Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes from Megan Hunter… Megan Hunter is an English novelist and poet who achieved some acclaim with her 2017 debut novel The End We Start From which was It was adapted into […]
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Reading time: About one minute Canadian writer Nicholas Ruddock says that writing is neither easy nor hard. Instead, “it’s a million steps between”…. Nicholas Ruddock is a Canadian physician and writer. He has published three novels, The Parabolist, Night Ambulance, and Last Hummingbird West of Chile (audiobook by Gerard Doyle 2025), short stories in How
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Being observant is practically a job requirement for writers. Here’s how to get better at noticing… Once, when I was a teenager, I’d lined up for lunch in the cafeteria with friends. I remember looking at the appalling desserts in the glass case and commenting that the lemon meringue pie
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Reading time: Just over 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 about better email etiquette… The email manoeuvre I dislike the most occurs when someone emails a chain of
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Reading time: About 2 minutes I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes and metaphors from Mick Herron… Mick Herron is a British mystery and thriller novelist. He is the author of the Slough House series, early novels of that have been adapted into the Slow Horses television series. He won
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Mel Williams believes that writing is less a talent and more of a learned practice and a deliberate act… Mel Williams is a Toronto-based writer living with an acquired disability. She practices narrative advocacy — telling stories that quietly challenge societal norms and broaden our understanding of one another. She
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Reading time: About 3 minutes There’s a big difference between simple and simplistic. Is your writing too simple? Probably not… I’m guessing you’d be unhappy if someone called your writing “dumbed down.” Yup, that’s an insult. The word “dumb” is the clue. But what if someone described your writing as “clear and easy to read”?
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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 the idea of a distractions list…. When you write, do you ever find yourself getting distracted? Be honest now. Maybe it’s your phone. Perhaps it’s the
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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 similes from Abi Daré. Abi Daré is a Nigerian author who now lives in Essex, England. She has a degree in law from the University of Wolverhampton, a Master’s in International project management, and
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Reading time: About 2 minutes When he writes, Dennis Bock tries to keep the two most important qualities of his ideal reader in mind — intelligence and impatience. Dennis Bock is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. Dennis grew up in Oakville, Ontario and completed a degree in English literature and philosophy at the
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