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Writing from the Self

All the course pages specific to Writing from the Self are shown below.

Also please review the Contributor Code of Conduct, the Privacy Guidelines, and the other pages in the Basics menu at the top of this page.

The Skills area (also available via the top menu) offers practical tutorials to help you improve your writing. These pages will be particularly useful during the weeks in which you are working on your projects.

The Readings area contains many examples (written by your instructor and previously published in various places) of writing from the self. A few of these examples are showcased on the resources homepage.

If you have questions, or if you need help, please get in touch.

Reading Project

Exploring Personal Pathways

Jan. 5, 2024, 7:56 p.m. • Ross Laird

The reading project is the first page that you create. It is a web page, created and customized by you. The reading project represents your efforts to craft — with text, but also perhaps through im...


Should You Publish Your Page?

Considerations and Cautions

Jan. 5, 2024, 7:59 p.m. • Ross Laird

Publishing on the web is the primary way in which modern writers begin their careers. It’s a normal and essential part of the writer’s process and toolkit. Websites, blogs, and social media posting...


Submitting a Project for Review

Steps and Tasks

Jan. 9, 2024, 7:25 p.m. • Ross Laird

How to Submit a Project Create a page. Review this page to see the steps for creating a page. Add text, images, links, and perhaps other items (such as videos) to your page. Review the page con...


First Steps with Wagtail

Basic Setup & Account Management

Jan. 9, 2024, 7:25 p.m. • Ross Laird

First things first: load this page on a computer. If you are on a phone, the steps described in the video below will still work, but they will be much easier and faster on a computer. Use whichever...


Creating Content

Adding and Editing a Page

Jan. 9, 2024, 7:25 p.m. • Ross Laird

Wagtail is a digital publishing platform built with modern tools and technologies (such as Django and Python ). You don't need to know anything about these. As a contributor to the Lab, you...


Considerations for the Fall 2021 Semester

Staying Healthy During a Turbulent Time

Jan. 9, 2024, 7:25 p.m. • Ross Laird


Welcome

Writing from the Self

Jan. 5, 2024, 7:51 p.m. • Ross Laird

Creative writing is a powerful, ancient, and yet delicate practice. We write — quietly, often in isolation, in tentative and mercurial moods. We revise, and turn back upon our own narratives, and w...


Dates, Tasks, & Reminders

Writing from the Self

Jan. 5, 2024, 7:59 p.m. • Ross Laird

# Week Reminders 1 September 8 Orientation session: 13:00—14:00 (via Zoom) 1 ...


Sessions

Attend as much (or as little) as you like

Jan. 5, 2024, 8 p.m. • Ross Laird

This class is designed so that you are able to complete the course in your own way and on your own schedule. Accordingly, there are no mandatory sessions (in-person or virtual). At the same time, y...


Self-awareness Project

Creativity is a Journey Inward

Jan. 5, 2024, 7:58 p.m. • Ross Laird

The self-awareness project is an opportunity to reflect upon the depth of your experience in the course. How did it go? What happened? What did you notice? What was diffi...