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Mother Words: Mothers Who Write
http://www.motherswhowrite.blogspot.com
I'm a mama and writer and teacher. I'm working on two books: Ready for Air, a memoir about learning to live with uncertainty, which tells the story of her older daughter’s premature birth; and Mother Words, a writing book for mothers. I am co-editor of Literary Reflections for Literary Mama, and I teach "Mother Words" at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and online. I write about reading, writing, teaching and motherhood on my blog, Mother Words: Mothers Who Write. I have two daughters, Stella and Zoe.
- Added on: Oct 29th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Kate Hopper
- Listed in: Moms Writing
- Tags: teaching writing motherhood memoir preeclampsia prematurity
Recent Posts
nap
It’s been difficult for me to keep my eyes open this week. I’m fighting another cold, a cold I will continue to get—over and over again—because I’m always tired. I never get enough sleep.But what is the solution? Go to sleep at 9 pm? Then I...
working, living, and a note about structuring chapters
I thought I should check in about how my writing is going since the serious truncation of my work time.It’s, um, not going.I was on page 156 two weeks ago and I’m still on page 156. It’s clear I’m not going to make my December 31st deadline. ...
mother words writing retreat
I am so excited about this! The first Mother Words Writing Retreat!Join me for a weekend retreat for mother-writers. We’ll write, share our writing, discuss challenges with craft, and have time to connect with other mother writers in the luxury and...
respecting differences
I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday and didn't eat beyond capacity, something I seemed to do. Two meals, spaced five hours apart = too much food.I’m sure many of you have read Lynn Harris’ Salon article “Everybody Hates Mommy,” i...
thankful
Over the last year, I have tried to be very deliberate about being thankful. We have continued are pre-dinner ritual of going around the table and listing things for which we’re thankful. D and I, especially in the last few weeks, have been thankfu...
fight for preemies
I am half-way through my revision of Ready for Air, which is both exciting and daunting—exciting because retyping it has forced me to cut unnecessary paragraphs, to put pressure on my prose, and to never let the narrative threads slip too far from ...
