As a kid, I was overly fascinated with keys—not the jangly kinds that unlock doors and secret diaries and stash boxes—the kind you find on antique cash registers, typewriters, and adding machines. For whatever tactile pleasure these mechanical devices provided I may never
Intuition is generally understood to be: knowledge instantly obtained through the senses, based on neither logic nor reason, and without thinking about it such as impressions or perceptions. Intuitive ability has even been used interchangeably with psychic ability.
Recently, I found myself asking NYC blogger Maud Newton :about the way she might approach writing a profile of several writers.
Like many creative writing hobbyists, too often I have to put personal projects on hold in favour of paid work. For me, paid work means professional writing assignments.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.
Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune; June 1, 1997
Technical writing is like poetry.
Everyone wants to write it. No one wants to read it.
—Valerie (Poulin) Bean
A discussion about the benefits of using Julia Cameron’s “Morning Pages” in a business environment.
Bring your technical writing process to your personal projects to help ease a burden that is inherent in weekend writing: time.
“The past year has been difficult given the state of the economy….”
That line appeared in a letter I received from Lakehead University that accompanied an endowment report for The Robert Poulin Memorial Award for Outstanding Citizenship. The endowment fund, it seems, is in financial trouble and due to the state of the financial markets, is unable [...]
A friend recently asked me what is the funniest, most surprising or unexpected thing about being midlife. “Midlife????!!!” I responded. “Who says I’m midlife?”
Tips for getting the most from your time with editors-for-hire and writers-in-residence.
If Oprah posed the question, Anderson Cooper’s Dispatches from the Edge urged me to action.