Let me explain. I wouldn’t want a NEW gig if my OLD gig hadn’t melted away like the Republican hopes in the last election. I loved writing for Write Anything. The eclecticism of the group, the mind-stretching themes, the support from everyone for whatever I turned out.
I want that again. Since Write Anything is retiring, I’d like to find it somewhere else.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not looking to write just any column. I contribute to many groups–TeachHUB, Innovate My School, Amazon as a Vine Voice, Technology In Education. I write books and ebooks and booklets. In fact, I have more writing than I can keep up with while keeping my day job (more on that later). What I do want is to be part of a writer community that blogs for the benefit of authors. Exactly what Write Anything does–did. Used to do. I want that motivation, connection to the world of novels, inspiration to think outside the box.
If you know of such a group, email me at askatechteacher@gmail.com.
Now it’s time to go. I’d say, I’ll be back, but that’s been used before, so I’ll just walk off into the digital sunset. As they said in Seattle so many years ago, last one to leave, please turn the lights out.
Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. She is the editor of a K-8 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum, and creator of technology training books for how to integrate technology into education. She is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blogger, a columnist for Examiner.com, featured blogger for Technology in Education, IMS tech expert, and a monthly contributor to TeachHUB. Currently, she’s editing a techno-thriller that should be out to publishers next summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for Examiner.com and TeachHUB, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blog,Technology in Education featured blogger, IMS tech expert, and a bi-monthly contributor to Today’s Author. In her free time, she is the editor of a K-8 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum, and creator of technology training books for how to integrate technology in education. Currently, she’s editing a thriller that should be out to publishers next summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
WriteAnything went away? I had no idea. I never joined but I’d go there once in a while to see what you posted. What happened?
By: annawalls on January 10, 2013
at 1:06 am
Yes. I liked that they made me think about topics I normally wouldn’t–or didn’t want to. There’s a replacement called Today’s Author with some of the same writers. I hope it does well!
By: Jacqui Murray on January 10, 2013
at 8:43 am