Reading time: About 4 minutes Whether your absence was deliberate (a holiday) or an accident (say, a family crisis) here’s how to get back into writing after a break… If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, are you planning on taking some time off this summer? Nothing wrong with that. […]
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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 other writers. Today I discuss a blog post exploring the question: how valuable is your book idea?… People sometimes tell me they
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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 similes and metaphors from Kate Elizabeth Russell…. A client of mine recommended I read the Kate Elizabeth Russell novel My Dark Vanessa and when I checked out
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Reading time: About one minute Increase your vocabulary and you’ll make your writing much more precise. That’s why I provide a word of the week. Today’s word: educe… I like being able to figure out the meaning of words from context. This challenge presented itself to me most recently when
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Making enough time for writing challenges many people, even those who are deeply committed to their craft. Here are some practical ways to create more time for yourself…. Many of the writers I work with begin by telling me that they just “don’t have 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 other writers. Today I discuss a TED talk with tips for handling hurtful advice about your writing… Writers can be exposed to
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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 Patrick Radden Keefe… Patrick Radden Keefe is an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and one of the most remarkable
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Reading time: Less than 1 minute Increase your vocabulary and you’ll make your writing much more precise. That’s why I provide a word of the week. Today’s word: trygghet… When I encounter a word I don’t recognize, I sometimes feel a sense of inadequacy. As a professional writer and editor,
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Reading time: About 3 minutes When the mercury starts to climb you might appreciate an icy drink — and some advice about how to write when it’s too damn hot…. If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen, according to an old adage. But those of us
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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 other writers. Today I discuss a blog post on how to improve your writing productivity…. A recent blog post by Josh Spector
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