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: glossolalic… As a former high school debater and debate coach, I don’t think I’ve ever before encountered debating as an event in …
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Reading time: About 5 minutes Here are my 10 favourite articles or posts from last month, focusing on the most useful, helpful and healthful pieces for writers. Covid, fires, floods, police violence, demonstrations, elections… What’s next? Swarming locusts? If you want a break from all the horror, check out 10 …
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Many clients tell me — with something approaching shame in their voices — that they have no writing talent. Usually, they are surprised when I tell them it doesn’t matter. While talent makes life easier, it doesn’t eliminate the need for hard work. And many people with talent can’t be …
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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 with some pantser advice…. When I work with fiction writers I always begin …
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 47 secs. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question? How can you deal with burnout and boredom when writing? If you have a question you’d like me to answer you can email me, tweet me @pubcoach, or leave a message for …
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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 several similes from American journalist Farhad Manjoo… Don’t panic or anything, but machines are learning how to write. New artificial intelligence software, called GPT-3, has been created …
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Reading time: Less than 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: punctilious… In a riveting novel, a young nun is sent by the Vatican to investigate allegations of misconduct at a Catholic school …
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Reading time: Just over 3 minutes A simple strategy like time-blocking can make a huge difference to your writing productivity — and to your ongoing happiness… Did my headline get your attention? If so, you may be wondering about the connection between better writing and better living. I’m also sure …
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If you’re like many of the writers I work with, you often run out of time for writing. You may have a demanding family life. A difficult boss. Or a lot of people who depend on you. But the bigger problem may be your inability to say no. If you …
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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 focussing on misguided ideas about writers… Do you imagine successful writers to be …
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