Doni Wilson

Doni M.Wilson is Professor of English at Houston Christian University, where she has taught for two decades. She received her doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and received her BA in History from Baylor University. She has also taught at Elon University, the University of Saint Thomas, the University of Houston at Clear Lake, and Writers in the Schools. In addition to her scholarly writing, she has freelanced in Houston for over a decade, writing personal essays and articles on the literary and performing arts. She has written for the Houston Chronicle, Houstonia, Houston Press, The Pillars, The Awl, the Pisgah Review, Ten Spurs, and The Millions, among other publications. 

She can be found on Facebook and Twitter, and many of her articles may be found at https://muckrack.com/doni-wilson

Recommended Books for Writers

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Educated by Tara Westover
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
• Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
• A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver
• "Sonny's Blues" (short fiction) by James Baldwin

Teaching Philosophy
Read, think, write, share, reflect, revise, and then marvel at the progress you or someone else is making. Repeat as needed...
Enjoy reading what others have thought, and then think about how you would say it on the page. If someone gives you a suggestion, that is a wonderful gift!  I like to have a mix of reading, generative writing, conversation, and the thrill of hearing new writing, whether it is from a fellow writer, or yourself.