With this inaugural Teaching Tuesday, I've decided to start at the beginning of the writing process. Namely, inspiration. We grow up reading books and watching movies in which writers must somehow find their inspiration. Often we meet them when they are struggling, their creativity blocked...and then, BOOM, they are struck by the Muse—perhaps in the … Continue reading Teaching Tuesday – Finding Inspiration and Toto
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Teaching Tuesday
Studies have shown that we learn better when we teach others. By organizing information in a way that allows us to explain it to someone else, we clarify and reinforce it in our own minds. Although I learn all sorts of new things each day (many of them quite useless), my specific effort has been … Continue reading Teaching Tuesday
Reading the Shelves – Check-In
I'm back to the weekly updates, so everything here is what I've managed in the past week. It's been a slow reading (and writing) week, so my goal is to get back into the groove. At some point, all of life's distractions, even the serious, challenging ones, can't continue to be my excuse. I'm also … Continue reading Reading the Shelves – Check-In
Celebrating Writing Successes in 2018
Although my blogging has fallen by the wayside, my reading and writing have been going fairly strong. I will post an update on my Reading the Shelves effort soon, but in the meantime, I'm doing some reflecting on the past year of writing (and reading). This year has been transformative for me in terms of … Continue reading Celebrating Writing Successes in 2018
