Viewing time: 3 mins 58 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 #156, which addresses how to choose between great ideas for writing. The post first ran on Sept. 25/20. […]
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Reading time: Less than 2 minutes 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 advocating using fiction techniques in memoir… I recently stumbled across a terrific blog post on Joanna Penn’s site
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Reading time: About 9 minutes (skimmable in 4) Few subjects are as mysterious as the art of finding your voice. If you’re a writer struggling with that problem, here’s what I suggest you do… What is writer’s voice? And, how can you find yours? You’d think this should be a simple explanation but it’s the opposite
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Reading time: Less than 1 minute Writers and organizations generally put themselves first when making appeals for money. Here’s why you should put yourself second… I’ve been helping a client of mine with a big fundraising request. Confidentiality prevents me from sharing too many details, but I can tell you they need to raise $200,000.
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Reading time: About 3.5 minutes Here’s some practical advice on how to write better English if it’s not your native language… I was briefly fluent in French when I was 20. I knew this for two reasons: First, I’d gone to visit a friend in Quebec City and ended up getting so sick with a
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Word count: 233 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. Today, I provide a link to an article by Tim Kreider. When I first read an article written by Tim Kreider,
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Word count: 250 words Reading time: 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’s article comes from Sarah Jio. I don’t read murder mysteries and I dislike horror movies. When it comes right down to it,
Word count: 219 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. Today I share a piece of writing advice from Deborah Moggach in the Telegraph. I have not read a single Deborah
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Word count: 308 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 focus on a piece about outlining… A reader this week sent me a link to a New York Times
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Word count: 250 words Reading time: 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. One of my weekly blog entries now relates to figurative language. Does this seem odd for someone who specializes in non-fiction writing? I
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