Headline writers often entice us to click by creating what’s called a knowledge gap, making us think that there’s something that we don’t know that we now want to know.
Writing
Keeping your writing to yourself?
Shipping the work always feels risky, awakening the demons of doubt. Here are three ways to get past them.
Writing In Disguise
It’s October, and that means Halloween is coming! In that spirit, this month’s writing exercise is to pick a costume—write in disguise!
Review of Says Who? by Anne Curzan
If you’ve ever despaired over where to put commas or felt guilty about accidentally misplacing an apostrophe, you need this book. If you climb up onto your high horse when you spot “incorrect” capitalization or split infinitives in others’ work, you also need this book.
Writing with the window open
Most of us love writing with the metaphorical windows open. Sometimes, though, we’ve got to close them. Knowing how to manage our open attention is part of the job of being a writer.
Write Your Mythic Adventure
By comparing our life to well-known stories, we can see narrative structures and story arcs that might otherwise escape us. This might just open up new ways of creating the narratives of our lives, or expand our storytelling skills.
