When I was a 10-year-old boy, and I was supposed to be playing back in my bedroom, my mom, Nancy, didn’t freak out when she walked by and couldn’t see me. She knew I was under my bed drafting the latest edition of Snoozy News, a handwritten newspaper published in pencil-lead black and vibrant Crayola […]
It feels a little arrogant, but allow me to open this response by citing, well, myself from the first paper—it was your first paper, too!—that I wrote for this class. In the Golden Circle Assignment: What Is Your Why? (2023), I explained, “Just a week into this program, I have discovered my why: “Make the
I used to think I had an “S” on my chest and thought I could do it all. Never asking for help because I thought it would show weakness. Rarely asking questions because I thought it would show cluelessness. Often taking on too much in silence because if I didn’t do what was asked of
My professional career as a writer always has included needing to write for different audiences all at the same time. Whether it was writing action-packed stories for disinterested sports observers and enthusiastic sports fans; faith-based articles for devout Catholics and lapsed doubters; or recruitment brochures to entice excited prospective college students and their older tuition-paying
Self-authorship enables learners to evaluate information critically, form their own judgments, and collaborate with others to act wisely. Authenticity is about being genuine or real. Balancing this idea of presenting oneself in a certain way to others, while also working to acknowledge/demonstrate one’s authentic self, discuss your journey of self-authorship as it leads to being
The best way to demonstrate my work as an author and creative professional is through a well-crafted portfolio of stories I’ve written and samples of campaigns I’ve developed. Allow me to proudly yet sheepishly show my age. I have no electronic portfolio of my professional work because, well, clips from earlier in my career are