Daphne Gray-Grant

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How do you deal with being sick?

There’s a particularly nasty strain of flu going around this year. I know because my husband caught it two weeks before Christmas. I knew he was really sick because he took a day off work, something he’s done only three times in the 32 years we’ve been together. (When fighting a bug, he washes his […]

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PubCoach Top 10: January 2020

Reading time: About 7 minutes​ In the season after Christmas, when life seems flat and winter feels cold, dark and endless, I like to settle in by the fire and wrap my fingers around a steaming cup of fine reading. Here are my 10 favourite articles or posts from last month, culled

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How to reduce your feelings of being overwhelmed

Is your big writing project starting to make you feel OVERWHELMED? Here are seven tips that will not only help you feel better but that will also make you a more productive writer: Take a break: The biggest part of your problem may be that your “well” isn’t full enough. Just as a conventional well […]

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Why and how to do substantive editing

Many writers don’t understand the value of giving their piece of writing a substantive edit (also known as a developmental edit or a comprehensive edit.) In fact, some writers don’t even know what these terms mean! In substantive editing your goal is to consider a document’s concept and content, intended use, organization, design, and style. The […]

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What to do when you’re having a bad writing day

We have ALL had bad writing days. I’m sure you know what I mean by that phrase. Days where you really, really, really don’t feel like writing Days where you’d be happier doing anything else (even cleaning the kitty litter box; even doing your income taxes) Days where you stare at a blank screen until […]

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Quick, check your breathing

Are you paying enough attention to your breathing? This might sound like a question better directed to an athlete but I’m convinced it’s important for writers as well. Researcher Linda Stone calls the issue email apnea — a term borrowed from “sleep apnea” — a medical condition in which people stop breathing for a few seconds at […]

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How mindmapping can help you

Sometimes I fear that I promote mindmapping too much, as though it were an all-purpose cure to every writing problem in existence. It’s not. But it is an extremely valuable tool or technique for people who have a hard time facing the  blank screen. It’s also a good way to inject some more creativity into […]

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