As a former journalist and a communications consultant for more than 30 years, I devour books and articles about writing the way other people might eat bowlsfull of potato chips. If there is a book about writing, I’ve likely read it. (And if there’s a new one, I’m reading it shortly.) I also read about 90 blogs daily and scan the Internet voraciously, looking for new material about writing or related areas such as creativity, time management and freelancing. Writing about writing is a special pleasure for me because it helps me unite my core interests – reading and writing – and my lifetime of experience as a professional writer.
Reading time: About 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 address the question: is writing like homework? Screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, who was co-author of the 1980 and 1983 […]
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Reading time: About 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 post about taking a holiday from writing… People often ask me if it’s a bad idea
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Reading time: About 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 blot post about song lyrics in books… Have you ever noticed how rarely you’ll hear the
Can you quote song lyrics in books? (Without being sued?) Read More »
Reading time: About 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 post about guest posting…. When I started blogging more than 15 years ago, I had 34
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Reading time: About 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 how to find better comps… If you’ve never written a book, or never
How can you find better comps? Read More »
Reading time: About 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 how to use social media to find new readers… Are you a blogger
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Reading time: About 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 post about asynchronous communication… The phrase “asynchronous communication” is a doozy. It sounds academic and dry
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Reading time: About one 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 morning pages… Do you worship at the temple of Julia Cameron? I know
Are morning pages for you? Read More »
Reading time: About 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 ask the question why are you talking? Not infrequently, clients will ask me to help them burnish their
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Reading time: About 1 minute This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the internet to help other writers. Today I discuss a post about using too many big words… Every once in awhile, I will admire a big or unusual word. But far more
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