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I launched this blog in 2008. My mini-me.
Rock your writing! 9 easy storytelling tips
September 22, 2014
Some people are born storytellers. The rest of us can learn how to do it. And the good news is, we really can improve! Tip #1: It’s all about the […]
September 9, 2014
Concise writing might not sound sexy but if you can do it, you are hot! The ability to express yourself clearly, simply and briefly is powerful. The trick is to […]
Books to help us write smart at work
July 24, 2014
Beware of career self-sabotage. It lurks in how we write office emails and memos. This has nothing to do with being a good writer. The problem is decoding office politics […]
The end of the spring semester & what’s ahead
May 5, 2014
Well, we did it — we’ve made it through Spring 2014. After an endless winter that left everyone exhausted, another college semester is about to end. Yay! I love this […]
How my students talk to me with Twitter
April 30, 2014
Oh, those crazy kids! Twitter is taking off with my college students in surprising ways. They feel it’s fly to tweet. They have no trouble being coherent in 140-characters or […]
Greetings from the Academy for Young Writers (AFYW)
March 20, 2014
Hey! It’s 3:02 p.m. and I’m blogging right this minute from a New York City public high school in Brooklyn. We’re at The Academy for Young Writers, in East New […]
Why I’m unplugging for a whole month — yikes!
August 22, 2013
Time to tame my laptop and iPhone…I’ve decided to unplug for the next four weeks. What a scary thought: no Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or the constant checking of email. In […]