Wednesday’s Word and a Few Other Words…

Hello All,
By now you are finding your way into your new semester, and that will mean it could be a struggle to continue a writing practice outside of class. But in my opinion, this is just when you need writing of the most creative sort most, to balance all that critical and analytical thinknig [...]

So, it’s over…a 100 words or so on our J-term adventure

From cutting and mapping drafts to “inhabiting music” exercises, from writing stranger studies to braided essays, we covered some kind of creative-nonfiction ground this month. You were game. Almost always game for whatever emerged in class or online, daring to write better than you had the day before, but also daring to write [...]

The Syllabus Evolves…

…as I learn to “read” you and hear about what you’re interested in learning and writing. As I come to know more about your previous writing experiences, and as we explore the readings and exercises together, I’d like to make an adjustment in the assignments for next week.
I think we can move more quickly [...]

A Great First Two Days of the Term

Whenever I think about teaching a J-term writing course, I wonder how I will possibly put together something that will help writers deepen and move forward in their practice in four short weeks without overwhelming them with the possibilities (and my own enthusiasm). I spend weeks gathering ideas and throwing them out, designing a [...]