The monthly writing challenge for February is making your writing 10% shorter. Check it out.
Playing with Short Sentences
The more complex your ideas, the simpler the sentence structure should be.
Deliberate writing practice
You may start learning how to write in school, but that’s only the beginning of the story. As long as you read and write—from emails to social media posts—you learn. You feed your sense of the written language and practice your craft. Sounds great, right? But “passive” learning presents two problems: Even if you write […]
January Writing Challenge
Want to work on your writing craft, even if you’re busy with other things? Tackle your skills one month at a time. In January: beginnings!
Writing for Two Reading Modes
You have more than one way of reading—and deep reading is becoming more scarce. Write accordingly.
Three Life Lessons from Writing Books
Writing a book teaches important lessons about life: give tasks the time they require, you can’t control everything, and be impatient for the work, not the result.