{"id":1235,"date":"2017-02-10T13:58:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T17:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.hallco.org\/web\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2017-02-10T13:58:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T17:58:55","slug":"learning-from-real-world-experts-through-virtual-visits-and-zoom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.hallco.org\/web\/learning-from-real-world-experts-through-virtual-visits-and-zoom\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning from Real World Experts Through Virtual Visits and Zoom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We, SOAR Creative Writing, are indebted to Jenny Sadre-Orafai<\/a>, Associate Professor in the Department of English at Kennesaw State University, for her time today in our \u201cvirtual visit\u201d with a creative writing expert! We appreciate how she took time to really think about the questions sent to her from the students, and how thoughtfully she shared her expertise with us. I, Ms. Hamilton,\u00a0 learned so much today as a writer and teacher, and I know my middle school writers did, too! I am so pleased my SOAR Creative Writers had this opportunity to learn about writer\u2019s craft, poetry writing, and literary journals.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sadre-Orafi took great care and time to answer each of the student questions:<\/p>\n

\u2022 What is your favorite writing genre?
\n\u2022 Did you want to be a writer when you were younger?
\n\u2022 What\u2019s your writing process like?
\n\u2022 How much do you write in a day?
\n\u2022 What do you find most difficult about writing?
\n\u2022 How do you deal with writer\u2019s block, especially when writing poems?
\n\u2022 What do you think it takes to be a professional writer (career)?
\n\u2022 What inspired you to write?
\n\u2022 Who are your favorite writers and why?
\n\u2022 Do you have favorite writing topics? If so, what are they?
\n\u2022 How did you figure out your passion?
\n\u2022 How do you get ideas for writing?
\n\u2022 Where is your favorite place to write?
\n\u2022 What are literary journals?
\n\u2022 Does creative writing get easier as an adult?
\n\u2022 What made you choose to write creative nonfiction instead of fiction?
\n\u2022 What advice do you have for aspiring poets?
\n\u2022 What advice do you have for someone who is interested in writing for a career and choosing a college and major?
\n\u2022 How often do you write?
\n\u2022 Where do you grow up and did your childhood influence your writing in any way?
\n\u2022 Do your life experiences influence what you choose to write about?
\n\u2022 Did you choose your career or did it choose you?
\n\u2022 Do you ever feel \u201cpowerful\u201d because you are in control of a piece of writing like a poem?
\n\u2022 What is creative nonfiction?<\/p>\n

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Some of the insights and “take aways” we gained from our virtual visit include:<\/p>\n