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The Blog.
I post bi-weekly about writing, editing, teaching, and travel.
Oct 30, 20223 min read
Target Versus Actual Audience
In my last post on writing, I discussed the idea that there is no such thing as writing in general. Writing is always "in particular"...
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Oct 27, 20222 min read
When Adventure Calls
I planned to write about writing today, but my heart just wasn't in it. I lost one a great post last Saturday, folks. It's going to be...
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Oct 23, 20221 min read
Frustration
Well, folks. I'm frustrated. I spent the last three hours fine-tuning a post about target audience, but stupidly, I hadn't saved it...
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Oct 20, 20224 min read
The Plot of Our Lives
A few weeks ago, in my post Clutter, I discussed the opening lines of Italo Calvino's If on a winter's night a traveler: You are about...
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Oct 15, 20223 min read
Writing in Particular
In last week's post, I talked about audience. I said that you should write for yourself first (be passionate) and, secondly, for your...
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Oct 13, 20223 min read
Humanity and Warmth
For nearly two years, J.R.R. Tolkien fans awaited the arrival of Amazon Prime's new series, The Rings of Power. The show, which was...
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Oct 9, 20224 min read
The Audience
So we're supposed to be ourselves when we write. But what about audience? If we're supposed to write as ourselves, are we writing to...
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Oct 6, 20221 min read
Lessons from Nature
I missed my post last Saturday; it was a rough day. I'm working on this Saturday's post; it's going to be a good day. On good days and...
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Sep 29, 20221 min read
Ride
I went for a ride on Sunday. When I left my house, the sky was bright and gay. When I got to my halfway point — East Tennessee's...
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Sep 24, 20223 min read
Consistency
So you want to start a blog? And you want to be successful? Good luck. There are more than 600 million blogs on the internet today...
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Sep 18, 20222 min read
Be Yourself
My students are often shocked when I encourage them to use “I” in their writing. Wait, what? My high school teachers never let me use...
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Sep 12, 20221 min read
I have a new website
Hello, friends! Long time no see. I’m sorry that I basically abandoned Shift. I love this site, and I love writing. But grad school...
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