I’m not a fan of the ‘compare and contrast’. And it’s not because I came up in the Montessori culture where no one is any better than anyone else., because I didn’t. And it’s not because I’m a Libra with a typical October-baby allergy to making decisions, even though I am. Continue reading “Which are better, your live classes or your online classes?”
The other day, one of my students described this beautiful memory for me, about the heating coil to the hotplate her parents cooked on. She recalled the cool, smooth feel of the coil in her hand, how she nestled it into curled grooves when screwing it into the plate, how when it burned out, her mom would send her to buy a new one at the hardware store for a quarter. Continue reading “Writing Away Shame”
We’ve got a blackboard in the Gotham office, where anyone can write a quote or statement.
Sometimes it’s about writing, but doesn’t have to be. Recently one of our interns put this up:
The scariest moment is always just before you start.
-Stephen King
It’s Halloween, so let’s discuss fear. Continue reading “Writers Fright”