Posted in information, Nina Alvarez, publish, teach, Video, words, Write, Writer, writing, tagged 5 steps, duotrope, Publishing, Video, writing on 11/21/2008| Leave a Comment »
Something new. A little video lesson on Not Overthinking the Process of writing and publishing.
Let me know what results you get! If I get enough responses, I’ll do the exercise myself and post my results.
And here’s the link to my dear, cherished duotrope.
Posted in hope, job, jon, love, Nina Alvarez, read, student, teach, Write on 10/12/2007| 1 Comment »
Though I gave up the teaching game two years ago, I am still in contact with some of the students I felt most connected to. Recently, one of them sent me an email, asking about what jobs there are out there for English majors, besides teaching. I have done almost everything you can do with an English degree: taught, tutored, wrote for a newspaper, published my own work, worked for a publishing company, edited, copywrote, and proofread. But it has been a long haul. I graduated with no real sense of how to get my foot in the door to any of these areas. Below is my response to her. I hope it will helpful to college students with similar questions.
Posted in poll, read, reading, resource, teach, teaching, thought on 09/06/2007| Leave a Comment »
A recent poll by the AP shows that only 1 in 4 adults have read a book in the past year. This makes my stomach hurt. Maybe it’s my heart dropping into my stomach, but either way, it isn’t a good sign for a writer, editor, and publisher…
Poem of the Month 