by Katie | May 22, 2016 | Creative Writing, Lauren-Katie Letters, Teaching
Note to readers: This post is part of a series of letters between me and my friend and author Lauren Faulkenberry. I publish our letters here on my blog, and she also publishes our letters on her blog. You can read all of our letters here. Check out Lauren’s latest...
by Katie | Apr 20, 2016 | Creative Writing, Editing and Writing Coaching, Teaching
Many of you know that I left full-time academia a few years ago. Update: I’m teaching again, this time a creative writing workshop course I got to design from scratch, for the extension program at a local university. The pay is so low as to be non-existent, but...
by Katie | Jan 12, 2016 | Creative Writing, Editing and Writing Coaching, Teaching
Last Updated: 4/5/16 The date of the next #EditQs Twitter Chat: Monday, 4/18. Why #EditQs Chat? As many of you already know, I work as a writing coach and developmental editor in addition to working as a writer. Recently, I was Skyping with my friend and fellow editor...
by Katie | Nov 21, 2015 | Teaching, Textbooks
Over the last two years, my friend and former colleague Alexa Chew and I have been writing a book. It’s going to press very soon. We worked closely with the awesome designer at our press and came up with an amazing cover, and I’m going to share it with...
by Katie | Jul 28, 2015 | Book Reviews, Teaching, Textbooks
[View my book review information page] Author: Catherine Prendergast | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon Author Page Publisher: Self-Published, 2015 Cover Design and Interior Illustrations: Hann Lindahl Purchase Book: 2.99 eBook, 9.99 Paper Note: I received a free copy in...
by Katie | Jun 12, 2015 | Freelance Academic, Social Justice, Teaching
As academics we have to write this thing called a “teaching philosophy statement” to send off with job applications. The initials of such a document are quite funny (TPS), and many authors of TPSs view them as a waste of time. Surely no one reads them,...
