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 a blog post about deciding between writing projects… Like many writers, you may struggle with where to put your time and energy. Should it go to […]
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 1 sec The Write Question is a weekly video podcast about writing that I started in 2017 and that ran, more or less weekly, until April 2022. This is a republication of issue #143, which discusses how to work from home. The post first ran on June 5/20. This video addressed
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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 similes from John von Sothen…. I will never buy a book because it has a pretty or interesting or compelling cover. But I will occasionally buy one because
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Lea Taranto says that writing is all about getting down words, any words, so that the project actually exists. The finessing comes later, in revision. Lea Taranto is a disabled Chinese Jewish Canadian writer who lives with OCD and comorbid disorders. An MFA graduate of the University of British Columbia,
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Reading time: About 6 minutes (faster if you scan) Looking for some recommended books in time for Christmas reading or gift-giving? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year. I aim to read at least 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the titles for
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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 a TED talk about how to break a bad habit…. Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction — from smoking to overeating to
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 30 secs. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast about writing that I started in 2017 and that ran, more or less weekly, until April 2022. This is a republication of issue #142, which discusses how to better organize your writing. The post first ran on May 29/20. Transcript: How
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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 series of images from American writer Mary Grimm…. I’d never before read any of the work of Mary Grimm, pictured above, a professor of English at Case Western Reserve University,
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Taslim Jaffer says that using a process journal has been a game-changer for her writing. Read this interview to learn the other strategies she employs…. Taslim Jaffer is a writer, editor and writing instructor from Surrey, B.C. with an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from University of King’s College. Her bylines
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Reading time: About 3 minutes All-nighters not only cost you sleep, they also set you up for a self-defeating writing habit… Do you ever pull all-nighters? When I was a university student, I did them all the time. It helped that I was already a night owl and that I needed less than the typically
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