Reading time: About 3 minutes We all let our writing productivity wane from time to time. Perhaps we’re frightened. Or tired. Or overwhelmed. Don’t let this happen to you! Is your writing as productive as it needs to be? Here’s a checklist that will help you figure that out… Do the most important job first. […]
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Reading time: About 3 minutes If you were give five extra minutes, what would you do with them? Say, could you spend them writing? Sometimes I catch myself wasting time, especially when I’m doing something I don’t like (such as working on my accounts for my bookkeeper. Yuck!) If you’re the kind of person who
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Reading time: 1.5 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 an article published in the Guardian by pianist James Rhodes… I rushed to pick up groceries last Thursday and while I was at the
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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 simile from Rebecca Mead. Unlike many women, I have little interest in shoes except as vehicles that allow me to travel from one place to another without hurting my feet.
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Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Are you a writer who wishes you were more creative? Maybe you’re wishing for the wrong thing…. People often have the totally wrong idea that they need to have been born creative in order to write. While being born certain ways can help your writing a lot — being born
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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 simile from Garth Stein. I can’t remember who recommended the book The Art of Racing in the Rain to me. I knew it was about a dog and I’m more of a
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Reading time: About 1.5 minutes Increase your vocabulary and you’ll make your writing much more precise. That’s why I provide a word of the week. Today’s words: trochee and spondee. When I was in university, I was invited to join the honours program in English and Political Science. The trouble was, I couldn’t do both.
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Reading time: About 3 minutes We’re all short of time, so how on earth can we find the time to write? Here are some ideas… Last week I wrote about wasting time. Today, I write about finding it. While it’s certain that most of us have mind-manglingly busy lives, it’s also true that we can
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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 an article on verbs by novelist Karen Bender. I hadn’t heard of Karen Bender until I read her paean to verbs in
Reading time: About 2 minutes If you want some media coverage for your company or an event you’re organizing, read this quick primer on how to think like a reporter… Are you trying to get media coverage? The best piece of advice I can give you is to think like a reporter. From my own
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