Allison and I started Moving Writers, the blog, nearly 12 years ago on the Monday we returned to school after attending NCTE. We named it as we walked through the courtyard to our classrooms.
“It’s not about making better writing,” Allison said. “It’s about growing better writers.”
We began with an aggressive posting schedule of 2-3 posts per week while we taught full-time in neighboring classrooms. And then we added Jay and Stefanie. We added legends like Tricia Ebarvia. And we grew and we grew.
And, today, we’re saying goodbye. Well, goodbye-ish.
We will not be posting any new content to Moving Writers, the blog.
There are scads of reasons for our decision. Listing them will likely sound like protesting too much, methinks.
So, I will simply say this: we are, have been, and will remain so grateful for you, our readers. I think I speak for everyone who has ever written for Moving Writers when I say that this unpaid job has kept us afloat. It has kept us in the game. It has made our work in our classrooms feel more meaningful at times that we really, really needed that.
For Allison and me, this little blog has changed our lives.
Thank you. Thank you for reading. Thank you for sharing with your colleagues. Thank you for being present for your students who so desperately need good teachers.
What’s Next?
Join the Moving Writers Community
The Moving Writers Community lives on, and that’s where you can find weekly new content from me. If you’re not a current member, you can join for 20% off here.
Read Our Books
One of the things that makes me most proud of the work we’ve accomplished here is the number of professional books it has launched. At last count, ten books have been published by the writers from this community since we began.
Just in the last few months, we’ve had a bunch:
- I have a brand new book that came out this summer — filled with writing strategies and videos for your students. You can find Mini Moves for Every Writer here.
- Our beloved Xochitl has a new book coming out at the end of October: Helping Students Become Climate Stewards: Storytelling for Environmental Advocacy and Problem-Solving.
- Brett’s Artful AI in Writing Instruction is just plain genius — not a lofty reflection on the role of AI but a collection of lessons to leverage AI to help your students become stronger writers.
- Paige Timmerman’s Their Stories, Their Voices is my new go-to for personal narrative writing for my students.
Stay Connected
We will continue to publish news and updates here, and these will come to your inbox if you are subscribed to our blog. Who knows what any of us will be up to next.
The Moving Writers blog will stay right here, so you can come back any time and access our older lessons and past content. We are gratfeul for you and grateful for our time together in this space.
With affection,
Rebekah
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