Feeling good

Jan 28, 2019 | Writing

Sometimes you just need to let out your inner superhero I set a plan to write for an hour today from 10:45am to 11:45am. And I did. 1220 words in my novel are now down on digital “paper.” Next step on my plan is to make and eat lunch. I wonder what I...

Today’s Achievements

Jan 24, 2019 | Writing

I read an article (recommended by a friend in my writing group) today about 10 ways to stay fired up about my writing goals. It was all the things you expect, but in an order that made it more palatable. In other words, “write every day” was not the first suggestion....

Writing Test Questions is Hard

May 30, 2017 | Annoyances, Writing

I’ve known this for a while. I first learned it when I was writing a test for my TEFL students. I had to figure out questions that were hard enough to demonstrate that they understood the material, but not so hard that they would be completely demoralized. I...

Why I Write for Myself First

Apr 30, 2017 | Annoyances, Writing

“I give you my word, as a Spaniard.” “No good. I’ve known too many Spaniards.” This was the exchange Inigo and Wesley said to one another after Inigo had cut the rope and Wesley continued climbing up the Cliffs of Insanity in the movie “The Princess Bride.” Inigo...

Are You Happy?

Dec 30, 2016 | Happiness, Motivation, Writing

It’s been a while since I’ve written. That seven word sentence says so much more than it seems. I haven’t written in this blog since October. Other sites I write for have languished even longer. This would be fine if I could say I was working on...

People Don’t Read

Jun 6, 2014 | Writing

As a professional technical writer for nearly 20 years, I should have this tattooed on my bones, but for some reason it always comes as a complete shock to me. Over the last week or so I’ve been combatting what, in retrospect, was a really stupid move on my...