Reading time: About 4 minutes Are you a person who thinks slow writing is inevitable? It needn’t be. If you want to bump up your speed, question the assumptions you’re making…. I’ve just read a marvelous non-fiction book by self-confessed productivity geek Oliver Burkeman. The name of it is, Four Thousand Weeks. And here’s the deal […]
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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 what an agent does, written by editor Shawn Coyne…. I had coffee with a friend of mine.
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Viewing time: 4 mins 55 secs The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question? How does copyright protect you? If you have a question you’d like me to answer you can email me, tweet me @pubcoach, or leave a message for me at the Skype account, The Write Question.
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Reading time: Less than 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 Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich…. A rivetting hybrid of murder mystery and memoir, The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, was named one of the best books of
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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: scuttlebutt… I’ve used the word scuttlebutt on many occasions — it means rumour or gossip, as in “what’s the scuttlebutt? And I’ve always enjoyed the way it
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Reading time: About 4 minutes What is a form letter? The word “form” should give you a clue. Here’s a detailed explanation as to why you should never send one…. Are you guilty of sending form letters? I have a long-established blog about writing and I get about a dozen form letters a week from
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Reading time: Just over 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 New York Times article about how to become a better storyteller…. Do you know how to tell a good story? When
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Viewing time: 4 mins 1 sec The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question? How to improve your grammar? If you have a question you’d like me to answer you can email me, tweet me @pubcoach, or leave a message for me at the Skype account, The Write Question.
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Reading time: Less than 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about the personification, similes and metaphors of scholar Tara Westover… The story of Tara Westover is almost impossible to believe. An American author living in the UK, Westover was born in a
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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: festschrift… I have mostly neutral feelings towards the work of American novelist Philip Roth. I’m not a huge fan, nor am I a detractor. Still, I chafe
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