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 Caroline O’Donoghue… Caroline O’Donoghue is a writer from Cork, Ireland. As well as being a New York Times bestselling young adult novelist, she has recently published two novels for adults, Promising Young Women (2018) […]
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Have you ever discovered the power of routines? The next time you’re struggling to find time to write, see if a routine can help you… By Ann Gomez Early in my career, I recall hearing a seasoned entrepreneur on the other side of the I-made-it curve describe what he valued
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for Christmas reading or gift-giving? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year. I aim to read at least 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the titles for you in June and
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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 about the benefits of a digital detox….. Our dependence on digital devices is approaching epic proportions. American adults
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Viewing time: 5 mins 16 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 #86, which addresses the question: how do writers and social media mix. The post first ran on Feb.
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Reading time: About 2 minutes I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes from Angie Kim…. Angie Kim, pictured above, moved as a preteen from Seoul, South Korea, to the US, where she studied philosophy at Stanford University and attended Harvard Law School, where
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Most writers work alone, so you probably see teamwork as irrelevant to you. Nothing could be further from the truth… By Ann Gomex At a 1907 county fair, 800 visitors competed to guess the weight of an ox, with the hope of winning that very ox – a coveted prize.
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Reading time: About 5 mins. Many people tell me they want to read more. But I know it’s not always easy. So, here’s my advice on how to be a better reader… I received a provocative question from one of my clients this week. He asked, “Do you really read for pleasure or is it
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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 TED Talk about how to get your body ready for writing…. Many of my clients dread the idea of writing.
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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 #84, which describes how to know what your book mindmap is ready. The post first ran on Feb.
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