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Two Andrews On Writing and Teaching Writing
I just finished a four city tour with Andrew Pudewa of Institute for Excellence in Writing and what a trip it was! We divided up six talks between us as follows: Andrew P talked about the four arts of… more →
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Two Andrews On Writing and Teaching Writing
wrote 2 months ago: I just finished a four city tour with Andrew Pudewa of Institute for Excellence in Writing and what … more →
Your theory of writing
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wrote 2 months ago: People of a more practical bent will sometimes suggest they don’t have a theory. Others argue … more →
The Five Paths To Writing Excellence
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wrote 2 months ago: Careful observation over my lifetime has confirmed that there are five paths to writing excellence, … more →
A book saved!
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wrote 3 months ago: Having moved my office, I am overcrowded and looking for books that I should get rid of. The McGraw- … more →
Comma-Chameleon?
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wrote 3 months ago: Since I’ve been going on over the comma for the past week or so, I suppose it’s time to … more →
Another Case for Parallelism
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wrote 3 months ago: These words are on an IRS document that instruct people how to complete the W-4: Use this worksheet … more →
Happy Punctuation Day, comma.
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wrote 3 months ago: It apears that Jeff Rubin has established his place in history in a manner that few others can claim … more →
Modern and Classical Writing Compared
wrote 3 months ago: Thought begins with perception and continues through comparison. Angelina in Louisiana is a college … more →
An example of the seemingly trivial sort of thing about which one might compose an essay and still find his time suitably used without the slightest trace of idleness
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wrote 3 months ago: In my post on 9/17/09 I suggested that you need not fall into the pit of anxiety when seeking out a … more →
Form and creativity
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wrote 3 months ago: Form does not limit creativity. It is the vessel in which creativity abides. It is the synergistic f … more →
Peace, Rest, and Writing
wrote 3 months ago: When a person argues your case better than you can possibly do so yourself, you have an advocate, wh … more →
Pudewa and Kern on Writing!
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wrote 6 months ago: Update: Nancy tells me that some seats remain available for this writing workshop on July 22. If you … more →
Learning The Craft of Writing
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wrote 6 months ago: In my earlier posts on What is Writing, I suggested that we have to attend to two elements of writin … more →
Teaching the Transcendent
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wrote 6 months ago: If you go to the comments from my post What is Writing you’ll see a reply from Chris in which … more →
What is Writing
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wrote 6 months ago: I love literature and history and ideas and letters and even blogs. I love the flow of information a … more →
On Plagiarism
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wrote 8 months ago: Three reasons people do it: Ignorance (they don’t know what it is) Fear of failure Sloth To so … more →
Assessment and Feedback for a Written Composition
wrote 9 months ago: The Teacher’s guide for level II of The Lost Tools of Writing has been demanding an inordinate … more →
Wisdom of the Apprentices
wrote 9 months ago: Buck put it this way: If you are teaching it, you’ve got to be doing it. He was referring to w … more →
What's the Use of Classical Rhetoric?
wrote 9 months ago: Classical Rhetoric is not just about saying things persuasively, it’s about building a persuas … more →
