Tip #1: The Benefit of Baby Steps There is a reason why most of us* crawl before we walk. It’s simply because we’re not ready yet, not strong enough to take our first steps. Crawling gives us a chance to try out our muscles, a safe way to make forward motion without risking too much.Continue reading “10 Writing Tips in 5 Days: Day 1 – Start Small, But Dream Big”
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Coming Soon: 10 Writing Tips in 5 Days
This week on my blog I’ll be sharing with you almost everything I know about writing. I’m holding out on a couple of things because I like to pretend to be mysterious and it’s fun having a secret. But I’m not actually very good at keeping secrets and I’m much too clumsy to be mysteriousContinue reading “Coming Soon: 10 Writing Tips in 5 Days”
Confessions of a Former Teacher: I am Insidious
Seventh graders are impressionable little things. That’s why you have to be careful how you handle them. 2010 was the year I got married. It was the year of WikiLeaks and royal engagements and the Chilean miners’ miraculous survival. It was the year Lost finally ended. It was also the year the PG-13 horror movieContinue reading “Confessions of a Former Teacher: I am Insidious”
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