May 22, 202212 min readWhat We Take From The Blue Castle: A ConversationThis conversation is the second part of my discussion with my wonderful colleague, Cate Otto. Together, we both chose passages that stand...
Feb 10, 20224 min readThe Tools of Our GatekeepersPurposeful Prose began with an examination of older methods by which writing and writing education has been studied. Some of the...
Jan 20, 20224 min read"It is a story that promises to get better." - Part 3Not too long ago, I joined different popular writing groups and forums. I wanted to know what specific common issues that writers have...
Sep 30, 20216 min readShaped by Expectation - Part 3Writers often, naturally, seek to identify with or identify through their work. I addressed in last week's post that a common piece of...
Sep 9, 20217 min readDo I Know You?The essay is known as a constant in process theory based education. Prewrite, write, revise, finalize. Many post-process theorists take...
Aug 26, 20217 min readThe Importance of Making MeaningMost post-process theorists have their own respective journeys and experiences on both the process movement and how post-process theory...
Aug 12, 20216 min readRevision Matters - Part 2In the first part of this response to Nancy DeJoy's "I Was a Process Model Baby," I introduced the idea that the way discourse is often...
Jul 15, 20216 min readThe Audacity of DifferenceMany thanks to all of those who participated in last week's more interactive piece and gave me feedback as to its effectiveness. This...