Make Time in 2020.
Inspiration, On writing
The Dark Side of Grit It’s been almost a year since I last posted to this blog. Things had gotten to the point that if I had any time to ... Read more
On writing
Write slowly.
Inspiration, On writing
The cult of speedy writers. There is a lot of hype out there tying triumph in writing to your ability to write fast. Success in self-publishing seems to have more ... Read more
Five ways to sabotage your writing time
A Room Of Your Own, Listicle, On writing
Want to sabotage your writing time? Have I got some ideas for you. 1. Do anything else “real quick”. This includes checking email, social media accounts, doing a little food ... Read more
Dear Teacher-writers: the idea that you’ll have more time to write in the summer is a myth. Let’s face it.
A Room Of Your Own, Inspiration, On writing
I often tell people that part of why I teach is so I can spend my summer writing. I don’t mean to lie. Before I became a teacher, I thought ... Read more
Make a plan. Write it down.
A Room Of Your Own, On writing
Still here! Still doing the work! Because I took on some extra responsibility in my doing job, it’s been enough this school year to find time to write, let alone ... Read more
I was a spider muse.
A Room Of Your Own, Inspiration, On writing
I was a spider muse? A dream catcher? A story weaver? I can’t recall, actually. I know it was Halloween and I had invented my own costume. The idea came ... Read more
This morning I misplaced an entire folder of work. Here’s what I realized.
A Room Of Your Own, On writing
If you told me one day I’d be looking for a file on my computer I’d misplaced–a novel draft–and, unable to find it, I would shrug and think well I ... Read more
What are you doing this week to make time? Me? I’m willing to change.
A Room Of Your Own, On writing
Most weekday mornings I wake at four AM and get to work. I’ve even gotten better at writing on weekends, which I explained in an earlier post–to my surprise–proves harder ... Read more
Staring is necessary.
A Room Of Your Own, Memoir, On writing
My IB students are reading The Things They Carried now and just finished The Great Gatsby. The order in which you teach books brings to light different aspects of them. ... Read more
It is called a mobile, after all.
Be here now., Goals, Inspiration, On writing
We had an unexpected dumping of snow in Olympia that afforded me a Monday snow day yesterday. This allowed me to easily and leisurely meet my word count for the ... Read more