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.
Word count: 314 words Reading time: Just over 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 writers. Today I discuss an article written by Lee Gutkind. When my coaching students tell me they have a writing problem, I […]
Word count: 447 words Reading time: Less than 2 minutes This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world to find websites, books and articles to help writers. Today I discuss an article written by Cody Walker. If you’ve read my blog for awhile, you will have noticed that
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Word count: 233 words Reading time: Less than 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 writers. Today, I provide a link to an article by Tim Kreider. When I first read an article written by Tim Kreider,
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Word count: 250 words Reading time: 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 writers. Today’s article comes from Sarah Jio. I don’t read murder mysteries and I dislike horror movies. When it comes right down to it,
Word count: 328 words Reading time: Just over 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 writers. Today, I look at a piece about dictionaries. I once interviewed a man who owned hundreds of dictionaries. He collected them,
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Word count: 219 words Reading time: Less than 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 writers. Today I share a piece of writing advice from Deborah Moggach in the Telegraph. I have not read a single Deborah
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Word count: 321 words Reading time: About 1.5 minutes This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world to find websites, books and articles to help writers. Today, I discuss a New York Times “Opinionator” piece by Rachel Howard. When I attended my first-ever writing workshop, more than 30 years
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Word count: 296 words Reading time: Just over 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 writers. Today’s comes from Jim Sollisch. When my mother died in 2005, I helped clean out her apartment. To my surprise, I discovered
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Word count: 243 words 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 writers. Today I give you a link to a story on the history of words, found in the Washington Post. Did you know
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Word count: 250 words 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 writers. Today I examine a mini-profile of William Zinsser. William Zinsser is the author of one of my favourite writing guides, On Writing
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