Reading time: About 2 minutes I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes and metaphors from Roxana Robinson…. Roxana Robinson is the author of 11 books—seven novels, three collections of short stories, and the biography of Georgia O’Keeffe. I can no longer recall who […]
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute Most of us see procrastination as a negative — something we should avoice. But did you know there’s also a positive side of procrastination? By Ann Gomez Do you ever tell your kids it’s okay if they’re bored? Or, perhaps you recall an elder saying the same to you?
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Thoroughly blocked with your writing? Here’s how to write when it feels impossible… Earlier this year, the New York Times ran an article about exercise under the headline, “I want to work out more BUT…” So, today I’m going to borrow their concept, as well as their nifty sub-headers, and
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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 the real secret to writing…. Kate Angus is a founding editor of Augury Books. Her poetry and
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Viewing time: 5 mins. 4 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 #102, which addresses when using jargon does and doesn’t make sense. The post first ran on Aug. 2/19.
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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 a series of metaphors from Sebastian Barry… Sebastian Barry is an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who was named Laureate for Irish Fiction, 2019–2021 and who has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
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Reading time: About two minutes Do you want to be a better writer? Here are three things you need to stop doing right away… By Ann Gomez Writing can be hard. Writing can be gut-wrenching. Writing can prompt you to question your entire existence. Like most worthwhile pursuits in life, writing can be a struggle.
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Reading time: About 2 minutes Do you keep writing yourself dry? The next time you sit down to write, take some important steps to protect your future self… Do you usually try to write yourself dry? Stop it! But perhaps you don’t even know what I mean by that strange turn of phrase… When I
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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 addressing the question: is your writing too hesitant…. I love the phrase The Four Horsemen of Hesitation. Isn’t
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Viewing time: 6 mins. 9 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 #101, which addresses how writers can manage their sleep. The post first ran on July 26/19. Transcript: Welcome
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