by Andi | Oct 5, 2010 | Andi's Book, Teaching Triumphs and Travails
I woke up about 5am and thought, “Oh. The scratchy throat. The stuffy nose. Yay!” The cold that seems to be infecting the universe (or at least my students and the people I know on Twitter) has struck me. All the stuff I read tells me I should stay home,... by Andi | Oct 1, 2010 | Book Recommendations, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Uncategorized, Written and Wrought
One thing many students of creative writing seem to think, at least when they first begin, is that research is not part of the creative writing process. Somehow, all information about everything is supposed to reside in our bowling ball-sized heads, and thus, all... by Andi | Sep 27, 2010 | Andi's Book, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
This morning, there was a beautiful rainstorm outside the open windows. I lay in bed and listened. I love the sound of water – waves, streams, rain. I even love the soft hush of snow as it falls. Water demands nothing of us. It simply moves as it is intended to... by Andi | Sep 24, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
One of the greatest things about teaching is colleagues, like-minded people who appreciate writing and the teaching of writing as much as I do. Chloe Yelena Miller is one of those people. I think this post will show you why. Writers have to be clear-headed to write.... by Andi | Sep 23, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
I’m not at all joking when I say that cleaning out closets, files, offices, drawers, bookshelves is one of my absolute favorite things to do. I love to think about things leaving my space (or the space of people whom I curse with my desire to purge). I love to...