Category Archives: Writing

Defining Your Problem First

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Richard Guzman

The Professional Writing Video Series – Part 2: The Central Form The video below explains the Problem-Solution-Conclusion form, a form I believe to be central to all professional writing.  Master this form and it will give whatever you write for … Continue reading →

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All Things Ray

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Richard Guzman

This post serves as an index to all the items about Ray Charles on this site, especially the VIDEO SERIES “Me and Brother Ray” (see below).  I have been a professor of English for several decades now, so it may seem … Continue reading →

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All Things Baldwin

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Richard Guzman

This post serves as an index for everything James Baldwin on this site.  Along with Ray Charles, James Baldwin has forever, it seems, guided me along my professional life as an English professor, and both have done at least as … Continue reading →

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