If you're an academic, you know you should complete writing projects during the semester. But too many scholars abandon their writing during the 12-14 week semester, and it's a big mistake. The most productive scholars are those who write every day and integrate writing into their teaching lives. I found this fantastic article in Inside Higher …
Tag: writing life
Amtrak Writer’s Residencies
I love taking the train, even if it would make sense to fly. Trains are like ideal mobile offices. You have a view, the ability to walk and go out to lunch, but your away from your daily routine and interruptions. Then today I read this on The Wire, so I guess I'm not …
On Creativity: by John Cleese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU5x1Ea7NjQ Fantastic overview of how one can develop their creativity. The video (about 35 minutes) is worth you time. Creativity is not an ability (like IQ), it is a way of being. It is something that can be developed. Space (“You can’t become playful, and therefore creative, if you’re under your usual pressures.”) Time (“It’s …
WV Writers: Annual Writing Competition
The WV Writers 2014 Annual Writing Competition is NOW open for submissions! Entries are accepted from January 2 - March 31 for our two writing contests. If you're a college student or adult, or if you're a student in 1st through 12th grade, there's a contest category for you. Our judges list is being finalized, but …
Zadie Smiths’ 10 Rules of Writing
Reblogged from Brain Pickings; a great list of things to keep in mind when you embark on the writing life. When still a child, make sure you read a lot of books. Spend more time doing this than anything else. When an adult, try to read your own work as a stranger would read it, …
A Page a Day is a Book per Year
"I have more time than I need to write. I usually get a page done a day, and 300 pages or so done in a year, which is plenty when you think that in ten years you’ll have three thousand pages and the equivalent of about ten books. So, a page a day, that’s what …
The Science of Procrastination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nBwfZZvjKo And most importantly, how to stop.
The Six Types of Writers
From the blog The Ugly Truth about Writing.
Living Ethnography 