Writing and creating a book is a solitary and lonely experience. Oftentimes it’s not even that much fun, just a whole lotta work. That’s why, when the book is finally released, it’s important to let your hair down, break out the fruit punch and have a book release party! For
Letters Across the Pacific
Last year, my friend Erick and I came up with an idea. Erick teaches writing (among other subjects) to 5th graders in Massachusetts, and I teach writing to college sophomores. Was there a way we could somehow bridge the Pacific and have the students interact with each other through writing?
Check out the New MCFC Books!
We started a new web page for our book series. It might not have much content yet, but it is up and running, so go check it out! www.mcfcbooks.com The MCFC books website is where we will be adding all things Moo-Cow related. But it won’t just be all Moo-Cow.
The Fuzzy Philosopher: Our First Review!
Our new book, The Fuzzy Philosopher, isn’t on sale for another 3 weeks (Nov. 9th, mark your calendars) but the first review was just published on blogcritic.com! It was written by Gordon Haupfleisch, a Blogcritics Books Editor and book reviewer for the San Diego Union Tribune Books. One great thing
Moo-Cow Fan Club Book–An Update
I’ve been having a lot of fun as an English teacher here in China, but my real job, and first love, is the Moo-Cow Fan Club. For over 5 years I was the editor of Moo-Cow Fan Club Magazine, an award-winning educational magazine for kids. We refused to take ad’s,
On Untemplater Again
Just a quick update to let you all know that I have another guest post on Untemplater. This one is about road magic, the universal force that helps travelers out when you need it the most. The trick to getting road magic is by being free and open and not
Another Guest Post
Just wanted to let you all know that I wrote another guest post on Untemplater. I don’t know if I am an ‘official’ contributor yet, but they haven’t told me stop writing so I’ll keep trucking until they do. I’m planning on writing 1-2 posts every month on untemplater. I’ve
I'm on Untemplater!!
I just wanted to let you all know that my writing has appeared on another blog! This time it is at Untemplater, a great site for those people who want to live life according to their own rules. Untemplater is a new-ish site, started by some big names in the
I'm on the 'Hobo!'
Curious about what a week in the life of an English teacher in China is like? Well head on over to the Professional Hobo to check out my diary! Nora, the woman behind the site, publishes a “Week-in-the-life-of” series and this week that life is mine! I am a big
Making Magazines
That’s it. Classes are over, school is out. In 2 weeks we’ll be taking off for sunnier locations (western/southern China) but until then I have a lot of work to do. Namely, I have to grade finals. The way the grades here work is that 40% of a student’s full