Writing Beliefs – Dr. Eric Drown

On Confronting the Unknown

Posted onSeptember 19, 2016September 14, 2017AuthorEric Drown53 Comments

Why did Juliane Koepcke survive an airplane disaster over the Peruvian Amazon when others died? According to Miller and Jurecic’s paraphrase of Laurence Gonzalez, she survived because: “Rather than follow rules, she improvised” (22) “Although she was afraid…, she used that fear as a resource for action” (22) She had “‘an inner-resource, a state of mind’ Read More …

Rules of Writing

Posted onSeptember 12, 2016August 16, 2017AuthorEric Drown48 Comments

By the time they arrive at college, every writer has internalized a slew of writing “rules” that they have learned from teachers, parents, fellow students, and others. What are the writing rules that you have inherited from others? Tell us a story about a time when the rules seemed to change on you.