Reading time: Less than 3 minutes I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about some metaphors from Nicholson Baker… The book The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker will not be to everyone’s taste. It’s very short (142 pages) but a slow read, laden as it is with artful writing […]
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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: adumbrate. I’m looking forward to reading David Mitchell’s new book The Bone Clocks, a gift to me, from my husband. Billed by the magazine Vanity Fair as “an
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Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Is writing a chore that you dread? Here are some suggestions for how to make writing more fun… Would you rather write a blog post or go play a game of Hearts? Do your household budget or read a novel? Produce a report for your boss or take the
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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 an article about smartphone habits. I know, most people don’t write novels on their smartphones. (Although, of course, a few do.) But
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Reading time: Less than 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a metaphor from Ian McEwan. As a recent fan of novelist Ian McEwan, I’m now in the process of “back-reading.” That is, I’m searching for novels he wrote years ago but that I somehow
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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: kerplooie. I enjoy watching movies but I’ve never approached them with the same enthusiasm I have for reading books. That may change, now that I’ve read, Afterglow: A Last Conversation
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Looking for some book suggestions in time for Christmas? Here’s my roundup based on my reading so far this year. My habit is to post for you the names of all the books I’ve read, twice a year. Last July, I told you about the 25 titles I’d read by
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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 speech given by novelist Ursula Le Guin….. I’ve never been a fan of fantasy or science fiction so I’ve never read the
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Reading time: Less than 1 minute Have you ever had to put a really bad photo in an annual report or important PowerPoint presentation? It’s time for you to understand the value of Photoshop. This week I had a terrible photo I had to use for a client. What was wrong with it? I wish
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Reading time: Less than 2 minutes I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of metaphors from novelist Joshua Ferris… I read the novel To Rise Again at a Decent Hour — by Joshua Ferris — on the strength of a recommendation by a friend
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