Reading time: About 4 minutes Can you ignore your phone, your email and your boss while settling down to write? Or have you never learned how to stop getting distracted while working? Do you get distracted too easily? You’re trying to work and — ZING — a squirrel runs in front of you? I use […]
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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 blog post about the risk of being too productive… Is it possible that you are too productive? I know I sometimes risk falling into that
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 34 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 #75, answering a question about whether it makes sense to hire a copywriter. The post first ran on
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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 similes from Rebecca Kuang… The plot of the book is delicious. Two young authors — one a rising literary star, the other in the shadows — have a drink
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Many of us understand the value of declaring top priorities, but what is the special magic associated with the number three? By Ann Gomez As a kid, I used to love going to Baskin Robbins. The 31 flavours of ice cream lit up my visual senses, filling me with joy
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Reading time: About 3 minutes We can all get things done if we’re willing to work hard enough. But here’s some useful advice on how to work smarter…. I’m working on a big project right now. I’m writing and recording lessons for a course on editing that I plan to sell later this fall. Clients
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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 suggestion for how to avoid writer’s block… One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, Paul McCartney is famous for his hundreds of
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Viewing time: 5 mins 42 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 #74, with advice on increasing blog traffic. The post first ran on Nov. 9/18. Transcript: Welcome to The
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Reading time: About one minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes from Yoko Ogawa…. Yoko Ogawa is a Japanese writer who has published more than 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, and has won every major Japanese literary award. She started her
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Reading time: About 3 minutes If you want to become a far more productive writer, learn how to take a work-free vacation… By Ann Gomez Earlier in my career, vacations seemed to add to (rather than alleviate) stress. I could feel my anxiety rising leading up to any vacation. My list always felt too long
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