WRITER’S UN-BLOCK

WRITER’S UN-BLOCK

WRITER’S UN-BLOCK   One of the most common complaints I hear from my writingstudents is about getting blocked. Being unable to put anything on the page. Or getting to a fork in the road with their story and feeling paralyzed, unable to decide which direction to take....
The Learning Curve

The Learning Curve

THELEARNING CURVE I have a friend in her late sixties who is smart and healthy. Sheworks out, her mind is keen and her instincts are sharp, but I’ve watched her get less experimental and more rigid. “Why don’t you learn to play the guitar?” I asked her once when...
LEARNING WHAT YOU NEED TO TEACH

LEARNING WHAT YOU NEED TO TEACH

LEARNING WHAT YOU NEED TO TEACH There’s a saying that we teach what we need to learn. I don’t agree. In my experience, if we don’t know something, trying to teach itseems irresponsible. Rather I believe that we should teach what we know, not what we don’t...