William C.
Subscriber since: November 2008
Location:
Columbia,
MD
About Me
I am a three times retired medical school professor. I grew up in Louisiana but I am not Cajun, no.
At the present I am an Assistant Dean and I teach emergency medicine courses in Antigua (West Indies).
For years, I have planned to write a novel set in a Caribbean medical school. Next year (which will begin for me 12 January 2009) I will retire again, go home to Maryland and finish the novel.
At the present I am an Assistant Dean and I teach emergency medicine courses in Antigua (West Indies).
For years, I have planned to write a novel set in a Caribbean medical school. Next year (which will begin for me 12 January 2009) I will retire again, go home to Maryland and finish the novel.
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Favorite Word:
exploreI started to say my favorite word was adventure, but the spidergram scared me off.
Least Favorite Word:
rapacityOkay, I will play your silly game, but how can anyone have something against a word.
However, while I have nothing against the word, I do detest the insatiable desire for wealth . . . or any other insatiable desire.
Favorite Quote:
"It usually takes me two or three weeks to prepare an impromptu speech."
- Mark Twain
Favorite Topics:
Copywriting:
Red Pen Diaries: The Solutions Problem
December 3, 2009
December 3, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Fiction writing:
Rules for Writing Fiction
February 23, 2010
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
How to write:
The Power of Short Words
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
Language:
Stay Tuned for Language Mavenry
March 19, 2010
An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Language arts:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Let Freedom Ring!
February 18, 2010
Libraries:
Term Limits: A Profession Ponders Its Very Name
December 16, 2009
The Digital Librarian
February 17, 2009
Marketing copy:
Reading:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Students:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
Teachers:
Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010
Knowing Write from Wrong: How I Get My Classes to Write
January 11, 2010
Teaching:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
Visual Thesaurus:
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
WordMasters:
The January-February 2010 Wordmasters Challenge
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '10
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
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