Reading time: About 2 minutes Have you ever wondered if music helps writers focus? Researchers have been able to give us a few inklings…. By Ann Gomez After a recent workshop, I received an email from an associate who asked a great question: Do you have any thoughts on listening to music while working? I […]
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Reading time: About 3 minutes It’s sometimes surprising how much we can learn about writing from our animal friends… My husband was in our back yard last week doing some gardening when he spotted a cat-sized, big-eyed mammal. It spotted him, too, and it quickly dived under our deck. “Whoa,” my husband said. “That isn’t
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Reading time: About one 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 a blog post about a fake morning commute…. My morning commute takes me all of 10 seconds. I get out of bed, turn right, and then
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 59 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 #107, which gives advice on how to writea better bio. The post first ran on Sept. 13/19. 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 metaphors from the Irish writer Maggie O’Farrell (pictured above)…. My husband picked up a new Maggie O’Farrell book from the library and I nabbed it before he
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Reading time: About 3 minutes If you’re tired of being tired, check out today’s post for some simple and practical tips that will help you get more shut-eye… By Ann Gomez In my last column, I shared the importance of prioritizing sleep, and why our sleep is not a luxury but a necessity. Just like
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Reading time: About 3 minutes If you don’t learn how to tell better stories, you’re at risk of losing your clients to the ChatGPT monster… We had 13 people over for a big, celebratory dinner last night — the most I’ve hosted since the start of the pandemic — and we wrapped up the evening
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Reading time: About one 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 a blog post about how to survive the afternoon slump…. Do you find yourself starting to yawn when the clock hits 3 pm? You’re not alone!
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Viewing time: 5 mins. 28 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 #106, which gives advice on how to write better cover letters. The post first ran on Sept. 6/19.
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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 similes, metaphors and personification from Téa Obreht… I’ve not typically enjoyed the genre of magic realism. Somehow, the notion that a “trick” or a Deus Ex Machina can solve a niggling
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