Viewing time: 4 mins 20 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 #171, which addresses the perfect time to write a novel. The post first […]
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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 Sarah Winman…. Sarah Winman is a British author and actress. She attended the Weber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and began her career
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Eufemia Fantetti suggests that writers make friends with their writing process — in order to use more energy rather than burn it up with frustration… The short fiction, A Recipe for Disaster & Other Unlikely Tales of Love, by Eufemia Fantetti, was runner-up for the
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Reading time: About 4 minutes (faster if you skim) Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year. I aim to read 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the names 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 re-thinking email…. Many years ago, after reading the bestselling Tim Ferris book
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Viewing time: 4 mins 49 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 #170, which addresses whether printing out text helps with editing. The post first
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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 from American writer Kevin Wilson…. I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy a novel in which two of the main characters
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Fred Estes follows a terrific motto from a design thinking mentor: “You keep revising until you run out of time or money….” Fred Estes taught science for two decades near his home in San Francisco. He wrote Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation, and Teen Innovators:
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Do you know how much time to spend writing? Or do you mainly feel guilty about not spending enough? I’m going to say something controversial here… The myth of the eight-hour writing day Most writers, especially troubled or blocked ones, spend way too much time
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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 how to fix common writing errors… Mistakes are an inevitable part of
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