Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you often give yourself unreasonable writing goals? Instead, start by asking yourself: how many hours do writers work a day? I’ve recently returned to work after a terrible flu. Of course I’d had my annual flu jab — I’m a big believer in science and public health — but […]
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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 on whether stress is killing your creativity…. Cedrik Kieffer and Dominka Krasnicka are London-based entrepreneurs who run a website
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Viewing time: 5 mins. 6 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 #88, which addresses what to do when life gets in the way of writing. The post first ran
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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 metaphors from Kate Atkinson…. An English writer of novels, plays and short stories, Kate Atkinson is best known for creating the Jackson Brodie series of detective novels, which has been adapted into the BBC
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Do you know how to tap into the power of routine to give yourself more time to write? By Ann Gomez I dreamed of writing a book for years – decades even. But despite teaching time management, I couldn’t seem to carve out the time to produce my manuscript. (Ironic.
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Reading time: About 3 minutes In the match-up of writing vs editing, most people know pretty quickly which fighter they prefer to back… Please, answer me honestly. Which do you find harder — writing or editing? Of course, there’s no “right” response. It’s equally correct to answer either way. This is really a matter 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 the personal essay…. Are you a person who loves writing in the form of the personal essay?
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 25 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 #87, which addresses a question about ideal writing session length. The post first ran on March 1/19. Transcript:
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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 a series of metaphors from Caroline O’Donoghue… Caroline O’Donoghue is a writer from Cork, Ireland. As well as being a New York Times bestselling young adult novelist, she has recently published two novels for adults, Promising Young Women (2018)
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Have you ever discovered the power of routines? The next time you’re struggling to find time to write, see if a routine can help you… By Ann Gomez Early in my career, I recall hearing a seasoned entrepreneur on the other side of the I-made-it curve describe what he valued
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