Viewing time: 3 mins. 47 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 #131, which discusses how to stop editing while you write. The post first […]
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Reading time: About 3 minutes There comes a time when you should stop reading, start writing. To figure out if this advice applies to you, calculate how many writing books you have on your shelves… How many books on writing do you own? How much time do you spend thinking about
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Reading time: Just over 5 minutes When I need an immediate boost, I have a list of 21 habits or tricks I can employ to get out of the writing doldrums… I live in a city with many fine attributes: the weather is mild, the mountains are beautiful, the beaches spectacular.
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Reading time: About 3 minutes If writing always feels like the LAST thing you want to do, it may be time to change your attitude about writing. Here’s how to do that…. I used a writing trick to help me with the laundry recently. Every Saturday morning, I think about
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Do you know how to finish the writing you start? Being a good finisher is an entirely separate task from being a good writer… I recently returned from a glorious two-week holiday on British Columbia’s Salt Spring Island. We’ve been going to the same cottage
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Are you so busy that you tell yourself you can’t possibly squeeze anything else into your day? Here’s how to make more time for writing…. Many people tell me they don’t have the time to write. Almost always, they’re wrong, and I try to deliver
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Viewing time: 3 mins. 52 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 #113, which discusses the best time to write. The post first ran on
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Viewing time: 5 mins. 6 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 #96, which addresses how to stop interruptions to your writing. The post first
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 12 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 #94, which addresses how to get clients to meet deadlines. The post first
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Viewing time: 5 mins. 6 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 #88, which addresses what to do when life gets in the way of
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