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\"image\"<\/a>Sunday is one of my favourite days at any time — it’s the day when, if you’re working as a teacher, you’re (ideally!) caught up with your grading. Your household chores are sorta\/kinda done. You can relax. Maybe. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

But this coming Sunday I’m already getting ready for. It’s the National Day on Writing<\/a>, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Writing Centers Association, among other organisations.<\/p>\n

This year’s theme is a GREAT one for a blogger:\u00a0write2connect<\/em>. It’s what all writers do, of course, but it’s imperative for those of us who blog that we remember you guys — our readers. Even if we never ‘meet’ you, you’re real. And the Buddhist in me knows that we’re connected whether I know it or not — everything’s connected, as is everyone — but it’s not something I always remember…<\/p>\n

Except when I blog, and I find myself wondering who will read this? Who will care? And does it even make sense? The same questions students (of all ages) ask in a workshop. When I tell them we (writers) never stop asking that question, they look grim. Somehow, I think they are always hoping for some other answer.<\/p>\n

But I do write to connect. Hence my overly active FB account. My Twitter feed. My emails & cards & notes to friends & family. All an effort to connect, to strengthen the twinings that bind.<\/p>\n

So for the next few days that’s the topic. Tune out, if you don’t want to hear a LOT about writing. But then again, you might want to stick around. Writing isn’t about grades, you know — it’s about connection. And passion. And learning about yourself. Actually? It’s about everything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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