Articles
On Writing, Learning & Creating
Below are links to a variety of articles I've written. Their topics range from the basics of writing and English grammar to storytelling. If you have any questions about the information in the articles, just drop me a note. I look forward to hearing from you!
All Writing Tells a Story
Because I am a professional editor and writing coach, my clients often ask me how they can improve their own writing. My first response is that all writing tells a story—whether it is an advertisement, a business letter, a scientific article, or the Great American Novel. More...
Three Editing Tips
The first step in the writing process is to put your ideas down on paper. Once you have text to work with, the second step is to revise what you have written to make it as clear, accurate and powerful as you can. The final step is to edit your work carefully. More...
Understanding the Passive Voice
What is the passive voice, anyway? And why do editors frown on it so much? More...
On Accelerated Learning
Accelerated Learning (AL) is a system of teaching that helps students improve their memory, creativity and ability to learn. Based on knowledge of how our beliefs create reality and on the most current research on how we learn, AL creates a rich, interactive environment that provides safety, challenge, and multiple opportunities to learn. More...
The Socratic Method
The Socratic Method is an approach to learning and thinking that draws out knowledge from inside of us using questions. First mentioned by Plato in the Socratic Dialogues (4th century B.C.E.), the method—at heart—involves a conversation between two people: the questioner/listener and the speaker. More...
The Healing Power of Sound
In Lake Oswego, Oregon, a little boy is lying prone on a cheerful rug while playing quietly with toys splayed out around him. Oblivious to the earphones piping Mozart into his brain, the child’s tranquility is remarkable for a four-year-old suffering from severe autism. Prior to his first 30-hour session with the earphones, his grandmother was unable to take him out in public—even to the grocery store—due to incessant screaming. Now he calmly follows her from aisle to aisle. “The change is astounding,” she beams. More...
A note about reprinting
My articles are available for free reprinting in any newsletter, website or print journal provided that they are unedited and include the final paragraph of each article, which includes full contact information, copyright, and a live web link. I would also appreciate it if you could send me a brief email letting me know when and where you plan to reprint them.