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Hey everyone! Short actual text post this time, just as an update. I’ve finished – or at least felt comfortable enough to send off – the sample I posted the other day. I can’t believe I built an entire world (and wrote an 11,000 word novelette!) in essentially five days. I’ve spent the last twoContinueContinue reading “That Writing Process, Mk 2”

In which we catch up on the various blog posts I’ve been meaning to construct. Sewing 102 I hosted Sewing 102 a few Saturdays back. We ended up with only two students, rather than my usual four, as Life got in the way at the last minute. The plan this time around, however the studentContinueContinue reading “A Mixed Bag: Class Updates Edition”

Teaching Level: 7Experience: 6.5 Semesters Spells: 5Charisma: 16Wisdom: 11Intelligence: 12EXP Bonus: Co-teaching – Kassorla +4, Olive +1 Spring 2018 Jenn Olive and I spent all of Winter Break of ’17 working out how to create a themed course. This would be my fourth semester of ENGL 1101, and her nth of 1102. Originally, we’d both planned to teach 1102, butContinueContinue reading “Teaching Reflection: Spring to Spring, AY 2018-19”

Lower Division Studies here at GSU – aka my Benevolent Overlords – requires its GTAs to attend a training session twice a semester. It’s a half-day of discussions, generally held on a Friday – a week before semester start and mid-October in Fall, and Feb and April in Spring. Large group meeting, where we discussContinueContinue reading “Mastering Things and other adventures in graduate school”

I’ve been dreaming about teaching a Sewing 101 course for what feels like a century. I learned the basics when I was very young, and have picked up a good bit from my grandmother and the internet alike. I can craft basically anything I can look at, which comes in handy during cosplaying season. WhenContinueContinue reading “Sew I Heard You Liked Crafting?”

Hello dearest reader, and welcome back to GSU for Spring Semester! I started off this semester – and year! – by attempting an English 1102 course, rather than my usual 1101. This course is the second part to the First Year Writing set that GSU offers, and it’s been quite a ride so far. IContinueContinue reading “New Semester, New Course”

Teaching Level: 4Experience: 3.5 SemestersSpells: 3Charisma: 16Wisdom: 10Intelligence: 12 I tell my students every term they’re a guinea pig class. My first class I told straight – I’m a new teacher, this is my first semester, take it easy on me – and thank everything holy they were good people. Some new students, some freshContinueContinue reading “Teaching Reflection: Spring to Spring, AY 2017-18”

Teaching Level: 1Experience: 0 SemestersSpells: 0Charisma: 16Wisdom: 8Intelligence: 12 Things could have been a good deal worse than they were this year. I had a very understanding, mature class who took my ineptitudes in stride. They were 18-25 (rather than the 18-20 I expected in a freshman comp class), with a few older outliers. IContinueContinue reading “Teaching Reflection: Spring 2017”