Word count: 280 words Reading time: Just over 1 minute A great way to improve your writing is to emulate the work of others. That’s why, every week, I present a sentence that I’d happily imitate. Today’s comes from Ruth Ozeki and her novel A Tale for the Time Being. […]
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Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. Today I present a metaphor from novelist Jess Walter. I first encountered the writing of Jess Walter thanks to a Valentine’s Day gift from my husband. (He knows enough to give
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. Today’s comes from English novelist Jeanette Winterson. I’ve heard Jeanette Winterson interviewed on the radio several times. She’s so engaging that each interview has inspired me to pick up one
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Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. Today’s comes from David Sedaris. I’ve written about David Sedaris, before today. Just hearing the man’s name makes me smile. He’s so funny! But he’s also a deeply sophisticated writer who
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Reading time: About 1.5 minutes I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. Today’s comes from Emily Nussbaum. Several years ago I enjoyed many guilty laughs over the British film, In the Loop. A crass and funny black comedy about British politics during the
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. Today’s comes from Sara Hope Anderson. Sometimes, sustained metaphors can become tiresome. Do you know what I mean? Here’s an example of one that I really don’t like: The teacher
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Word count: 204 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute A great way to improve your writing skills is to emulate the work of others. That’s why, every week, I present a sentence that I’d happily imitate. Today’s comes from Nicole Bokat. I have family members who suffer from clinical
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Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. Today’s comes from the late Roger Ebert. Even when I was an entertainment editor for about five years, I managed to do the job without owning a TV. (Shhh, don’t tell
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. Today’s comes from Dr. Steven Zeitels. Every week I read the New Yorker. It is, by far, my favourite magazine and I enjoy both the writing and the subjects it covers,
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Word count: 377 words Reading time: Just over 1 minute A great way to improve your writing skills is to emulate the work of others. That’s why, every week, I present a sentence that I’d happily imitate. Today’s comes from Erin Morgenstern. I heard about the book The Night Circus when
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