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Meditations on 2012
2012. My first blog. I've always wanted to write for a deeper purpose. I've always written in my journal. It's been a method of maintaining my sanity since I've been able to write. From the "books" I wrote in kindergarten about my family, to my travel diary of our first trip to Walt Disney World in Florida, to my locked pink diary of secrets, to spiral notebooks that I slipped between my mattress, and now to my researcher's field log, a special moleskin leather journal that I keep my…See More
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- Who I am:
- 8th grade English teacher by day, Literacy professor by night, Temporary PhD student. Writer and dancer by passion.
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- currently writing dissertation: "The Experience of Performance: Life Around Literature in an Urban After-school Program for Adolescents."
- My writing is:
- Blog Posts, Theory
- Services I offer to other writers:
- writing tutor
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- applying to Girls Write Now!
- My professional associations:
- New York City Department of Education
St John's University
Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship, Alumni Association
- I found out about She Writes from:
- Girls Write Now
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Meditations on 2012
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 9:49am 0 Comments 0 Likes
2012. My first blog. I've always wanted to write for a deeper purpose. I've always written in my journal. It's been a method of maintaining my sanity since I've been able to write. From the "books" I wrote in kindergarten about my family, to my travel diary of our first trip to Walt Disney World in Florida, to my locked pink diary of secrets, to spiral notebooks that I slipped between my mattress, and now to my researcher's field log, a special moleskin leather journal that I keep my…
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- At 6:10pm on January 3, 2012,
Meg Waite Clayton said… Waving hello - thanks for friending!
- At 9:19pm on December 31, 2011,
Jill Starishevsky said…
Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything. I hope you have a happy new year!
Jill Starishevsky
Prosecutor, Child Abuse/Sex Crimes
Author, My Body Belongs to Me - A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention book
- At 3:47pm on December 27, 2011, Meg Waite Clayton said…
Gina, Love your bio! Welcome to She Writes. Enjoy the site!
Meg Waite Clayton
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Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters (a writing group novel), and The Language of Light (all Random House/Ballantine)
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