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I launched this blog in 2008. My mini-me.
I just quit my job in a bad economy. Yes, really.
May 6, 2013
After 16 months of full-time journalism, I am now officially unemployed. Never ever before have I quit a job without lining up a new gig. And so begins the next […]
The best advice I’ve ever given my students
March 25, 2013
I’m about to share with you my secret for teaching students how to write. Once they get this lesson into their heads, tangled sentences straighten out. Wordiness disappears. Blathering becomes […]
Why I’m unplugging for the next two weeks
December 24, 2012
Who needs Santa? I am here to deliver a huge gift to myself — and you. From now through Jan. 7th, I am shutting down my social media and pretty […]
Checklist: Write better using journalism tricks
December 6, 2012
After years of teaching journalism and writing my own stories, I’ve come up with some tried-and-true tactics for wrangling words. What follows are some of my favorite practices. Take them […]
Top 10 basic interviewing tips for journalists
December 3, 2012
Knowing how to interview is more than a journalistic tool for getting great stories. Knowing how to ask and listen is actually an essential life skill. My top 10 tips […]
Rule of 3 can help your writing
June 12, 2012
The earth pulses in three-beat rhythms. That’s why it helps to organize our writing around groups of three. When I tell my students this — especially the know-it-all adult writers […]
April 17, 2012
Being super-concise way is super-hard. In fact, it’s easier to blather on at length than to make a brief, laser-sharp statement. This ability to write tight is a basic journalistic […]