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 similes from Isaac Mizrahi… I can’t remember who suggested that I read the memoir of designer Isaac Mizrahi. Odds were less than 9/1 […]
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Renée Hartleib says that building the habit of writing is far more dependable than relying on inspiration… Renée Hartleib is a Canadian writer, editor and writing mentor based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is the author of Writing Your Way: A 40-Day Path of Self-Discovery
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Interviewing is a skill that becomes easier with practice. In the meantime, always be sure to know which questions to ask… Do you ever need to do interviews for your writing? Maybe you’re a freelance writer who needs quotes from a vice-president or a business
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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 post about bad advice for writers… Have you ever received bad advice about your writing or about the publishing industry?
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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 Jill Ciment… Although I say I seldom read murder mysteries, I’m starting to conclude I read more of them
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Rowena Rae says writers should never believe that everything they write will be publishable… Rowena Rae writes both nonfiction and fiction for kids. Her nonfiction focuses on science, the environment, and health for middle-grade readers. Her most recent books are Why We Need Vaccines: How
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Ask me if you can make money as a writer and I’ll tell you yes. But it won’t be in the way you expect… I grew up poor. My parents scrambled to put enough food on the table to feed their kids, five of us. We
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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 by Steven Pressfield… I’ve always thought that writers need at least two brains to do their work —
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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 similes and metaphors from Amy Waldman…. American author and journalist Amy Waldman (pictured above) was a reporter with the New York Times for
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Reading time: About 2 minutes When he writes poetry, Misha Solomon says he works in a linear way. “I almost always start with a title and that title rarely changes…” Misha Solomon is a homosexual poet from Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. He is the author of two chapbooks, FLORALS (above/ground press, 2020) and Full Sentences (Turret House
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