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Tutoring Director Mary Click on Childhood Literacy and Changing Kids’ Lives Through Mentoring

December 4, 2022 by Kent Sanders

My guest today is Mary Click. She is the National Intergenerational Tutoring Director for the Oasis Institute, a nonprofit educational organization that promotes healthy aging through lifelong learning, active lifestyles, and service. Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring has positively impacted over 525,000 children since its inception in 1989, and has been implemented in more than 100 school … Read more

Professor Anne Sheridan on Why You Should Read Classic Literature

November 30, 2022 by Kent Sanders

My guest today is Professor Anne Sheridan, and she’s going to help take the intimidation factor out of reading classic literature. Anne is an educator, a pastor’s wife, and a mother of three girls living in Davenport, Iowa. She has undergraduate degrees in Piano Performance and English, a graduate certificate in Biblical Studies, and an … Read more

Watering: Read Books for Nourishment

November 9, 2022 by Kent Sanders

As we talked about yesterday, you need to have a system where you can plant or store all the thoughts, information, and ideas you will use as raw material for writing. And while that is an important start, you need to water these tiny seeds so they can grow into something useful. We have a … Read more

It’s Time to Let Go of Some Books

October 28, 2021 by Kent Sanders

In your writing life, you will find that it’s easy to let go of some things, and much harder to let go of others. One of the items it’s difficult to let go of is books. After all, you’re a writer… why would you get rid of books? The reality is that we fill our … Read more

Watering: Read Books for Nourishment

October 21, 2021 by Kent Sanders

The Two-Book Approach to Reading

August 31, 2021 by Kent Sanders

As a writer, you know you should be reading every day. You know that it’s a vital part of filling your creative well. But with so many great books out there, how do you decide which ones to read? What sort of system should you use to read more? I’ve talked before about the importance … Read more

Reading is Critical to Your Creativity

August 16, 2021 by Kent Sanders

There is something quite magical about a book. Of course, you already know that since you’re a writer. You’re already committed to the art and craft of writing books. But it’s interesting that so many writers don’t make a lot of time to read. We love books and are committed to creating them… but we … Read more

Tutoring Director Mary Click on Childhood Literacy and Changing Kids’ Lives Through Mentoring

Professor Anne Sheridan on Why You Should Read Classic Literature

Watering: Read Books for Nourishment

It’s Time to Let Go of Some Books

Watering: Read Books for Nourishment

The Two-Book Approach to Reading

Reading is Critical to Your Creativity

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