Are You a Sprinter or a Marathoner? Every year, hundreds of thousands of people try their hands at writing 50,000 words of a novel in the month of November, as part of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The success and popularity of NaNoWriMo is a testament to the power of the writing sprint. You can accomplish […]
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Is This the Year You Write?
Is this the year you take up your pen, metaphorically or physically, and raise your voice for a cause that you believe in? Is this the year you write that article, or share an opinion piece with the local paper about a topic that you care deeply about? Will you write a blog post that […]
How Often Should You Blog?
How frequently you should you post blogs or send emails to your lists? If you have an email list, you may struggle with questions like: Is it better to show up in the inbox every day, or to write less frequently, in more depth? How do you remain memorable without being annoying? When I first started […]
Books to Give Writers: 2019 Edition
One of the best gifts you can give someone is a book that will change their lives. And do you know who really loves getting books as gifts? People who write. I carry bits and pieces of the writing advice I’ve heard around in my head. Sometimes, I bring back up an image from Elizabeth […]
Short-Term, Intentional Obsession
To finish a major project like a book, you often have to put aside everything else for a period of time: Close the door. Stop responding to emails. Put aside the books you want to read, courses you want to take, and meetings you should attend. Delay other activities—even projects you should be doing. It’s […]
Making Revision a Habit with WordRake
Most of us understand that great writing happens through revision. We realize that revision is important, but we’re in a hurry. As long as we think of revision as an ‘extra’ process outside of writing, we’re tempted to skip it. So we send out our work with imperfections, excess words, remnants of messy thought processes—small […]
