by Jeri Walker | Apr 3, 2013 | Writing Tips
All writers occasionally grasp for topics. How often have you wondered what to blog about or what to write about when it comes time to create engaging content for your niche market? Many writers believe in waiting for inspiration to strike, which can certainly work,...
by Jeri Walker | Feb 7, 2012 | The English Classroom
Curiosity is at the heart of academic inquiry. Bruce Ballenger’s The Curious Researcher is the antithesis to the common perception that writing research papers is a dry and uninspired process. Early on he makes the distinction between research reports and...
by Jeri Walker | Jan 17, 2012 | Book Reviews
It can be overwhelming at times to try to pick out a good book of writing exercises. More difficult still is getting yourself to actually take the time to sit down and work through the exercises. The Art of Styling Sentences is a book I encountered as an undergraduate...
by Jeri Walker | Jan 10, 2012 | Book Reviews
What Our Speech Disrupts is part of the stockpile of writing exercise books I amassed in graduate school. While I have completed writing exercises since getting my degree, I will forever be grateful for those years of focused study. At times, my writing workshop...