The Real Stats Behind Illiteracy
Many of my blog readers love to write—and even more love to read. That makes sense. Even if we aren’t passionate about writing, we all enjoy taking in a good story. Storytelling has been part…
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Why Reread Books?
Confession: I avoid rereading books when possible. But that’s not possible when you’re in grad school. Books you read in high school will appear on your class syllabus as required reading. And having read it…
Credit: chrissonksen.wordpress.com Writer, Meet Your Audience
When I was an undergrad student, I had a stubborn view on audience. I argued that the writer wrote solely for him/herself, that the reader either enjoys the writer’s art or does not. How wrong…
Library to Café: A Writer’s Workspace Migration
The librarian called my house when I was five to tattletale on me. Earlier that day, I was exploring the children’s section at the local library, listening to an audiocassette about counting in Spanish in…
The Writer and Non-Writing Careers: Pros and Cons
When I was a sophomore in college, I had absolutely no clue what career I wanted to pursue. I was determined to be a published writer and author (and still am), but I was starting…
Blogging: Defining What and Why
I had a blog back in 2008 when blogs were still fairly new. It was for my writing capstone class at college and every student was assigned to write blogs analyzing our reading assignments with…