Daphne Gray-Grant

What does ‘pullulated’ mean?

Reading time: Less than 1 minute Increase your vocabulary and you’ll make your writing much more precise. That’s why I provide a word of the week. Today’s word: pullulated.  I may not know the precise meaning of a word but I seldom meet one I have never heard or seen before. Hence my surprise when I came […]

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Is writing a skill or a talent?

siReading 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 on skills versus talents by Seth Godin… I’m a big fan of Seth Godin, pictured above. He’s smart and

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What does ‘mauzy’ mean?

Reading time: Less than 1 minute Increase your vocabulary and you’ll make your writing much more precise. That’s why I provide a word of the week. Today’s word: mauzy… When I travel, I like to read a book set in the place I’m travelling to. My husband and I spent two weeks in Newfoundland this summer

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Why you should go easier on yourself

Reading time: Just over 3 minutes Most of us know it’s a good idea to show compassion to others but how often do we consider showing ourselves some simple self-compassion?  Writers are prone to self-criticism. We tend to embrace directives such as, “Our children can achieve great things when we set high expectations for them.” (Jeb

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Facing the blank page

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 about facing the blank page….. If you give me a choice between reading a blog post or watching a

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Put it in your pocket

Reading time: Just over 1 minute Do you try to read articles or blog posts as soon as you see them? With an app called Pocket you can safely put them aside until a time that’s more convenient for you.  Nothing thrills me more than being able to use some sort of technology. What do

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