Daphne Gray-Grant

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Why you should focus on writing speed

At one of our weekly Get It Done calls, one participant recently asked why I’ve started focusing on speed. I’m paraphrasing freely here, but he said something like, “I’m comfortable with the speed at which I write and I don’t really need or want to do it any faster.” While I respect everyone’s right to […]

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PubCoach top 10: August 2020

Reading time: About 5 minutes Here are my 10 favourite articles or posts from last month, focusing on the most useful, helpful and healthful pieces for writers. When I worked in the newspaper business, I had to learn how to cope with what we called “silly season.” At the height of summer — late August

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Why you shouldn’t expect inspiration

Something about creative work — painting, playing music, acting, sculpting and, of course, writing — makes many of us believe that a mystical element called “inspiration” is necessary. I have never believed this point. Sure, some people are born with more natural talent for these activities than others, but with enough hard work you can

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Not writing is not always slacking off

I’ve always seen writing as a multi-faceted job, requiring many steps. There’s… Planning Thinking Researching Thinking some more Mindmapping Writing Substantive editing Copy editing Proofreading Publishing/getting published The trouble is, many people see ‘writing’ as only one step – a giant hairball of a process in which they sit at a keyboard and try to

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