I was mulling the other day the thought that I am of that age where one’s experience and expertise requires one to dish out advice on a daily basis. I do this mostly as an educator and supervisor of PhD, Masters and BA students. I’m also an academic mentor of undergraduates, and generally of that … Continue reading The Dangerous Business of Giving Advice
Dear Readers, Every now and then I like to offer this tiny writing/life tip to my students, my supervisees (MA, PhD etc) and on my socials. I believe I did write a post about this on a previous iteration of this website that crashed many years ago (and I lost a lot of posts!). Since … Continue reading One Sentence That Moves The Plot
In the past, when I was more social in the physical world (as opposed to online), I’ve had more than one conversation with fellow authors who teach creative writing. One common thread that emerged is this anger or resentment some contain because they feel we are gatekeeping some magic formula for success. They want an … Continue reading There Is No Magic Formula
“I hope you will go out and let stories, that is life, happen to you, and that you will work with these stories… water them with your blood and tears and your laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.”― Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves In my decades of corresponding with … Continue reading “Now Is The Place Where The Crossroads Meet”
One of the topics that get discussed every now and then amongst certain writer circles is that of the difference between long form and short form writing. Some would hold that both forms of writing are entirely different. I tend to disagree: I weave in between different types of writing all the time. Academic writing, … Continue reading Not as Different As You May Think