Understanding Comics Review
On writing
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud I picked this book up so that I might feel better equipped to teach a graphic novel this spring. In terms of ... Read more
Inherent Vice Review
Book Reviews!
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon Chris and I read this one together. We came across a preview for the movie coming out in December and, impressed by the cast and ... Read more
I might just spend all day reclining on the couch, two dogs curled up next to me.
A Room Of Your Own
Dear Writing Friends, I won’t go into the details, but suffice it to say this week was wrought with unexpected emotional turmoil at work that I am struggling not to ... Read more
Reflections on a writing retreat at the Extended Stay in Tumwater
A Room Of Your Own
That’s how broken our practice had become. We squeezed $90 out of our measly budgets to stay at a dive hotel a mile or two from our houses. We started ... Read more
Worth the wait
On writing
I’m not entirely sure yet what this story has to do with writing, but I know that it does have to do with writing in a big way. There are ... Read more
Setbacks
A Room Of Your Own, On writing
This week I encountered a major setback in the progress of my novel after several days of sweet flow. I set a goal of eight pages per day Monday through ... Read more
Why stories matter
On writing, Uncategorized
My seniors have spent the last several weeks reading excerpts from different styles and genres and responding to creative writing prompts. These seniors are IB students who work hard and ... Read more
What may seem crazy at first, may not be so crazy after all.
A Room Of Your Own, On writing
In Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life there is a section devoted to anecdotes of the strange means by which writers sometimes call their muses. In that section, there is a ... Read more
Dear Present Moment,
A Room Of Your Own, Be here now., Letters
Dear Present Moment, The click of keys. The ponderous pause. The long-distance stare. Alert, alive, creating. The problems to solve are diverse, complex, and many and I must be some ... Read more
Rethinking Self-publishing
On writing, Publishing
When I first became aware of self-publishing, I dismissed the idea, figured it would last about as long as I <3 Boobies bracelets did at the high school where I ... Read more