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A while back, I wrote a post about my experiences teaching writing to a team of engineers. The class reminded me just how many smart, capable people out there simply haven't had a grammar review in a couple decades and it inspired me … [Continue reading] about A Basic Grammar Review for Anyone Wanting to Present Ideas Clearly
If you've read my blog for any period of time, you know I'm all about setting goals, lots of writerly goals. Goals help me to know I'm making progress and they help me to push myself. I find that my short-term goals are particularly important, as the … [Continue reading] about Writerly Goals for 2017 (and What They’re Going to Cost Me)
Would you like to write more? If you're a writer, the answer is probably yes. (If you're not a writer, what are you doing here? You should be watching this.) Imagine you could eek out 350 more words a day. That's not so much, right? Most writers … [Continue reading] about 10 Simple Ways to Write More
I read fifty-seven books this year. Many were new publications, but just as many were not. Of those fifty-seven, ten grabbed my attention in that way I'm always hoping a book will. Here, in no particular order, and in no way respecting the tyranny of … [Continue reading] about Ten Amazing Books
My Christmas gift to you, my dear readers: a poem by Elizabeth Bishop. … [Continue reading] about The Wit
I was talking with a friend the other day about how I'm working on two novels: one that is almost complete and one in the early stages of a first draft. I told my friend how, when I shift from one project to the other, the dormant one goes in the … [Continue reading] about Putting the Draft in a Drawer
I came across an interesting study the other day titled "Everyday Creative Activity as a path to Flourishing." It wasn't the title that grabbed me. Frankly, the news that being creative will make a person happier is not surprising to me. But in … [Continue reading] about Being Creative Today Will Make You Happier (Tomorrow)