Word count: 275 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. Today, I discuss a website focusing on stories. I’m a big believer in the power of […]
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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
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Word count: 253 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. I can’t remember when I first heard about TED talks. But it was a long time
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Word count: 518 words Reading time: About 2 minutes Even when I don’t go looking for stories, I seem to fall over them. If you’re a writer, be sure to keep an eye out for them, too…. I took myself out for lunch following my blog launch. I wanted a
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Word count: 577 words Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Is your writing SPECIFIC enough? Never underestimate the value of being particular and concrete, as Jonah Lehrer explains…. I’m not usually thrilled by the prospect of meeting famous writers. Generally, their work excites me more than their persons, so I seldom attend “writer’s
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Word count: 559 words Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Hot is the opposite of cold. High is the antonym of low. And the profession of “writer” is generally diametrically opposed to “salesperson”…. Or is it?… Back when I was entertainment editor at a metropolitan daily, my phone used to ring
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Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Does the thought of storytelling make your blood run cold? Do you worry that you don’t have the time for it? Or that your client really isn’t interested in it? Here are my thoughts on how to make storytelling your friend — and a key
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Have you resolved to buff up your writing by including more stories in it? Here, I give you five solid suggestions for places to find great stories. I’ve written this newsletter for five years now, and while I’m always nervous when I send it out,
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Reading time: About 3 minutes “Please, tell me a story.” That’s the devout plea of many of your readers, even non-fiction ones. And, if you tell them a good story, they’ll keep on reading…. A group of judges is gathered in court. But instead of looking grand and imperial in
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Today’s column looks at the important topic of telling stories — admittedly, through the eyes of a horse! I have never ridden a horse. Nor have I had much interest in them. When I was in my early 20s, a journalist friend of mine was
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