Reading time: About 3 minutes Here’s why I insist that you spend some of your writing time, NOT writing, but instead incubating…. When I was a callow teenager and completed my honours political science thesis in June 1979, I finished it only because my professor declined to give me another […]
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Word Count: 732 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Want to improve your writing? Stop doing these 17 things! Negative writing tips, I find, can be just as helpful as a positive ones. And, often, they’re far more memorable. Here, then are 17 things you should stop doing immediately, if
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Word count: 750 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you know your writing angle? I’m not talking geometry here. My “angle” comes from journalism. But the term is important for ALL types of writing… Early in my newspaper career, when I worked at a neighbourhood weekly, my heart suffered a
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Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Have you ever heard me talk about mindmapping and wondered what all the fuss was about? Here’s an explanation… I bribed my daughter last week. When she asked for help with an essay I looked her squarely in the eye and said, “Have you done a
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Word count: 725 words Reading time: Less than 3 minutes While writing always involves putting words on paper, speech writing requires a few rather specialized strategies. Read on to learn more… I lead workshops and give speeches regularly but haven’t made them a core part of my business because I have
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Word count: 753 Reading time: About 3 minutes Have you ever thought of “batching” your work? This is an exceptionally important tool for writers, students and anyone who works in the creative arts…. There’s a funny ad on TV right now about a guy named Dave. A red-headed man with
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Word count: 622 words Reading time: About 2.5 minutes I love new year’s resolutions but I make them very carefully. Read on for some valuable advice…. Do you make new year’s resolutions? The 13 most popular resolutions in the U.S. don’t mention writing but my bet is you’ve probably included writing
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Word count: 225 words + video Reading/watching time: Just over 3 minutes Here is a bonus column with some excellent writing advice from TV legend Stephen J. Cannell…. I hadn’t intended to send out a column this week. Normally, I take a week’s holiday between Christmas and New Year. But last
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Word count: 575 words Reading time: Just over 2 minutes Looking for a gift? Wanting some interesting reading for yourself over the holidays? Here are 21 books for you to consider…. I made it, just in time! Last week I finally achieved my annual goal of reading 52 books this
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Word count: 719 words Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Do you recite your writing ALOUD before submitting it? You should! Read on to learn why…. I grew up in a family that didn’t eat turkey for Christmas every year. My favourite holiday entrée? Fresh crab! We never wrapped gifts
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