By day, I work with college students. Often, those are students who are in academic trouble. And every day, I ask questions like, "Why didn't you drop the class when you failed the midterm?" or "Why are you so determined to stick to a major that's making you flunk out of school?" The answer, inevitably, is, …
Category: Education and Career
Turning Interviews into Kids’ Books with Erica Swallow
This month in the Inspiration and Perspiration series, I tracked down Erica Swallow, co-creator of a non-fiction picture book stemming from Erica's real-life interview with kid entrepreneurs. I met Erica at the San Francisco Writer's Conference, where, in our first chat, she asked, "Is there anything I can do to help you with your project?" I was later …
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Collecting and Connecting – Two Years of Interviews
I not only tell stories, I collect them. I interview people about their complicated career paths and publish the articles once a month. After two years, I’ve found there’s a key factor that separates the interviews I find interesting and the ones I get fully sucked into, head first. But before I talk about other people’s stories, …
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