Word count: 195 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Today, I tell you about a piece of technology that can help writers. It’s called Google docs and it’s 100% free of charge! I knew it was possible to edit collaboratively even if the other people were halfway around the world. I just didn’t know which […]
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Word count: 226 words Reading time: Less than 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, timorously. One of my readers recommended to me the novel The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff. I really enjoyed
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Word count: 563 words Reading time: Just over 2 minutes Do you procrastinate about writing because you’re afraid of making mistakes? That, perhaps, is the biggest mistake of all…. Many years ago, I tried to learn how to ski. I’m the kind of person most others describe as “bookish” – definitely not an athlete –
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Word count: 241 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. Have you ever spent any time in a red room? If you haven’t, and assuming you’re seriously interested in reading and
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Word count: 201 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute A great way to improve your writing is to emulate the work of others. Here is a sentence I read recently that I’d happily imitate. As I’ve been collecting my sentences-of-the-week for the last four months I’ve noticed a distinct trend. Many of the
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Reading time: About 2 minutes 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 first heard about the book The Power of Why, by Simon Sinek, on a radio documentary about Steve Jobs. I then heard about it
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Word count: 264 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’ve just finished reading the enthralling book, Moonwalking with Einstein, by Joshua Foer, it presents a riveting description of how the author trains
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Word count: 754 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you ever think you should spend summer writing your book? Here are five reasons why you shouldn’t! My back is both my fiercest enemy and my dearest friend. It’s an enemy because I often wake up with an aching thoracic spine – and by the
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Word count: 350 words Reading time: About 1.5 minutes 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 read Penelope Trunk’s blog every time she publishes a post. I’m not sure I’d like her a lot in person
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Word count: 278 words Reading time: About 1 minute A great way to improve your writing skills is to emulate the work of others. Here is a sentence by Joshua Foer I read recently that I’d happily imitate. I recently finished reading the delightful non-fiction book, Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer. (A subscriber
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