Entries by Rebecca T. Dickson

How Science Can Help You Become a Better Writer

If you haven’t heard about brain plasticity yet, allow me to blow your mind: Researchers discovered new details about the development and depth of pathways inside our brains. They are not static. Gone are the days of thinking your brain grows until you’re thirty, and then you’re screwed. It’s becoming clearer we are able to […]

Teaching Writing Formulas is GARBAGE :: Confessions of a Dirty Blonde

In middle school, we’re told our paragraphs must be three sentences long. In high school, we’re told five sentences will suffice, but only if you use a hook, a lead in, something of substance, a lead out and conclusion. It’s systematic. Then as upperclassmen, we’re allowed to lengthen our paragraphs, to add three more sentences […]