
Is it possible to merge the world of writing with the art genres? I remember sitting in on a class under one of my favorite instructors,...
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Creative Word Studio
Oct 5, 2021
Fiction Story #2, Forgiveness at Waygnordis
From where he crouched in the thicket, Dubnorix could not see the inferno that consumed his village. He could feel the scorching heat...
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Creative Word Studio
Oct 4, 2021
Fiction Story #1, A Genuine Life
Zara tossed the plastic bottle into the recycle bin at the Nestle Factory. It was the twenty-sixth escapee bottle for the day. Not good....
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Creative Word Studio
Sep 21, 2021
Writing Flash Fiction
One of my goals this year was to hone my writing skills. Essays and articles are easiest for me to write, and I've done quite a few of...
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