Tom Romano

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

@EmPittsDonahoe Excellent observations, Emily. A colleague fed into ChatGPT some back book cover copy I wrote for a memoir. 3 times! The final result was generic and cliched. In writing him back, I mistakenly wrote ChatGPA, which he thought was perfect orthographic variation. (Write your essay)

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

@Tom_Newkirk Advocating is a tricky verb in the context of teaching. Is teaching the facts about a topic advocating it? Would love to read the transcript of your testimony, Tom.

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

@pennykittle @ncte To revise well, I must remove myself from the draft for 2 or 3 days, become a stranger to it, let my subconscious do some work

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

An epigram for a book you write "there is no sense in writing something as long as this if you can’t say what fee... https://t.co/9WjFgmY4wa

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

From one of my sophomores: "I like to write. It’s as plain as that. Writing has always made me feel welcomed. Writing is my north star, and I have constantly turned to it when I need direction or guidance."

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

Gwendolyn Brooks: "Truth-tellers are not always palatable. / There is a preference for candy bars."

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

“If your reader feels the sun on his flesh, the wind fluttering his shirt sleeves, half your fight is won.” –Ray Bradbury

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

Francis Ford Coppola: I wrote the screenplay [for The Godfather] fast, because it was based on the work I had done in the notebook.

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

Write about a memorable voice. Quote words unforgotten. Flesh out memory. Follow meaning. Bring to life a character, a time, a place.

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

@MrsC_English Hot and savory indeed! If you scan any of the mgp's, I'd love to read them. Sounds as though you are enjoying the end of school, Mrs. C.

[Jennifer Connolly @MrsC_English]

Wrapping up MG today w/ "Something Hot and Savory." Thanks @multigenreman & thanks seniors for some fantastic papers! #warriorswrite

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

Follow the link for my notebook entry about Sherman Alexie's visit to Miami, 4/4/17 https://t.co/3g2I34Uwwf

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

@pennykittle And do that merciless writing with faith and fearlessness.

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

I am going to have to have a serious attitude adjustment in order to befriend revision. College First-Year Student

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

As students writing in-class essays and timed essays in the American school system, we are groomed against revision. Undergraduate

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

In elementary, I wrote with faith & fearlessness! I befriended revision! I was not afraid of anything when it came to writing." Col Student

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

Rules & rubrics made me a useless writer when there are no rules. I don’t know how to write when someone’s not guiding me. College student

[E-Rage Against The Machine @EricRogersHere]

@multigenreman @LoriCurry2 MR. ROMANO!!! You're the reason I'm a professional writer! Hope you are well, sir.

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

A former grad student wrote me an email in which she said, "Writing what matters has awakened a beast of a voice in me."

[Tom Romano @multigenreman]

" . . . a real writer is always shifting and changing and searching." James Baldwin