| September 3, 2026
Ask Tina helps a burned-out writing teacher untangle how to keep giving to other writers without draining her own creative well.
Writers
Writers
Tina Goodyear
peer artist leader (memoir incubator)
Biography
Tina Goodyear has been writing poetry and prose since she first learned to hold a pencil. Writing has been a central part of her 20-plus-year career in education and an integral part of her personal life. After attending a summer intensive workshop with the National Writing Project, her thinking about the teaching of writing changed dramatically—from a focus on the more mechanical aspects of writing to a focus on meaning-making, voice, and agency. She carries that philosophy forward in her teaching at local universities and in her work with Project Write Now. Tina holds a BA in English, an MS in Secondary English Education, and an EdD in Educational Leadership and Management.
Instagram: @tgood427
Journal Entries
| August 6, 2026
Ask Tina helps a debut author untangle the "memoir vs. autofiction" genre question and lands on some reassuring permission to stop worrying about the label and just tell the story.
| July 2, 2026
Ask Tina tackles the awkwardness of asking for public support and makes the case that a direct, honest ask beats a hopeful, silent wait every time.
| June 4, 2026
Ask Tina weighs the pros and cons of pursuing an MFA and offers lower-cost alternatives for writers seeking community, motivation, and craft development.
| May 7, 2026
A structure-craving memoirist asks Tina for the golden rules of memoir writing and learns which ones to follow, and which ones to break.
Publications
Creative Nonfiction
- May 2024 | “The Culling” | HerStry
On Craft
- May 2024 | “Voice Lessons” | Read Her Like an Open Book