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Please help me make creative resources for troubled times

May 17, 2020

Please support me in making creative resources. In a pandemic, courses and videos and podcasts need to be free!

A summer writing school with the Write Into Life approach

October 9, 2017

I’m super-excited to declare that in January 2018 I’ll be offering 3 one-day writing workshops in the Write Into Life mode. That means the writing exercises will all be integrated into real life: either solving real problems or just offering techniques that not only extend your writing skills but also support your well-being. In brief—because […]

Writing tips: practise what you preach

September 30, 2017

I’m fully focused on a summer writing school I’m planning for January 2018, right here in Mt Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. And when I say planning, I mean that in a rather formal sense. Swerving offline to teach writing I’ve been teaching online for nearly 20 years, one way or another. I’m not knocking MOOCs […]

Jury comments on “Want to write a book? Stop talking about it.”

June 9, 2017

Want to write a book? Stop talking about it. Entirely. That’s what author Euny Hong says. Is it healthy to talk about your current writing project?

Classic DIY recording booth

March 6, 2017

I am proud of this Heath Robinson contraption in my study. My unique and glorious video recording booth is the result of about ten months’ trial and error and ingenious problem solving. What problems, you ask? Multiple engineering problems associated with recording short video lectures for my new online courses, for example: reduce echo to get a clear and friendly small […]