| December 11, 2025
Ask Tina reminds an overwhelmed writer that reading is valuable but not mandatory, and encourages them to release the guilt and find what works for their own creative process.
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
| November 6, 2025
Ask Tina advises a wounded writer that the responsibility for thoughtful feedback lies with the giver, not the receiver, and encourages them to keep writing.
| October 2, 2025
A Substack writer seeks advice from Ask Tina on how to ensure her posts come from a place of kindness rather than revenge.
| September 4, 2025
Ask Tina offers advice to a writer struggling to prioritize multiple projects, advocating for trusting creative instincts over rigid organizational systems.
| August 7, 2025
Ask Tina advises a writer struggling with novel revision and offers practical strategies to overcome their resistance.
Publications
Creative Nonfiction
- May 2024 | “The Culling” | HerStry
On Craft
- May 2024 | “Voice Lessons” | Read Her Like an Open Book