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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Reading time: About 2 minutes If you’re having difficulty writing, it might be time for you to make sleep a top priority… By Ann Gomez Do you view sleep as a luxury? Or something that gets bumped when other important activities are vying for your attention? Whenever I catch myself being cavalier about my sleep habits,
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Reading time: About 2 minutes A broken treadmill doesn’t help anyone. But fixing that treadmill can teach you a useful lesson for later in your writing life… My favourite piece of writing equipment is not a special pen or notebook or even keyboard. It’s my treadmill desk. I get 20,000 steps most workdays (that’s almost
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Reading time: About 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 surviving conferences by Jenn Walton…. I am an introvert. A socially-skilled introvert, but an introvert nonetheless. For this
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Viewing time: 5 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 #105, which gives advice on how to read more books. The post first ran on Aug. 30/19. Transcript:
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