Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes from Amy Waldman… I was such an enormous fan of Amy Waldman’s first novel, I resolved to read her next book as soon […]
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Josée Bergeron says that spending time outdoors every day is essential to her creative process…. Josée Bergeron is a French-Canadian Indigenous Métis mother of five (ages two to 17) and the founder of Backwoods Mama, a nature-based parenting community. Originally from the northern interior of
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Spending a bit of money will sometimes save you a lot of time (which, funnily enough, translates into money). Check out these free or cheapish apps for writers to improve your effectiveness…. I like to work in a fast, focused way so I have more
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Reading time: About 1 minute This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world for material to help other writers. Today I discuss a blog post about whether writing is like exercise…. I laughed when I read Steven Pressfield’s most recent blog post. It
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Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes by Sally Rooney…. Sally Rooney was born in the west of Ireland in 1991. I started reading her novel Normal People while standing in
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Kristi Spence strongly believes that writing is not linear. All writers have good days and bad days — and that’s the gig, she says. The writing doesn’t do itself. Kristi Spence is a mom, learner, scientist, writer, runner and philosopher. In her weekly Substack newsletter,
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Reading time: About 3 minutes If you love editing but hate writing, you may simply be too judgmental for your own good. Here’s how to stop being judgy…. Some people call me opinionated. Others, judgy. Still others, determined. A few brave souls have even called me “delightfully obstinate” —
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Reading time: Less than 1 minute This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world to find websites, books and articles to help other writers. Today I discuss a blog post for freelancers who are not making enough money…. Are you a freelance writer
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of metaphors and similes from Tom Mueller… I’ve long considered myself a foodie, and when I heard there was a splendid book exposing deceit
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Reading time: About 2 minutes A.H. Kim says that having an accountability partner helps her to get her butt out of bed and into a chair every day…. A.H. (Ann) Kim is an immigrant, mother of two sons and a rescue pup, long-time cancer survivor, community volunteer, and happily retired
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