Painter, Kristen

Living and Teaching the Writing Workshop

Foreword vii Carl Anderson Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Introduction: The Reason to Write xiii Writing for Yourself The Big Picture 3(6) Building a Writing Identity 9(3) Mining for Ideas 12(6) Unearthing the One Idea 18(2) Digging Deeper 20(7) Drafting 27(4) Revising 31(8) Editing 39(3) Publishing 42(3) Reflection 45(2) Thoughts on Living the Life of a Writer 47(4) Writing Groups Starting a Writing Group 51(3) Uncovering the Writers in the Group 54(2) Support 56(2) Declaring Ideas 58(2) Group Writing Practice 60(2) Envisioning Ideas 62(2) Giving and Receiving Feedback 64(3) Sharing 67(2) Final Thoughts on Writing Groups 69(6) Teaching Writing Strategic Teaching Through Minilessons 75(8) Launching Notebooks 83(6) Mining for Ideas 89(3) Unearthing the One Idea 92(3) Digging Deeper 95(5) Drafting 100(2) Revising 102(4) Editing 106(3) Publishing 109(3) Reflection 112(5) Appendix A: Merging the Book's Three Sections 117(4) Appendix B: My Completed Writing Project on the Family Reunion 121(4) References 125