It should go without saying that those who are in the habit of regularly practicing writing become stronger practitioners of writing; and teachers who have personal writing practices become stronger writing teachers. The Writing Life is for teachers who hope to carve out space and time to start and maintain a writing practice in their busy lives. Weekly newsletters written by our authors in residence will focus on basics for foundational creative writing such as voice and narrative, character exploration, setting, and scene writing. Within the newsletters, you’ll get related writing prompts and a bite-sized version of each lesson you can bring back to your own classrooms. Participants will be encouraged to try to carve out a couple of writing sessions each writing cycle in order to begin to build a personal writing practice. At the start of each cycle we will meet on Zoom for a live writing class and discussion. We will also meet at the end of the last writing cycle to support one another with how to continue our writing practices beyond the PLC. Whether you write fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, this class will provide you with the tools and space you need to start building a writing project and living the writing life.