m2h blogs by Marcia Hansen

No time to do more than blink:
Writing in Cyberspace: Hyperpacket by Katherine Heenan at ASU — lots of good links here.
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in 8010 Theory and Practice
In an interview with Halley Suitt, David Weinberger says of the writing process:
the day to day of it was frustrating and difficult. I did more rewriting than I’ve ever done. And writing a book is attempting to solve a puzzle for which there may be no solution. As you well know, [...]

Check it out over at Profgrrrrl.
See also, How do you write? It’s inordinately comforting to be reminded (again!) that good writing doesn’t just pour out perfectly written.

Betsy Carter has an article on equilibrium in the November issue of O magazine (ok, so I know it’s the exact opposite of the dense reading I was talking about yesterday).
She cites Herbert Benson, author of The Relaxation Response, who says:
Prayers, words, mantras, songs, crocheting, swimming, exercise–anything that involves repetition…allows the body to rebound and [...]

I posted here about Lakoff’s book, Don’t Think Of An Elephant! I am thinking again tonight of elephants and academic arguments in general. Lakoff said that when politicans engage in Orwellian language, then it’s a sure sign they’re weak on that particular issue.
When academic language gets dense, is this a sign that an [...]

“What are You?” This is the most popular first-week question posed to new students. I am a first-year Rhet/Comp M.A. student, thank you for asking! I have never met so many professors and fellow grad students who are genuinely pleased to see and welcome new students.
Tonight I attended the Welcome Picnic for [...]

I came across this quote by Benjamin Franklin:
Write something worth reading or live something worth writing.

I’m now a member of Blogger. I figured since I am writing an essay on blogs and writing that I should take the plunge. My working title is: Blogs and Writing: issues of voice and community.
One of the first things I need to do is find a blogging dictionary to terms. Need [...]