Reading time: Less than 5 minutes Do you have a good shutdown ritual? You should! Here’s how to implement one that will work for you… Writing — like cooking, cleaning and parenting — is a job that knows no beginning or ending. It’s something you do all the time, even in […]
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Viewing time: 4 mins. and 52 secs. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast about writing that I started in 2017 and that ran, more or less weekly, until April 2022. This is a republication of issue #37, all about writing book introductions. The post first ran on Nov.
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Viewing time: 3 mins. 37 secs. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast about writing that I started in 2017 and that ran, more or less weekly, until April 2022. This is a republication of issue #28, defining the term free writing and describing why you should stay away
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Viewing time: 3 mins. 45 seconds The Write Question is a weekly video podcast about writing that I started in 2017 and that ran, more or less weekly, until April 2022. This is a republication of issue #27, describing how to hire a writer for your website. The post first
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Reading time: Less than 4 minutes Do you struggle with getting words on paper? If so, it may surprise you to learn that 11 highly counterintuitive strategies may help get you in to the write mindset…. In case you didn’t know, money doesn’t buy happiness. Science tells us that most
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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 other writers. Today I discuss a blog post written by Mike Sanger…. Award-winning journalist and longtime writer-at-large for Esquire, Mike Sanger once
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Reading time: Less than 4 minutes Is it worth even thinking about writing during holiday time? If your answer is “maybe,” consider the ways in which you might be able to improve your focus… While many writing bloggers are currently addressing burning issues like best holiday gifts for writers and how
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Reading time: Just over 3 minutes Do you want to learn how to improve productivity as a writer? Here are eight counterintuitive ways…. I wrote a post headlined “13 ways to improve your writing productivity” a few years back. Since then, I’ve come up with eight more strategies you can
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Viewing time: 4 mins. 36 secs. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question is how to make your research more productive. If you have a question you’d like me to answer you can email me at daphne@publicationcoach.com, tweet me @pubcoach, or leave a message for
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Viewing time: 5 mins. 56 secs. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question is how to avoid plagiarizing. If you have a question you’d like me to answer you can email me at daphne@publicationcoach.com, tweet me @pubcoach, or leave a message for me at
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