In today’s post, I want to revisit the idea of thesis because there’s really so much to say about it.  If you missed my first post on...

I’m currently reading Laura Vanderkam‘s Tranquility by Tuesday.  I’m a longtime fan of hers—I follow her blog and I’m pretty sure I’ve...

If you’ve taken a college-level writing course, chances are you’ve heard the term thesis.  But do you have a good understanding of what...

What can you do when you don’t feel like doing anything? Or when time simply doesn’t allow for deep, focused work on your project? My...

I once read that Lorne Michaels has said, “Saturday Night Live doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30 pm on a...

If you want to get it done, you have to write it down. I am a very visual learner--when people tell me their names, it often goes in one...

Feeling stuck with your writing? Next time you're stuck, try one of these quick practices to get the words flowing again! Go for a walk...

What baseline self-care activities do you need to do so that you can do your best writing? As a graduate student and, later, as a...

This is a follow-up from my last post where I introduced the idea of foundational activities and how they can help with writing. If you...

I've been thinking recently about the phenomenon of "writer's block," and how I don't think "writer's block" need exist for anyone. ...

I've been thinking about this recently--how to expand safely. By expand, I mean: try new things, take risks, put yourself (and your...

Let my many years as a student save you some time! You’re busy. Beyond busy. You have classes, clubs, performances—maybe even a sport...

On Writing a Good Conclusion This is the fourth, and final, installment of my 'how to' series. If you'd like to check out the earlier...

More Tips to Get Unstuck After writing my previous blog post, How to Keep Going, I kept coming up with more and more ideas about how to...

Stop! on! lee! or! tists! (translation: Stop! Only artists!) The good news is that we're all artists. Sign made by my recent kindergarten...

How to Keep Going is the second installment in my “How to” writing series, the first of which was titled (aptly, I think!) How to Get...

You need to write something. Maybe you’ve put it off for a while and it’s due soon—like tomorrow. Or maybe it isn’t due for a while,...

What do you know to be true about yourself? Are you living (and working) in a way that honors and reflects that? I love Gretchen Rubin...

I’ve wanted to write fiction for years, literal years, and I’ve made various stabs at it here and there, but there have always been...

For over ten years, I taught undergraduate courses at Harvard in the Psychology Department and the Writing Program. Before that, I was a...