20 Nov 2014
A Lifelong Student
Highlighters: green, blue, yellow, orange, and pink. Check. Three-ring binder with printed-out manuscript. Check. Lecture packets on how to write fresh, use rhetorical devices, and assess my writing for weaknesses using a rainbow-colored system. Check, check, and check.
Can anyone guess what I’m doing today? That’s right! I’m attending one of Margie Lawson’s Immersion Master Classes.
I am so excited to meet Margie, to hang out with fellow writers for the next four days, and, most of all, to learn!
I love school. From kindergarten through college through law school, I adored exploring new subjects and acquiring the skills needed to think about old subjects in a new way. But just because I’ve graduated doesn’t mean my days of study have to end.
This morning, my son asked where I was going this weekend.
“Class,” I said.
“What?” He scrunched his eyes the way he does when I tell a particularly funny joke….
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