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 other writers. Today I discuss a New York Times article addressing the question ‘how much can writers earn’? It’s a great time […]
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Reading time: Just over 3 minutes Does the mere thought of a test make your stomach clench? Here are some basic writing assessment test tips… I once failed a personality test. OK, to be honest, it’s not technically possible to fail such a test because we all have personalities. But I
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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 blog post about travel writing… I love to travel (our trip to Newfoundland last summer and
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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 the Brain Pickings website… I’ve longtime been a fan of the website Brain Pickings — what owner/curator Maria
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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 blog post on the daily routines of 12 famous writers… Did you know that E.B. White (pictured above)
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Reading time: Less than 2 minutes Does your company ever need to hire writer? Here are some tips on how to help writers succeed… I recently accepted a contract with a small communications firm. They wanted me to write some stories that perfectly fit the style I best like to
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Word count: 297 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 is by Adam Gopnik. I’ve long admired the writing of Adam Gopnik,
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Word count: 208 words 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 writers. I just counted and it turns out I now follow about 89 blogs in my
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Word count: 783 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Here is another in my series of interviews with writers. Today, I introduce you to fiction writer Kate Pullinger, author of the fascinating novel The Mistress of Nothing…. A few weeks ago when you saw the list of books I read in
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Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Have you ever thought you might sound like a famous author? No need to read anymore. Just let the website “I write like” do all the work! Are you familiar with the writer David Foster Wallace? I had heard of him — especially following his
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