Two grandsons and a niece graduate from high school this week. All week, I’ve been trying to come up with some kind of wisdom to posit with these young people. Graduating high school is really a big thing, but … Continue reading
Graduation Advice
A Study of Biography: 3 Resources
Earlier this year, just about the time I realized my biography project was stalled (see From Stalled to Inspired), I read an interview with Penelope Niven in the March/April issue of The Writer’s Chronicle. Talk about timely! Niven is the … Continue reading
Project Management: Attitude & Action
In my last post, I wrote about my stalled writing project and how I took the problem to my writing group. You can read about the stall here. In this post, I’m going to discuss how their gentle shove resulted … Continue reading
Project Management: From Stalled to Inspired
Last December, I launched a book project with great enthusiasm as you can tell by this post: Starting a Big Writing Project. I completed my first interview and worked on a filing system and then the holidays intervened. And then … Continue reading
Transition: What's next after high school?
Two of my grandsons, the eldest two, are about to graduate from high school. Their parents are thinking about what the next steps will be for these boys, and I suspect the boys might be giving it some thought too. … Continue reading
