2. Meet the Author: You
The 'Backwards' Research Guide for Writers - Using your Life for Reflection, Connection, and Inspiration - Sonya Huber
Sonya Huber [+ ]
Fairfield University
Sonya Huber is an Assistant Professor teaching creative writing and composition at Fairfield University, Connecticut (USA). Her background includes sociology/anthropology at Carleton University, an M.A. in journalism, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from The Ohio State University. Among her many publications in a wide variety of genres are the books Opa Nobody and Cover Me, A Health Insurance Memoir, both with the University of Nebraska Press; articles in Psychology Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Sojourner; and creative writing in Literary Mama and Fourth Genre.
Description
This chapter is devoted to you. The exercises in this chapter and beyond include questions to help you generate a detailed and even surprising profile of yourself and your interests. Each activity will also require you to think about the world you live in and how you see it, which will lead to questions for research. As the researcher, you are the foundation for any research project you might complete.