by Laurie Pandorf | Apr 4, 2017 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on April 4, 2017 (https://theauthorspurpose.com/) Simplicity – “The simpler we make our lives, the more abundant they become. There is no scarcity except in our souls.” (Sarah Ban Breathnach) Out of all the pictures of my children, this one makes me smile...
by Laurie Pandorf | Mar 31, 2017 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on March 31, 2017 (https://theauthorspurpose.com/) In this slice, I reflect on this thirty-one day challenge by harkening back to the unknowing mentors who have guided and informed my writing practice. Like many new slicers, I can’t believe I actually completed...
by Laurie Pandorf | Mar 30, 2017 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on March 30, 2017 (https://theauthorspurpose.com/) The Apple of my EyeI used to be…the apple of your eyemany years ago…Those innocent daysof Crystal and Coaltwo stuffed bearsheld close to your heart…Before – baseball, drums, and Harry Potter And...
by Laurie Pandorf | Mar 30, 2017 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on March 30, 2017 (https://theauthorspurpose.com/) I borrowed an idea from two fellow slicers, Alice Nine and Kim K, to use my slice of life story titles as a poem. I decided to group my slices into categories and reflect and respond to...
by Laurie Pandorf | Mar 28, 2017 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on March 28, 2017 After reading Melanie Meehan’s post today and learning about her thesis on the importance of setting in fiction for middle school students, I remembered an exercise about setting from one of my summer workshop classes, called...
