Happy holidays
There’s no Power Writing from me today as I’m taking some time off this week to celebrate Christmas and the new year. I hope you get a break, too, and I’ll be back in time for next week’s post, Dec. 31. Happy New Year!
How to deal with reader’s block (video)
Viewing time: 4 mins. 41 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 #146, which discusses how to deal with reader’s block. The post first ran on June 26/20. Transcript: How
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Emily Nussbaum and her figurative language….
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 metaphors from American writer Emily Nussbaum…. I like writers who are funny. Add a dash of insightful, and I like them even more. Plain and simple, this explains
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Reflections on writing with Lynda Williams…
Reading time: About 2 minutes Lynda Williams swears by the contrarian but life-affirming motto that we can do some of our best work on our worst days…. Lynda Williams is a short fiction writer based in Calgary, Alberta. Her stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Grain, The New Quarterly, and the Humber Literary Review,
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Does listening to an audiobook count as reading?
Reading time: About 2 minutes This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world for material to help other writers. Today I discuss a post about the question: does listening to an audiobook count as reading? I don’t usually listen to audiobooks. I have nothing against them, of course!
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How to write about your life? (video)
Viewing time: 5 mins 5 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 #145, which discusses how to write about your life. The post first ran on June 19/20. Transcript: How
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Belinda Luscombe and her figurative language…
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 and metaphors from Belinda Luscombe…. I was browsing in my local discount bookstore, waiting to go for lunch with a friend, when I encountered a table featuring
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Reflections on writing with Sue Murtagh…
Reading time: About 2 minutes Sue Murtagh says she lost a lot of time because she felt that if she couldn’t be an amazing writer, it would be a waste of time to even try…. Sue Murtagh lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is a graduate of the Alistair MacLeod mentorship program (Writers’ Federation of
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The power of small adjustments for writers
Reading time: About 1 minute This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world for material to help other writers. Today I discuss the small adjustments writers can make to help their writing…. Writers sometimes panic when they don’t feel like writing. What’s wrong with me, they think? How
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How to improve your research (video)
Viewing time: 4 mins. 17 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 #144, which discusses how to improve your research. The post first ran on June 12/20. Transcript: How do
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