Fifteen years ago, I wrote a children’s book to teach the seven continents to my second-grade students who could not imagine a world outside of their own community. Amy’s Travels became the first children’s picture book to teach all seven continents. Based on the true story of my college suitemate Amy, the example of Latina…
INFOGRAPHIC: The Surprising Reading Habits of Millennials
When you see a younger person using their phones, it’s easy to associate it with social media or mobile gaming. But what if I tell you there’s a good chance that they’re reading? Would you believe it? Well, maybe not, but the data from a new infographic from The Expert Editor tells another tale. Research…
Reading and Writing for Pleasure: December 2018 | Douglas Burcham
This is Douglas Burcham’s second post of 2018 in his Writing and Reading for Pleasure series with reflective updates on his productive writing activity this year. Writing As I have said many times before, my first advice to people I meet who want to write a book is to make a start, set a…
Reading and Writing for Pleasure (June 2018) | Douglas Burcham
This is Douglas’ first post in 2018 in his Writing and Reading for Pleasure series with updates on his productive writing activity so far this year. My eight-year journey I am typing this post on Friday 1st June 2018, which is eight years to the day I began writing. As I have commented before,…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: December 2017 – Douglas Burcham
I’m delighted to say Douglas joins us for his year-end post “Writing and Reading for Pleasure” column with details of activities in 2017 and his thoughts for 2018. On writing My writing for pleasure year in 2017 has been more productive than in 2016. Completion of the self-editing process for drafts up to a final read…
Reading and Writing for Pleasure: June 2017 | Douglas Burcham
Douglas writes a follow up to his post in February 2017 in his Writing and Reading for Pleasure series with a reflective post on recent activity. Reading One Thursday I did not go shopping for short stories. My intention is to spend some time on looking at the latest fashions on book cover design…
How do You Actually Use Writing Advice? – Sophia Clark | Guest Post
Young writers ask thousands of questions: what to write, how to write, where to find ideas, how to check writing, where to find inspiration, and how to stay motivated. They know nothing and they try to fill the gaps by all possible means. They truly believe that the best way to understand writing is to…