Tag: neuroplasticity

Radical Approaches to Writing, Pt. 5

When last I posted on the Radical Approaches to Writing series, I was prepping for my Ikkyu (brown belt) exam in aikido. To pass, I had to master over 140 hand-to-hand combat techniques. Essentially, it’s like a really long kinesthetic multiple choice test. How would you respond if someone attacks you by… grabbing your arm, grabbing… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing, Pt. 5

Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 4

"Flow" courtesy of me.

Ohmeohmy! What a crazy quartet of months it has been since I started this series on revising before you write! First, I participated in a black belt test at my dojo. I was not the one being tested, but I did have to attack him and take whatever throw or pin came in response. I… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 4

Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 3

Image from www.wallpaperhi.com.

(Migrated post. Content originally published 2/2014 on jennifermichellemason.blogspot.com.) New research has started to debunk the idea that the two hemispheres of our brains do separate or independent tasks. Neuroscientist Kara D. Federmeier has found that the brain is much more dynamically linked than we ever suspected. Federmeier asserts that the two sides of the brain actually… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 3

Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 2

Playground at the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Photo CC. Courtesy of Stephen Oung and David Case.

(Migrated post. Content originally published 1/2014 on jennifermichellemason.blogspot.com.) Today’s post is dedicated to the Magic Ifs who just graduated from the Writing for Children and Young Adults program and VermontCollege of Fine Arts. These magicians are my colleagues and my friends. Their amazing creativity is a part of what inspires me to clear the authorial roadblocks… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 2

Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 1

Artwork courtesy of archanN on Wikimedia Commons. Image CC.

(Migrated post. Content originally published 1/2014 on jennifermichellmason.blogspot.com.) Waaaaayyyy back in November, I promised to write about the kind(s) of writing that can lure the writer down the path of self-defeat. I have returned from the black hole hiatus of holidays to fulfill that vow, like your own knight in shining armor! Actually, like a… Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing Pt. 1