PinnedMember-onlyAbout Lee G. Hornbrook — 2022Welcome to Lee G. Hornbrook’s Medium page. Updated October 5, 2022 — Table of Contents Bio My Content Services Contact Info Selected Articles Bio Hi! I’m Lee G. Hornbrook, writer and editor. I am a former college writing professor, a writing coach, ready to help you take your writing and your business to the next level. I write memoir and about writing and…About Lee G Hornbrook4 min readAbout Lee G Hornbrook4 min read
Published in The Writing Prof·Mar 7Member-onlyDevelopmental Editing — Making Your Story the Best It Can BeMy new business — The Writing Prof Editorial Services — The Writing Prof publication is spinning off into a business — The Writing Prof Editorial Services. The Writing Prof blog will remain the communications newsletter for my editing/coaching/writing business. You can find my website at The Writing Prof Editorial Services (https://leehornbrook.com). The Writing Prof will continue to publish other writers…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in The Writing Prof·Nov 10, 2022Member-onlyThe Best Short Story Writer in America Today: George Saunders11 Books on my Bookshelf — In October 2022, the 12th George Saunders book was published, a collection of exhilerating short stories titled Liberation Day. If you’re not familiar with George Saunders, arguably the best short story writer in America today, take a look at this brief introduction to his work. For a career as high-flying…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published in The Writing Prof·Nov 7, 2022A Word Please #8 — *Monthly Newsletter of The Writing ProfIn which I announce a chat feature on my memoir newsletter — Hello! The Writing Prof is open for business. We publish all things writing, writing process, grammar and punctuation, books and literature, and personal essays. If you’d like to be a writer, sign up at the Contribute link. I’m a writing professor and writing process expert. If you’d like to work…Memoir3 min readMemoir3 min read
Nov 7, 2022Member-onlySubstack Chat is Open for My Memoir Newsletter: “My Own Private Waste Land”In which I invite you to participate in internet chat with me — I’ve completed my memoir: “My Own Private Waste Land.” It’s a train wreck of a story through a decade of dysfunction. I’ll cut to the chase and let you know the ending: I survived. I’m lucky to be here and alive, telling my story. I discuss my memoir at my…Memoir3 min readMemoir3 min read
Oct 21, 2022The last part here is much like my own story and book.The last part here is much like my own story and book.1 min read1 min read
Published in The Writing Prof·Oct 6, 2022A Word Please #7 — *Monthly Newsletter of the Writing ProfIn which we welcome Fall from beautiful Seattle — Hello everyone. Welcome to A Word, Please, the official newsletter of The Writing Prof. It’s been a while. I have exciting new updates for you. 1 — Accepting New Writers and New Submissions. The Writing Prof is growing and needs new writers and new submissions. You can sign up to be a writer at the “Contribute” button on…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published in Better Humans·Aug 18, 2022Member-onlyHow to Thrive in Online College ClassesMaster these skills to achieve success in online classes — Today, the opportunity to take online college classes is greater than ever before. Whether you are fulfilling basic requirements in preparation for more advanced work in a 4-year college or seeking a degree fully online, learning online successfully takes specific skills and temperament. In an almost 25 year college teaching…College10 min readCollege10 min read
Published in The Writing Prof·Aug 12, 2022Member-onlyIf You’re Serious About Learning to Write, Check Out Story Club with George SaundersA substack community about short fiction, writing, and kindness — Newsletters are a thing. Writing about writing is a thing. Writing about writing and writing newsletters about writing on Medium is a thing. Most new writers on Medium don’t really want to learn how to write. They want to learn how to make money writing by blogging. And there are…Writing8 min readWriting8 min read
Published in The Writing Prof·Aug 11, 2022Member-onlySome Perspective on PunctuationDon’t sweat it, and absolutely don’t be a punc-snob! — My life is lived among language nerds — writers, editors, English teachers, people who love language and the written word. But lately I’ve become testy with dictatorial, petty, prescriptive purveyors of punctuation policy. That’s right: the punctuation police. It’s everywhere, on all kinds of social media, on LinkedIn by the…Writing Tips11 min readWriting Tips11 min read
