Practicing Reading, Learning and Writing
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Editorial Calendar Update: I have submissions that take the site into September 2013. I hope that doesn’t dissuade you from submitting, but I do ask for your patience if you do.
If you have any questions about writing for the site you can email me at brandon@readlearnwrite.com.
Thanks for your interest.
My name is Brandon Monk. I'm an attorney in a small town in Texas. Teachers are scattered throughout my family tree and my dad used to tell me all the time I should teach. I ended up going to law school, but there was some part of me that wanted to give something back in a different way than the practice of law allows. So, I ask you:
Have you been away from reading for some time?
Did you read less last year than you wanted to?
Do you want to contribute to a community that views reading as an essential activity, as essential as breathing?
I want you to read, learn, and write for life.
I want reading to be the activity through which you seek answers to the questions you can't answer anywhere else.
I want reading to be the activity through which you find new questions or new ways of asking old questions.
I want you to be inspired to read and I want you to inspire others to read through your stories and advice.
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Good day. I was very interested in being a guest blogger for your site, but then after looking through the requirements, I see that you aren’t addressing children, but rather, adults. If there’s a change, I’d love to write for your site. In 2010 I began a ‘traveling’ story time program called Story Time Adventures. It stemmed from meeting a man who grew up functionally illiterate and learned how to read when he was 35. I dress in costume and do story presentations. I’ve gone to schools, libraries, and all types of events to do my program. I spread the word that reading should be fun, and nothing to be dreaded. I choose books that are funny, have unusual illustrations, etc. My books really aren’t the mainstream kind of books that are out there today. Anyhow.. I know I’m all over the place with this, but check out my site if you have time. Thanks!
Thanks for stopping by. The focus is on adults here, you’re right. If we shift gears I will touch base with you. Good luck with your site. I will stop by. If you have an interest in writing a guest post related to your experiences you can send me an outline and a title at readlearnwrite@gmail.com. I like to always start with a title and outline to make sure the idea is a good fit for the site before you commit to writing. Have a great day and good luck to you.
Hope, thank you for sharing this! I’ve srsecuibbd to FFW for years and have entered many of the contests and read every article. Though writing is not even close to sustaining me financially, it does provide countless forms of joy and satisfaction. You are a great inspiration! Keep it up
This blog seems extremely valuable out there given the pace at which people have to move and exist today. it is refreshing for the opportunity to stop for a bit and just read interesting information that can improve the intellect and help us to connect on a human level as disconnected as we have become. i say that as a teacher who saddles two worlds – one where my students just no longer have face to face conversations or walk up to people for a chat. They recognise people’s faces from their social network pages but they would never think to say hello. The other world of course is that of my generation’s where we had that extra moment to catch up over some drinks, a light snack. we actually talked and reflected on issues. Now there just is no time. Thank you for this space. It provides for me mentally the same wholeness and freedom that my very small window garden in my apartment provides at 5.30pm after i have been on my feet all day, almost non stop sometimes literally lunch on the run. For my introductory comment i would like to endorse the need for that few minutes a day to have conversation that just stimulates the mind without any pressure to perform and deliver – just to share. Thank you.
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I just learned about your blog and I’m really impressed by what you say about standing by what you write. In the internet writing world of crappy SEO articles and spun content, it’s so very important to stand for the craft of writing and to insist on quality work. I hope to do a guest post for your blog sometime!
I’m glad you found the site! Would love to have on.
Are you still accepting proposals for Guest Posts?
Thank you.
I am, but I would ask for your patience. I have posts submitted that, by my very rough calculations, take us all the way into November and possibly even December at this point. If you have an idea, pitch it to me at readlearnwrite@gmail.com and I will get back with you that way. Thanks for the interest.
I am so encouraged by this and just sent a pitch to you!
Don’t think your efforts are in vain. The questions, responses, and book stimulated my inner voice and have influenced family conversations this week. However, since I was late to the proverbial party, I prefer to spend my time reading than writing… this week.