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The First Step to Becoming a Better Writer

I coached college students in writing for three years. Here’s what I observed. — For three years, I provided writing counseling services to undergraduates at a highly ranked university, including humanities students, pre-med hopefuls, future lawyers, athletes, and beyond. From literature papers to med school applications, I reviewed anything with words. The program that I worked for targeted students from underrepresented and/or underserved communities…

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The First Step to Becoming a Better Writer
The First Step to Becoming a Better Writer
Writing

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Mar 11, 2021

Why Am I Having So Much Trouble Sticking to My Goals?

All this watching is keeping me from doing. — Dance cardio, roller skating, coffee brewing — these are some of the hobbies that I dabbled in to keep myself afloat in 2020. …

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Why Am I Having So Much Trouble Sticking to My Goals?
Why Am I Having So Much Trouble Sticking to My Goals?
Writing

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Aug 23, 2020

How to Give Constructive and Compassionate Writing Feedback

Writing is an art — and so is giving writing feedback. — “I’m a bad writer.” As a writing counselor at a top university, I’d start my sessions by asking clients about their relationship with writing. My clients were high-achieving students, so you’d expect them to have more confidence. However, the vast majority of my clients made this same self-deprecating claim. “What…

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How to Give Constructive and Compassionate Writing Feedback
How to Give Constructive and Compassionate Writing Feedback
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Jul 9, 2020

Traveling, a State of Mind

Traveling has expanded my worldview — but so has quarantining. — Like many others — quarantined indoors while the summer sun shines outside — I’ve mourned the people lost, jobs terminated, goals postponed, and trips cancelled. …

Travel

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Traveling, a State of Mind
Traveling, a State of Mind
Travel

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The Startup

·Jul 2, 2020

Can I Call Myself an Asian American Writer?

I didn’t consider myself an Asian American writer until someone called me one. — I walked side by side with my classmate, who I’ll call Nick, through the valley of brick buildings at the center of campus. We’d just discovered that we were the co-winners of a major creative writing prize, judged by a panel of professors. I could tell that the co part…

Race

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Can I Call Myself an Asian American Writer?
Can I Call Myself an Asian American Writer?
Race

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May 28, 2020

Passion Doesn’t Have to be a Full-Time Job

How unemployment led me to redefine career success. — I sat across from a senior technology executive at my company. He was one of those chill executives, the type to wear jeans and chat with interns by the coffee machine. His casual posture told me to relax. My sweaty palms clearly didn’t get the memo. My boss had arranged…

Careers

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Passion Doesn’t Have to be a Full-Time Job
Passion Doesn’t Have to be a Full-Time Job
Careers

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May 15, 2020

“What are you?” It’s complicated.

My mixedness fascinates and frustrates people — including me. — In first grade, my teacher asked the class to make a heritage box. My mom and I found a shoe box and glued the Japanese, German, and American flags to the outside; we filled it with dolls, a tape recording of a folk tune, photographs. “This is my heritage,” I…

Identity

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“What are you?” It’s complicated.
“What are you?” It’s complicated.
Identity

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·May 5, 2020

Conversation is a Powerful Writing Tool

Oral storytelling is in our nature. — We all recognize that romantic image of The Writer — like Colin Firth in Love Actually, sitting at a typewriter in a secluded cottage with a stunning lakeside view. The keyword here is secluded: the writer retreats from society, away from the distractions of day to day life. No technology…

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Conversation is a Powerful Writing Tool
Conversation is a Powerful Writing Tool
Writing

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Apr 29, 2020

I Am More Than What I Do

A closer look at the language we use to craft our personal brands. — In college, I took an Asian American studies class, focused on the civil rights movement of the sixties and seventies. Our final assignment asked us to interview someone from a previous generation to capture an oral history. I interviewed my mom, a third-generation Japanese American. …

Identity

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I Am More Than What I Do
I Am More Than What I Do
Identity

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JoAnna Schindler

JoAnna Schindler

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Writer & technology professional, based in Los Angeles | I also write at jomiyoko.blog

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