05 Saturday Aug 2017
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A co-worker periodically rails against the bad writing she she sees in documents that cross her desk. Then we commiserate about failings in writing education. Here’s an article from the New York Times about efforts to improve writing education.
Why Kids Can’t Write https://nyti.ms/2hn9ibq
01 Sunday Jan 2017
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Yup, it’s a new year. This post is inspiring me. I hope it does the same for you.
https://hbr.org/2016/12/stop-setting-goals-you-dont-actually-care-about
25 Monday Apr 2016
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Here’s a great article about some of the best nonfiction work from women writers. I plan to read one a day until I’ve gone through all of them.
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/04/queens-of-nonfiction-56-women-writers-everyone-should-read.html
12 Tuesday Apr 2016
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A friend from OWLS posted this and I think it’s worth sharing. These are questions a publisher (or agent) is likely to ask you.
14 Sunday Feb 2016
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After a while, we’re all in the upper grades, aren’t we?
http://pin.it/Gmdwgst
31 Thursday Dec 2015
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on my blog. It’s been an incredibly busy time.
But I need to finish a project and I’m using the boost of January: Our Writing Month to do it. Feel free to join me. It’s a low-profile writing marathon for those of us who don’t have time for extra projects (like the venerable NaNoWriMo) during the holidays.
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
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Crime writing is a big book category in Britain and here are this year’s Dagger award winners. As always, I like to look to winners for inspiration.
Daggers crime writing awards presented to ‘the best of the best’ | Books | The Guardian.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jul/01/daggers-crime-writing-awards-crime-writers-association
25 Thursday Jun 2015
When I was younger, and at times in college, I made attempts to keep a journal. I would put their contents in the category of “warm-up drills.” Some swear by them. Here’s an argument for using one.
The Most Obvious Writing Tool You’re Not Using.
http://writeitsideways.com/the-most-obvious-writing-tool-youre-not-using/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=writeitsideways
24 Wednesday Jun 2015
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Stories without research can be pretty flat. Here are some useful sources and a few tips for using them. I’ve used several of them and they’re great.
Research Tools Every Writer Needs – Aerogramme Writers’ Studio.
http://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2014/08/26/research-tools-every-writer-needs/#more-9607
23 Tuesday Jun 2015
There are some good ideas on this list. I’m not sure they’re all “must-haves,” but I’ve found a couple useful.
#MondayBlogs: 6 Must-Have Tools/Apps For All The Writers And Editors Out There | Shannon A Thompson.
http://shannonathompson.com/2015/06/22/6-must-have-tools/
