Losing Wilf
I’ve had a mad morning. My Friday lessons are usually smooth and easy and fun, but this week sees the culmination of the Chinese New Year celebrations and many of my students are either back in school, or about to…
A Flash of Inspiration
Hello! Happy Friday! (I have to admit, Fridays aren’t too special for me, as I work over the weekend at my teaching job, but hopefully you are all enjoying a Friday feeling.) I’ve been thinking a bit more about where…
Happy Chinese New Year
Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, or the lunar year. It seems like a nice opportunity to talk about my other job – the one where I am not primarily a writer, but a teacher –…
Choices and Rules
I’ve been having some discussions lately about rules in writing. Do this; do that. Don’t do this; don’t do that. Some exampls include: Should a writer always use ‘said’ for dialogue? Never use ‘said’? Describe their characters? Let the readers…