Dan Harris is a correspondent for ABC News, an anchor forNightline and co-anchor for the weekend edition of Good Morning America. He’s the author of 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story. There’s no way a fidgety and skeptical news anchor would ever have… View Post
WEEKEND LINKS ~ Best Reads on Writing & Better Living: Having A Coffee Experience
Quote of the day Three coffee experiences can be lived throughout the day: Coffee for waking up is still preferred as a hot, dilute beverage; Espresso takes the lion’s share of coffees at breaks, especially in Latin countries and above all in Italy; In Anglo-saxon or northen European countries, espresso is considered a specialty suitable for relaxing, where feeling and… View Post
Finding Your Writer’s Voice
I want to hear you, not your voice. —Iris Warren, Voice Teacher. Finding Your Writer’s Voice whispers you how the stories get written. The sound of colloquial voice: When colloquial language unites with literary language, a third language often emerges—an alchemical blend of your natural speaking voice, and a more polished language capable of arousing the imagination of the reader. The… View Post
How Schools Kill Creativity
Sir Kenneth Robinson is an English author, speaker and international advisor on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education and arts bodies. He was Director of the Arts in Schools Project (1985–89), Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick (1989–2001), and was knighted in 2003 for services to art. He is author of Finding Your Element, Out of Our… View Post
THURSDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: What makes a hero?
Quote of the day We argue with stories, internally or out loud. We talk back. We praise. We denounce. Every story is the beginning of a conversation, with ourselves as well as with others. ~ELIZABETH SVOBODA, author of What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness. FOOD Why we love the pain of spicy food? [Tasty: The Art and Science… View Post