Word count: 127 words Reading time: Less than 30 seconds This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world to find websites, books and articles to help writers. Today, let’s discuss what you can do with a wordle… My colleague Jude Anker introduced me to Wordles, although, of course, […]
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Word count: 222 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Each week I identify a sentence from my reading that has interested me. This one comes from New Yorker reviewer John Lahr. I confess. I used to watch Sex and the City. At the time (1998-2004), I found it entertaining and diverting. The few episodes
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Word count: 250 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Here I tell you about a piece of technology that can help writers. The software is called Camtasia. Thomas Jefferson famously said, “never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” I confess, I’ve been more likely to follow Mark Twain’s advice: ” Never
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Word count: 283 words Reading time: Just over 1 minute Building your vocabulary is always a good idea. It benefits your reading and it also helps you be more specific and precise in your writing. Here is my word of the week. I was in a coffee shop recently, where I read an interesting newspaper
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Word count: 688 words Reading time: Less than 3 minutes We focus so much on getting things done. But here are some writing tips that will help you learn how to take a break… I was strolling home, down West Broadway, one day last week, stopping at a printing house to get a quote and
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Word count: 253 words Reading time: About 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 writers. I can’t remember when I first heard about TED talks. But it was a long time ago and I watch them regularly.
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Word count: 207 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute A great way to improve your writing skills is to emulate the work of others. Here is a sentence by Diane Ackerman that I read recently that I’d happily imitate. If you want to write a memorable sentence, be sure to use imagery. In
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Word count: 206 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute This is my regular installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world to find websites, books and articles to help writers. Today, I examine a new book by Chris Guillebeau…. You have to love a guy whose number 1 goal is to
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Word count: 253 words Reading time: About 1 minute If you increase your vocabulary you’ll not only help your reading, you’ll also make your writing more precise. Here is my word of the week. I have little interest in and certainly no aptitude for fashion. But I found a great deal of pleasure in the book
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Word count: 733 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Looking for some book suggestions? I’m on track for reaching my year-end goal of reading 52 books and here is my semi-annual accounting. My habit is to post for you the names of ALL the books I’ve read, twice a year – once at the end
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