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: 241 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. If you want to discuss language in an erudite way, get yourself over the the Language Log immediately. This weblog, run […]
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Word count: 350 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. I read the self-help guide What Color Is Your Parachute by Richard Bolles when I was 18 years old. A feel-good
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Word count: 232 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Each week I scan the Internet to identify funny or interesting websites, blogs or articles of particular interest to writers. If you read my writing regularly, you probably understand that I’m a huge believer in the power of story. I often argue that one of
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Word count: 234 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 introduce you to eggcorns…. My friend Rochelle Triester introduced me to the charming site Eggcorns. If you’re not familiar
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Word count: 262 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. I had just finished reading an excellent New Yorker profile of Bruce Sprinsteen when a friend sent me a Tumbler #storyboard article
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Word count: 323 words Reading time: Just over 1 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. I figure I hit my 10,000 hours of writing a couple of years ago. But that I know the phrase
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Word count: 212 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Each week I scan the Internet to identify websites of particular interest to writers. I’ve told you before that when I’m asked to name my hobbies, I always include reading and cooking. And it seems there are a lot of other writers just like me.
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Word count: 241 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. Have you ever spent any time in a red room? If you haven’t, and assuming you’re seriously interested in reading and
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Reading time: About 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. I first heard about the book The Power of Why, by Simon Sinek, on a radio documentary about Steve Jobs. I then heard about it
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Word count: 350 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. I read Penelope Trunk’s blog every time she publishes a post. I’m not sure I’d like her a lot in person
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