Teaching worskshops
by Shannon on Wednesday, 13 of June, 2007 at 7:29 am
I just got back from teaching a creative writing workshop this weekend. I lectured a group of kids between the ages of ten and nineteen I believe. God I loved it. The whole experience finally solidified in my mind what I really want to do with my life. I am a writer first and foremost, but as most of you know writing doesn’t always pay the bills. For the last few years I’ve batted around the idea of what I could do to not only make money but something I found inspiring, and enriching. Well, teaching is it. Specifically teaching creative writing, but teaching in general. sitting there on the floor with a group of really, really smart kids not only listening but adding to the lectures was gratifying, and inspiring as well. Talking about the very thing I love discussing to the point that I could probably talk about it all day (and pretty much did over this last weekend) well it got my creative juices flowing that’s for sure. I’ve restarted the novel I’ve been a little blocked on of late. And (as you can tell) been moved to work on the blog a bit more.
I’m incredibly grateful that I was given the opportunity to teach these lectures, and to meet those kids. Each and everyone of them was so special and unique I truly feel blessed just having met them. And if this is something I am able to continue I will always remember these first kids who were in a lot of ways my guinea pigs. Poor kids.
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