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.
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...
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
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 diff...