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Reading time: Just over 5 minutes Do you need some tips for writing from home? If you find it hard to get settled or impossible to accomplish anything, here’s my advice on how to turn yourself into a productivity master… I’ve always loved working from home. Oops, let me correct that statement. Working from home […]
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Reading time: Just over 4 minutes Do you know how to work when you don’t feel like it? These seven tricks can help you survive the hottest summer…. Compared to the rest of the year, my phone rings half as often in the summer and my email takes a dip of about a quarter. (Regrettably,
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Reading time: About 9 minutes (skimmable in 4) Few subjects are as mysterious as the art of finding your voice. If you’re a writer struggling with that problem, here’s what I suggest you do… What is writer’s voice? And, how can you find yours? You’d think this should be a simple explanation but it’s the opposite
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Reading time: Just over 3 minutes You may think you’re too busy to write, but first ask yourself whether you could build a writing habit… Are you too busy to write right now? I know I am. I’m dealing with a bit of a family emergency and I spent the past hour on the phone with
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Reading time: Just over 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, in July and December. Here is
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Reading time: Just over 3 minutes You may think today’s world belongs to the tech geeks. But, really, it belongs to the writers. Here’s how to improve your writing…. I sometimes divide the world into two camps: people who can write, and those who can’t. But there’s probably an even more relevant division: people who
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Do you need better blogging ideas? Here’s a formula to stop your struggle with finding topics for your blog…. I happen to enjoy cooking so I almost never object to making dinner. It’s fun and it helps me relax after a day of work. The only part of the job
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Reading time: Just over 4 minutes Did you know you can help your writing with reading? Here are some tricks for doing just that… Do you ever reflect on how remarkable it is to be able to read? We can pick up books (or, increasingly, screens) and translate a bunch of carefully assembled squiggles into
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Reading time: Less than 5 minutes If you want to make more time for writing you’re going to need to learn how to say no…. Are you a pleaser and accommodator? Are the letters N and O foreign to your vocabulary? If so, I have bad news for you. You’re unlikely to become a successful
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Reading time: About 5 minutes Are you working too hard? Part of the problem may be that you’re taking too much work home with you. Here’s how to leave your writing stress behind…. My husband and I both have busy, demanding jobs (in totally different fields) and it would be easy for either or both
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