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[nny]

The lesson went better than I expected, actually. It's kind of gratifying to hear 'this is actually interesting!' in a tone of some surprise - they even went so far as to ask if I could teach them more often. So I am, tomorrow.

I pottered down to the doctor after school to get the number for appointment booking. I am not in control of my moods in any way right now, and the low points are genuinely starting to scare me.

I'm sorry people who've friended me recently; can't guarantee I'll be interesting again any time soon, but I'm working on it. ;)

Oh, and I've been buying various books - crude mood improvement technique, to be sure, but I've never really been taught anything about writing, see. I was reading advice from a writer I respect, and she was talking about picking a rule and writing paying particular attention to it, then picking the same rule and trying deliberately to break it. For practice, like. And I was just thinking... there are rules? I've always been fairly good at writing so I've never really been given any instruction on it. So I've bought a few books - Stephen King's On Writing, The elements of style, David Lodge's The Art of Fiction, a couple of others. Out of interest. I can always excuse the purchases to myself as teaching resources, anyway. :)

I've also got a whole bunch of LJ posts in my memories - posts about writing by writers I admire. Anyone else have any links of the sort?

ETA: The village I live in is weird - there're three schools in walking distance, three pubs, a co-op, a newsagent, a cash machine and a really nice deli, randomly. I'm not quite sure how they have enough business to keep going but they evidently do, and the salad pots are really not too extortionate, either.

Which is to say, greek salad = mouthgasm. :D

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[lavvyan.livejournal.com]

cupidsbow's posts on writing are worth checking out in general.

Also, I'm just reading On Writing, too! It's pretty cool, actually. Except now I'm doubting my entire writing style and have completely stopped getting anything done because I don't seem to know how to anymore. *starts to cry*

[forest-rose.livejournal.com]

Speaking of friending - would you mind if I did so? I keep stumbling across your posts on friends-of-friends, and all your teaching stuff sounds really interesting. No offence if you'd rather I didn't, though!

Also, I hope you don't mind if I send you *hugs* and hope you're feeling better soon.

[villainny.livejournal.com]

Of course, absolutely! I never mind if people friend me, I just question their judgement quietly to myself. ;)

Thanks very much for the hugs.

[tropes.livejournal.com]

Glad whatever I did helped a little.

[villainny.livejournal.com]

You were there and you were exactly what I needed. Seriously, thank you for kicking my ass a little.

*squish*

[apiphile.livejournal.com]

Woo! You are an inspiring teacher!

I tend to save posts about specific topics that are useful resources - or links to them, at any rate - in a text file. Almost the same thing.

[2am-optimism.livejournal.com]

I love reading about writing (even though I'm too lazy at the moment to, you know, actually *write* anything). On Writing is one of my absolute favourite books - SK lays it all out so well.

I collect anything I find interesting on my delicious tab if you're interested :)

http://del.icio.us/cari_ree/writing

[villainny.livejournal.com]

Thank you, darlin'. You're a star. :D

[forest-rose.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *adds*

[midnight-violet.livejournal.com]

From bottom set 16 year olds: 'this is actually interesting!' in a tone of some surprise - they even went so far as to ask if I could teach them more often. So I am, tomorrow.

SO FUCKING PROUD FOR YOU, NNYFACE.

http://mslexia.co.uk/workshops/workshopindex.html i may have linked you to this before. there are probably more bits and bobs around their site too. For poetry, 52 ways of looking at a poem by Ruth Padel is gooood- the introduction bits specially. Someone explained meter and i sort of understood! I understand from Gemma that The Ode Less Travelled is too, and more how-to ish, with possible bonus points for being by Stephen Fry?

[liz666.livejournal.com]

Locate some rhodiola. It's a herbal supplement that is excellent for helping the body cope with stress without the ridiculous amount of side effects caused by anti-depressants (mustn't be taken together)
It's fab for students.

Basically antidepressants like prozac act on the serotonin in the brain by blocking the receptors that break it down-like plugging a hole, which has dramatic effect on the moods-ofen causing them to swing more rapidly.

Rhodiola is an adaptogen-helping the body adapt to different levels of pressure. And it aids absorption of the nutrients your body needs to produce serotonin.
Taken for a while it will improve moods, help feeling more positive, aid restful sleep and improve concentration.


Bravo on the lesson BTW