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Tales of A Fourth-Grade Something: 3 Lessons I Learned About Writing From My Students

When I started my first job out of college, I taught upper elementary classes at a small school. I learned a lot about being a…

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Where Do Writers Find Inspiration?: The Importance of Observation in Creative Thinking

  There’s an idyllic notion that creative inspiration comes from the universe sending lightning bolts of thought into your brain. While this does happen (usually…

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Why Creativity Matters – Reigniting the Creative Spirit

Welcome to my new and improved site!   In the past, this blog has served more as a format for personal insights about my writing…

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Six Reasons Creative Community Matters

Let’s face it. Social media can be a pain. Selfies, people trying to enlist you in their multi-level marketing groups, and memes of every kind…

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New Beginnings

Hello and welcome to my new and improved website! By day, I live behind the brown cubicle walls of a corporate office. But by night,…

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