Kathleen Lees
Online Classes: Skillshare for the Curious Writers
Shortly after our wedding, during which we planned to take our honeymoon to Tenerife, my husband and I got COVID. We recently tested...
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Kathleen Lees
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
Reading 1st: It's The Most Important Skill
One of my most outspoken students recently got a job at a hospital in St. Louis. I'm really excited for her. She has only been in the...
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Kathleen Lees
- Feb 6, 2022
- 3 min
Work Environment: Do You Prefer Structure or Flexibility?
When my work schedule changed, I really made it a point to change the structure of my personal schedule. I went to the gym at 6 a.m....
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Kathleen Lees
- Jan 30, 2022
- 4 min
How Your Day Job Can Influence Your Writing
The last two weeks have gone by fast. I went from teaching three classes per week to seven. (One of them starts at 9 a.m. in the morning...
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Kathleen Lees
- Jan 14, 2022
- 3 min
Omicron: Learning (Virtually) During the Pandemic
As the Omicron variant surges, I notice that fewer students are attending in-person classes at Clayton High School. While it’s mandatory...
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Kathleen Lees
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
Research in Writing
This weekend, the St. Louis Writers Guild hosted an event with author Tanya Roth about writing history. (FYI, her book "Her Cold War:...
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Kathleen Lees
- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
Here's How to Stay Organized
How do you stay organized with your writing? It’s a critical question, and to an extent, it’s unique to each writer. Over the last...
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Kathleen Lees
- Jan 2, 2022
- 3 min
Writing Resolutions
It’s 2022, and my head is buzzing with so many possibilities. What writing opportunities will this year bring? The previous year seemed...
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Kathleen Lees
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
Productivity vs. Creativity in Writing
One of my favorite authors is Stephen King. In his book "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft," King notes that he sets a daily writing goal...
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Kathleen Lees
- Dec 27, 2021
- 2 min
2022: Holiday Hiatus
The workday after Christmas is always so confusing to me. It's that in-between period where you're still in vacation mode (e.g., eating a...
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