*Rapid clicking* She pecked furiously at the keyboard, her pupils dilated from staring at the screen’s bright light for so long. She hadn’t talked to anyone all day–if you didn’t count her characters. They were talking to her, telling her everything she needed to know to tell their story. They trusted her, and that was […]
Ideas for Your Literary Bucket List
Bucket lists are the epitome of YOLO lifestyles. People put on it everything they want to do before they die–no matter how crazy. They’re usually all the things we fantasize about doing but can’t because of, y’know, normal life. Most people will not complete their list–if they even start–during their lifetime. I have one and […]
What Exactly Do I Do in a Writing Community?
Now you know what a writing community is if you read the last post. You can make an informed decision on whether you want to join one. Personally, I suggest it. Like I confessed the last time, I never felt so proud to be a writer until I found I wasn’t the only one so […]
The Perfect Gift for English Language Arts Teachers
Call me “whiny”, but it’s totally unfair that elementary teachers get gifts every year. I mean, c’mon, secondary teachers have more students, do more grading, and build more meaningful bonds with students (when they do build them). We deserve gifts, dammit! Aaawwww…. Is Nia the jealous…? Not really; I got gifts from students every year. […]
6 Realities to Keep in Mind for Technical Writing
It’s so easy to forget that technical writers are still writers, too. Though they don’t write “traditional stories”, or adopt the “writer” title when doing it for their career, they do still write. They tell us “knowledge stories”, you can say. In that sense, it’s just as important to help technical writers in the way […]