Tag: Son

When everything is brand new and awkward

WPS Cross Country
Pre-race team huddle.

 

HS cross country
Post race team photo.

 

When everything is brand new and awkward you might not hug and you might not stand too close. Life is a process. Patience is a virtue.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

You’ve prepared well

Orlando Sunrise
Early mornings to run helped make early mornings for school much easier.

 

You’ve prepared well and it showed this morning. Not rushing, not forgetting, not worrying – these are things a person should get used to.

 

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This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

What’s moving you?

16-year old novelist
He just turned 16 and is in the USA Track & Field shirt. He’s a writer first and foremost.

He recently decided to write a novel instead of his original idea for a collection of short stories.

His first book’s storyboard is obsolete because of his change in direction. Yet he hadn’t created a new storyboard. He’s been struggling to write everyday and i told him without a storyboard it will continue to be difficult.

After a heart-to-heart talk last night, he produced a decent first draft storyboard within an hour.

So impressed.

What’s moving you?

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This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

May Day 2016 he received his first storyboard template

Yesterday, May Day 2016, he received his first storyboard template.

A school-project-like cardboard tri-fold poster board and a pack of post-it notes.

A five-minute overview of my completed, hanging on the wall, Disney Leadership book storyboard.

The goal is to write his first book by Memorial day and publish it in August before the first day of 10th grade.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

Now is the time for the 9th grader to do it

YuGiOh tournament
It’s my responsibility to teach him things school and Church will never teach.

 

Multiple ice-breakers from the past week are under my belt in an effort to challenge a 9th grader to write his first book before he becomes a sophomore – he’ll have April through August.

(i also, prematurely, challenged him back in first semester to publish before 9th grade ended)

So now is the time to do it.

He wants to be a writer.

Writers write books.

Might as well get the first one done early.

It will make the second one so much easier.

Wait. What?

i think i hear the echo of my own voice.

Cool.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.