Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about personification from Colum McCann…. Colum McCann is one of the finest writers I’ve ever read. His book Let The Great World Spin sits near the top of my Lifetime-Top-10-novels list, and his […]
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Mackenzie Thornton says that parts of writing are fun, but other parts of it are like banging your head against a wall… Mackenzie Thornton is an author, editor, and book reviewer. A graduate of the Humber College Book Publishing program, she has loved books since she can remember. Her love
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Reading time: 2 minutes Your enemy is smart, sly and tricky. As a writer, you need to learn how to outsmart resistance… One recent morning, I slept in — mainly because I’d had a dreadful sleep the night before. As a result, I was late getting to work. And I felt disgruntled and out of
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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 blog post about how to better manage your email…. Is email a burden or a delight to you? For most
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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 Jennifer Haigh… Jennifer Haigh is an American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, Mrs. Kimble — telling the story of a mysterious con man named Ken Kimble through the
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Becky Blake says that new writers are often too hard on their early drafts. They haven’t yet learned to trust the process of release and revision…. Becky Blake is a creative writing instructor at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies. Her essays and stories have appeared in publications
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Smart phones can be convenient and entertaining. But did you know that your phone is stealing your words? I grew up in a time when my four siblings and I had to take turns using the household phone to talk to our friends. Picture this: an actual cord attached to
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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 perfectionism… Many writers tell me that their biggest problem is perfectionism. They want to write something perfectly
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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 and metaphors from Sarah Winman…. Sarah Winman is a British author and actress. She attended the Weber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and began her career in theatre, film, and television
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Eufemia Fantetti suggests that writers make friends with their writing process — in order to use more energy rather than burn it up with frustration… The short fiction, A Recipe for Disaster & Other Unlikely Tales of Love, by Eufemia Fantetti, was runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and
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