Celebrating the Ordinary
Writers and other artists are often exhorted to cram their lives with a range of experiences to create fertile ground for generating creative ideas. These … Read more
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Restoring a Forest: Looking Back, Moving Forward
On today’s morning walk through the forest, I stopped for a moment to listen. My dog sat quietly at my side as the forest came … Read more
Building Community from the Ground Up
Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m deeply interested in the question of community: what it is, how you build it, and how … Read more
Book Reviewing: A Tool To Improve Your Writing
Last week I reviewed Stephen B. Heard’s The Scientist’s Guide to Writing on the Canadian Science Publishing blog. “Scientific writing help has now arrived, in … Read more
If You Go Out in the Woods Today…: Wildness & Writing
This morning I went for a walk in the woods. Taken at face value, there’s really nothing special about that statement. But add in the … Read more
Working hard versus doing too much
Lately I’ve been doing Too Much. What tipped me off? Because last week I slept for almost 29 hours straight, with a couple of breaks … Read more
De-Mystifying the Process of Writing a Scientific Paper
Writing science papers can be a challenge, especially given that scientists aren’t really trained in how to write. I have a guest post up at … Read more
On Writer's Block and the Permission to Succeed
The wind is racing through the forest canopy like breakers crashing on the beach, releasing clouds of egg yolk yellow pollen into the unsettled air. … Read more
The Perils of Writing About Women in Science
Writing about women in science is a tricky business. While you want to champion their contributions across a range of research fields, you also don’t … Read more
Guest post on CNF Collective Society blog
The week before last, I had a guest post on the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society’s blog. I’ve hesitated to post it here, but am not … Read more
