Reading time: about 4 minutes To be a truly productive writer you need plenty of shut-eye. The absence of sleep will not only negatively affect your health, but it will also hurt your writing… Here’s how to get more sleep: I think a lot about sleep. A trip I once took to Italy left me […]
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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 TED talk about how do deal with criticism of your writing… Writers are orchids, not daisies. They need special care
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 44 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 #154, which addresses whether research diaries should be assessed by teachers. The post first ran on Sept. 11/20.
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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 from James McBride…. I’ve been a dedicated reader since I was six years old. But if you backed me up against a wall and forced me to
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Reading time: About 3 minutes JF Garrard encourages authors to write because they love doing it and because they love the craft. Don’t think too much about what others have accomplished, she advises…. JF Garrard is an award-winning speculative fiction writer (The Undead Sorceress, The Blue Son, Sasaeng Waves), editor (Belief, Immersion, Futuristic Canada) and publisher. She is
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Do you want to improve your sentence structure? Here are seven types of sentences that you should eschew…. I like reading text that sounds as if the writer is speaking to me. I also like watching ice skating that looks as though it is effortless. And I enjoy hearing music
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Viewing time: 4 mins 44 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 #153, which asks: what’s the value of a writing model? The post first ran on Sept. 4/20. Transcript:
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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 John MacLachlan Gray…. I saw the award-winning musical Billy Bishop Goes to War — written by John MacLachlan Gray — about 39 years ago. Then I
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Gina Brown says that many talented writers become stymied by limiting thoughts. Read on to learn how to defeat these thoughts…. Gina Brown is a writer and founder of NovaHeart Media, an independent publishing platform. She has written two novels, The Sugar Bowl Feud (2024) and Lucy McGee’s Moment of
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you ever consider the merits of paper vs. digital material when you’re reading or writing? From room-sized computers to pocket devices, technology has transformed how we read and write. But is digital always better? As someone who’s witnessed the entire evolution — from typewriters to tablets — I’ve discovered
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