Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Do you tend to set big fat writing goals for yourself? Today’s column describes what the Japanese can teach you about writing…. When my family and I moved out of our house for a major renovation 10 years ago, we wore our paper shredder to […]
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Reading time: Just over 2 minutes The pomodoro technique is a time-management tool used by millions of people around the world. It’s particularly useful for writers and students…. I’m a big believer in the magic of three. You know — the three little pigs, the three Musketeers, the three Stooges. There’s something
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Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Have you ever heard of back-and-forth writing? This is a system that I use to make myself a more efficient and productive writer. There is something wonderfully concrete about writing. If your boss or client asks you for 500 words, you can make a
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Reading time: Just over 3 minutes Is there any relationship between Christmas songs and writing? I think there is! Let me explain the lessons you can learn from your CD player…. In my final column before taking a break for holidays, I thought I’d draw your attention to some of
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Reading time: Less than 3 minutes When you read the headline to this post did you immediately feel guilty? If so, you may be one of the people who’s suffering from smartphone addiction…. Before I went to bed last night, I spent five minutes on my French lesson. I’m using Duolingo
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Reading time: Less than 4 minutes Do you lack an office? Here are nine ways to make writing from home more productive for you…. When I started working from home in 1996, my triplets were two years old. I know, I know. Crazy! And my office didn’t even have a
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Reading time: Just over 5 minutes Are you writing slowly because you’re editing WHILE you write? Today, I give some practical advice on how to break this terribly destructive habit….. When I started writing back in high school, I developed the practice of producing a sentence and then going back to edit
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute Are you being undone by your own busy-ness? Here’s what some productivity experts have to say about the subject and what I have done to change my own working schedule as a result… Do you have any idea how busy you are? I know,
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siReading 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 skills versus talents by Seth Godin… I’m a big fan of Seth Godin,
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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 discuss a New York Times article by Stephen King… I’ve never been a fan of horror. But
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