Once upon a time, storytellers ruled Once upon a time, as they were tucked into bed at night, children would look up dreamily at their mothers or fathers and say, “Tell me a story.” And mothers and fathers would tell their children stories. Because they had stories to tell. Stories their parents had told them when they were children. Fairy tales they’d read in library books. Bible stories they’d...

On Writing: Visualize Your Writing Success I was one of those children who know early on what they want to be “when they grow up.” “I’m going to be a writer,” I told my parents. “I’m going to write books,” I said to my teacher. When they stopped laughing, I took my secret dream and buried it. But I did know who I was and who I was going to be, so finally I started writing despite the expectation...

On Building Community Through Storytelling When teachers and students meet each other they bring histories along. Acknowledging those histories – simply showing each other moments of our lives – helps everyone be more his or her true self. Conversely, keeping the secret of who we really are or even waiting, cautiously, to see how much of our true self is safe to expose, takes time and energy away...

On Writing: Defeating Self-defeating Talk I’ve been writing for ten years but it’s only been in the last year and a half that I’ve been selling to national magazines, earning larger checks, and creating my own writing business that both satisfies me and promotes my work. What kicked off my writing success? I like to think of “her” as the final straw that broke my inner critic’s back. I was hire...

On-line Education an information explosion article If there is one revolution that has swept the world in a relatively short span of time, it is certainly Internet Revolution. Internet has rejuvenated many sectors such as Service, Manufacturing, Health-care, Education and a lot more. In more than one way, the emergence of Internet in Education sector has paved way for making huge profits and stan...

Objectivity and Writing – Or – How An Author Disappears From View There’s a profound difference between a preacher and a commentator, a politician and a journalist, a spin doctor and a critic. And what is that? One word. Agenda. The main reason why we don’t always trust preachers, politicians and spin doctors is not that they lie – though clearly they sometimes do – it’s just that they generall...

Objectivity and Writing – Or – How An Author Disappears From View There’s a profound difference between a preacher and a commentator, a politician and a journalist, a spin doctor and a critic. And what is that? One word. Agenda. The main reason why we don’t always trust preachers, politicians and spin doctors is not that they lie – though clearly they sometimes do – it’s just that they generall...

It’s My First Time; Please Be Gentle It was my very first assignment, and, as far as first assignments go, I was spoiled. This was a good, national market—Link Magazine, to be precise. Link was a free magazine distributed in college dorms all across America. They also had their own television station. It was an impressive outfit. So, I got the call one fine afternoon. “Hi, Jenna. This is Torey ...

Is Writing a Skill, Craft, or Gift? Whenever you gather writers together they talk about writing. There are many different types of writers. Those who prefer to compose in long-hand or can only write on an old-fashioned manual typewriter. Those who write to music, demand complete silence, or create best surrounded by noise. You have the writers who must plan and outline before they can begin and ...