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Feedback Gives Writers Energy

February 25, 2014 5 Comments

The story behind the book review. Sam was given a special assignment to respond to a book of his choice with a project. He decided to write a book review. … Read more Feedback Gives Writers Energy →

25 Reasons Why People Don’t Write & 25 Things To Do About It

February 20, 2014 5 Comments

Why People Don’t Write No ideas. No audience. No purpose. No desire. No vision. They think their writing isn’t good enough. The blank page…they don’t know how to get started. They don’t want to sound dumb. Lazy. Tired. Stressed. There’s too much to write about. There’s not enough to write about. Other people are better writers. Not enough tenacity. Believe the lies the writing monsters tell them. No inspiration. No living, breathing writers in their daily lives. No feedback. Fear. Not enough time. Little understanding of Standard English. (Embarrassed to… Read more 25 Reasons Why People Don’t Write & 25 Things To Do About It →

Serve.

January 20, 2014 5 Comments

Today I learned in one of his speeches Martin Luther KingJr. quoted scripture from Matthew 10 and then said: Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve…You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love. I’m learning to serve. I want to stop walking by needs. I want to stop feeling a… Read more Serve. →