Reading time: About 3 minutes Wellbeing routines sound like fun, but, in fact, they’re an essential way of supporting yourself while you do creative work like writing…. By Ann Gomez We know our work routines make us more productive. But we can turn this productivity strategy into a superpower when […]
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Halloween may bring out the creepy crawlies, but perhaps you’re already dealing with a monster: fear of editing It’s not often that my newsletter goes out on Halloween, so I want to mark the occasion with a post on fear. Not fear of writing, which
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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 other writers. Today I discuss a tip from consultant Emily Agnew… When my friend and colleague Emily Agnew (pictured above) gave
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Viewing time: 5 mins. 48 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 #82, with advice on juggling different types of writing. The post first ran
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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 metaphors from poet Maggie Smith…. I had never heard of a poem going “viral” until I heard about the poem Good Bones by Columbus, Ohio poet Maggie
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Reading time: About 2 minutes It’s just about impossible to avoid getting interrupted. As a result, we all need some better strategies to manage interruptions…. By Ann Gomez Pssst. Have a minute? I’m going to let you in on a secret. If you want to get the most out of
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Sometimes, your desire to be a good editor can be the biggest problem standing in your way…. I know the subject line of this post might seem a little odd — counterintuitive, even. Why shouldn’t you want to be a good editor? Wouldn’t every writer
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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 other writers. Today I discuss a blog post on undercharging your writing…. Few topics make freelancers more nervous than their rates.
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Viewing time: 5 mins. 24 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 #81, with advice on becoming a freelance writer. The post first ran on
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Reading time: About 2 minutes While many of us associate timers with cooking, using a timer can be an excellent way of persuading yourself to do some important work… By Ann Gomez Years ago, a patient colleague listened to me bemoaning a big task I was struggling to start. Moments
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