Power Writing began as a weekly newsletter in April 2006. Its purpose? To give tips and advice about writing, to tell interesting stories and to help writers everywhere work faster, better. I distribute the newsletter by email to thousands of readers around the world every week and, since March 2012, it has become the Tuesday entry of my blog.
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Does shiny object syndrome seem to dog you? Today, I give a list of reasons why it might and five strategies for overcoming it. I was going to begin today’s post by asking if you were a crow. Then, some quick research informed me that […]
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Have you ever figured out how to get unstuck from your writing obstacles? Check out a new no-charge video I’ve just created on the subject… Are you the type of person who gets STUCK when you’re writing? Being stuck can take many manifestations. It may
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Rejections are a challenge. But they are also inevitable, so you’d be wise to learn how to deal with rejection as a writer…. Most of us have had jobs we didn’t get, partners who dumped us, schools we didn’t get into and teachers who didn’t
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Here’s some practical advice on how to write more concisely…and if you can’t do that, how to edit the extra verbiage you’ve produced… When I started writing, 40 years ago, I always wrote short. If a client or boss wanted 750 words, I’d struggle to
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Looking for some recommended books in time for summer reading? Here’s my semi-annual roundup of books I’ve read this year. I aim to read 52 books every 12 months, and my habit is to post a complete list of the names of them for you, twice a
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Reading time: Less than 1 minute You could win a prize for filling in a quick survey about your writing habits and hurdles. Just four questions that will take you only a couple of minutes… I’m turning the tables today. Instead of my regular newsletter, I’m providing a quick survey and
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Reading time: About 6 minutes (but easy to scan much faster) I offer this post on how to kill your productivity because we often learn best by learning the opposite of what we want to do… I write about productivity a lot because time is the most valuable element we all have. It’s
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Could you turn your writing side hustle into an actual job? Yes, you can. Read on to learn how… I wrote my first national magazine piece as a 27-year-old. They paid me so much I could have bought a car in cash the next day.
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Reading time: About 3 minutes If you’ve never tried expressive writing, this post-pandemic milieu may provide the perfect time for you… Readers and clients often ask me if I believe in “free writing”. In case you’ve never heard the term, it refers to writing about anything — whatever is at
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Reading time: About 5 minutes Many people tell me they WANT to write every day, or they have an ambitious daily word count goal, but they just can’t manage to achieve it. Here’s how you can write every day without procrastination…. Have you struggled to establish a sustainable daily writing
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