Category Archives: Journalism/Writing

Sheila talks about writing

Posted on November 23, 2010 by sheilawill

I’m no Stephen King, nor do I want to be, but his “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” is worth reading. It’s a generous work, published the year after King was nearly killed walking down a Maine country road, … Continue reading →

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If I write more I write more

Posted on November 13, 2010 by sheilawill

I’ll admit that it took me few months getting comfortable with the notion of starting a blog. People have plenty of stuff to read already, I thought. Hurling myself into cyberspace, how important was it to carefully edit my blog … Continue reading →

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Pedal as fast as you can

Posted on October 30, 2010 by sheilawill

Luckily, Dan and I are both word people. It’s as big a deal as having similar political beliefs. We make metaphorical jokes, enjoy silly puns and make up new words daily. It’s like breathing. I’m so obsessive about correct word … Continue reading →

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Journalism, the essential fourth branch of government

Posted on October 17, 2010 by sheilawill

At least that’s what I used to teach. I drew a tree with three gnarly branches on the blackboard (remember those?), making a big deal as I added the fourth implied branch: Respected Journalism, gathered by people who were knowledgeable … Continue reading →

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Citizen Journalism?

Posted on August 14, 2010 by sheilawill

There’s no such thing. Citizen bloggers, OK, I can live with that. Don’t we have enough media mishmash already? No one is objective, not even we journalists, not even social studies teachers or historians. But good journalists are aware. Who … Continue reading →

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