Reading time: Just over 4 minutes People often ask me about the best software for writing. Instead, I tell them, they should worry about the hardware — their eyes! After spending 10 days in southern California some years ago, I noticed my eyes had become uncomfortably dry and itchy. And, …
Reading time: Less than 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 blog post about how writers can deal with writing perfectionism…. Many clients tell me they …
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 25 secs. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question describes how you can switch from journaling to other types of writing. If you have a question you’d like me to answer you can email me at daphne@publicationcoach.com, tweet me @pubcoach, or …
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes and metaphors from Anthony Lane… I don’t drink much, even at dinner parties. But in the summer I do love a weak …
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: catamount…. I had heard or seen the word catamount, before I read it recently but I had never taken the time to …
Reading time: About 7 minutes In the season after Christmas, when life seems flat and winter feels cold, dark and endless, I like to settle in by the fire and wrap my fingers around a steaming cup of fine reading. Here are my 10 favourite articles or posts from last month, culled …
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 power of breathing for writers… Have you ever had anyone tell …
Viewing time: 5 mins. 15 secs. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question looks at how to set up a literary cafe. If you have a question you’d like me to answer you can email me at daphne@publicationcoach.com, tweet me @pubcoach, or leave a …
Reading time: Less than 2 minutes I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of metaphors and similes from Burkhard Bilger…. As the mother of now-adult triplets, I spent several years deep in the trenches, feeding difficult, picky …
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: cicatrix…. I had heard extremely positive reviews of a new novelized account of the meeting of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, written …
