Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Do you leave everything until the last minute? That’s a mistake! Instead, you should always plan your writing time… Until about 10 years ago, I lived my life perpetually behind the eight-ball. In school, I delayed writing essays until the day before they were due. […]
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Word count: 195 words 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 writers. What do I like about Colleen Wainwright? I like the way she writes: she’s informal,
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Word count: 211 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute A great way to improve your writing skills is to emulate the work of others. Here is a sentence I read recently that I’d happily imitate. When I was a Girl Guide, back in the dark ages, one of
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Word count: 240 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Need help? Here I tell you about a piece of technology or software for writers. Today’s pick is called Audacity. I am a particularly dim bulb when it comes to technology. Just ask my 18-year-old son. He’s my in-house IT
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Word count: 251 words Reading time: About 1 minute If you increase your vocabulary you’ll not only help your reading, you’ll also make your writing more precise. Here is my word of the week, peripatetic. When I read the Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs, the author reminded me that novelist
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Word count: 682 words Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Do you have the self-control to motivate yourself to write regularly? If not, consider this book one of the best possible tips for writing. I really, really, really, really didn’t want to write today’s column. I’ve been covered in hives
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Word count: 191 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Need help? Here I tell you about some tools for writers. This one involves writtenkitten. I like to turn writing into a game whenever possible. My Twitter buddy, Dawn Bugni, feels the same way and she introduced me to a
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Word count: 224 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute A great way to improve your writing skills is to emulate the work of others. Here is a sentence about boxer Claressa Shields that I’d happily imitate. I have almost no interest in sport unless you include hiking and
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Word count: 216 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Need help? Here I tell you about a piece of technology or software for writers. Today I focus on 1Password. Do you ever feel as though you head is about to explode from having to deal with too many usernames
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Word count: 207 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Building your vocabulary is always a good idea. It benefits your reading and it also helps you be more specific and precise in your writing. Here is my word of the week, cupreous. I’m going through a Julian Barnes phase
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