Reading time: About 2 minutes If you want to accomplish more, consider how you can use the power of focus…. By Ann Gomez Is it challenging for you to build focus time into your day? We know distractions can derail our productivity. This is a predicament for many of us. And yet we default to […]
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Without a writing routine, it’s probably pretty close to impossible for you to get a substantial amount of writing done… I taught a two-week course on research last month. It turned my writing routine upside down and required me to spend oodles of time responding to chats. Not that I
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Reading time: Just over 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 blog post about getting enough sleep for writing…. I always roll my eyes when writing coaches and productivity experts advise
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 55 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 #111, which gives advice on how long your book should be. The post first ran on Oct. 11/19.
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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 series of metaphors from Emily Austin…. Originally, I wanted to say that the best thing about a new book by Emily Austin was its title, Everyone in this room will someday
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Reading time: About 2 minutes If you write, particularly if you write from home, you also need to find a way to STOP writing. This post describes how to bookend your day… By Ann Gomez When you work from home most of the time, as I do, the lines between your work and home life
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Have you ever thought about the world being divided along maker vs manager lines? It’s a useful metaphor — one that gives you tips about your own time management… If I ask you whether you’re a maker or a manager, do you know what I mean? But you know the
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Reading time: Just over 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 blog post on freelance blogging…. I do a very small amount of freelance blogging. The majority of blogging I do
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 25 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 #110, which gives advice on how to find your writing voice. The post first ran on Oct. 4/19.
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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 similes and metaphors from Elizabeth McCracken… I was listening to my favourite podcast recently — The New York Times Book Review podcast — when I heard a reference to
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