Honor the work by not rushing through it. Honor yourself by giving yourself the time to craft.
Don’t Show Me All Your Research
Do you write research-based nonfiction? Include too much research and you risk alienating the reader and eroding your authority.
How Nature Makes You a Better Writer
If you want to rejuvenate your writing processes, go outside. Get out in nature. Research shows that nature boosts our focus and creativity.
Addressing the Reader: You, We, One
How do you address the reader in your writing: You? In the third person? We? Pronouns can add immediacy or distance. Use the right tool for the situation.
Why Writers Need Self-Compassion
How can we approach our writing with self-compassion?
Simplify Sentences to Spare the Reader’s Brain
Wandering, complex sentences require the reader to juggle different mental images in working memory. They might forget where they started.