Reading time: About 3 minutes Sure, you may read for fun. But if you learn how reading helps writing, you’ll start approaching the task a little differently…. An essay by Joan Didion described her husband — the late John Gregory Dunne — reading a novel. I could be wrong, but …
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Reading time: About 4 minutes If you want to flourish as a writer, take some simple steps that will make the act of writing less painful and more fun…. As the pandemic starts to fade — in the developed world, at least — I’m noticing lots of talk about languishing …
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Viewing time: 4 mins 33 secs The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question? What is a good writing ritual? If you have a question you’d like me to answer you can email me, tweet me @pubcoach, or leave a message for me at the …
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Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Do you have any bad habits with writing? Here’s how to demolish them so you can learn to write with ease, grace and pleasure… When people tell me they cannot write, I never suggest they get more disciplined or work harder. Instead, I try …
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Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Are you expecting TOO MUCH of yourself? Don’t let your BHAGs take control of your life… You know what a BHAG is, right? It’s a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (pronounced like this: Bee Hag). I’m sure you have a few BHAGs in your junk …
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Reading time: Less than 3 minutes If you think sunk costs are a topic suitable only for economists, read on to learn how this issue affects writers as well. Do you ever do any of the following: Work for a client who belittles you or who pays you poorly? Accept …
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Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Getting more information is not always wise. Don’t let yourself be tripped up by the perils of information bias… Do you often postpone or delay making decisions? Does researching sound more enticing to you than writing? Are you the type of person who adores …
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Reading time: Just over 3 minutes Self-sabotage might sound like a dramatic way to behave but, in fact, it’s a relatively common type of reaction for many writers… When I was in high school and university, I always left writing my papers until the night before they were due. At …
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Reading time: About 5 minutes Have you struggled with creating a daily writing habit? Here’s how you can write every day without pain or procrastination…. Are you someone who contemplated signing up for NaNoWriMo but then decided against it? No judgement here! (I’ve never chosen to sign up myself.) Or …
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Reading time: Just over 3 minutes Are you familiar with the phrase urgency bias? It’s governing your life and you need to stop it in its tracks if you want to write. When you hear that something is “urgent” how does that make you feel? Worried? Anxious? Sweaty? Panicked? According …
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