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 other writers. Today I address the question, ‘what do you put in your mind?’ Do you know the expression, ‘garbage in, […]
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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 other writers. Today I discuss a tip from consultant Emily Agnew… When my friend and colleague Emily Agnew (pictured above) gave
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Reading time: About 5 minutes When the day ends, do you find you’ve run out of time for writing? Here’s how to be more productive… I love August. My email drops by about 50% and my meetings by 75%. The entire world appears to have become like Paris — everyone’s gone
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute Most of us would like to be faster writers. But how do we get there? Today I address the question: How long does it take to write 1000 words… Do you know how long it takes to write 1,000 words? Or do you know
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Viewing time: 3 mins. 48 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 #29, describing reverse engineering for writers. The post first ran on Aug. 25/17.
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you need to learn the art of stopping procrastination? Here is a three-step hack that should make it relatively easy…. I frequently work with writers who procrastinate and delay. They want to write faster and better, and they may even be highly motivated to
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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 other writers. Today I discuss a blog post on the best temperature for writing…. As I write this blog post, I’m
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you need to get more done in less time? Here’s how to dramatically increase your writing productivity…. Are you one of those people who sees writing as a creative act? If so, you’re right. But only partly. Writing is perhaps 20% creative. But the
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Have you ever kept a writing tracking record? This simple document — you can create it easily in your own word processing software — will revolutionize your productivity…. When I wrote my first book, I made so many mistakes. I didn’t have a daily writing
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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 other writers. Today I discuss a blog post by Chris Bailey…. I’m a longtime fan of productivity expert Chris Bailey (pictured
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