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How-to
6 days ago+26 26 0My top 5 tools to beat distractions and get more writing done - or any work, really
To avoid distractions, I enlist a particular set of tools. Whatever your writing platform - Linux, MacOS, Windows, Android, or iOS - help is here.
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Expression
12 days ago+12 12 0Writing from the Heart: Just the facts, ma'am
I love Mark Twain’s line, “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” So here is a story of how I let a good story get in the way of the truth. My motto at the point when this story happened was facts didn’t matter, feelings did. I was youn ...
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Expression
3 weeks ago+27 27 0Carter Wilson Interviewed Hundreds of Writers — Here’s What He Learned From Them\
I launched my podcast Making It Up nearly three years ago with the goal of interviewing writers not for any particular work of theirs, but to talk to them about their lives.
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Expression
3 weeks ago+25 25 0How long will printed books continue to exist and be necessary in the future?
Books will live on if we allow them to remain. We will need a tactile world to remind us that we are still here, that we can suffer and heal, make considered judgments, and love in a way that only biological beings can.
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Current Event
3 weeks ago+17 17 0‘You can see it as a revenge fantasy’: The new book arguing that enslaved people co-authored the Bible
God’s Ghostwriters by Candida Moss aims to shine a light on the contributions to Christianity by imprisoned workers
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How-to
1 month ago+22 22 0How nonfiction authors can tell powerful stories
Margaret Atwood and John Grisham tell powerful stories. Non-fiction writers can learn from them.
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How-to
1 month ago+19 19 0Let's keep our writing simple, precise, cogent and clear
But sometimes it's worth sending a reader to the dictionary if the word fits the nuance of the writing.
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Expression
1 month ago+24 24 0Lisa Gardner: 10 Lessons I Learned in 30 Years of Writing Suspense
When people first meet authors, they always ask the same question—how did you get started in this business? I’m a bit a rarity. Wrote my first novel at seventeen, sold it at twenty, hit the bestsel…
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Expression
1 month ago+30 30 0Sam Anderson on writing and drawing - Austin Kleon
The thing that unites good writing and good drawing — authentic writing and authentic drawing — is the exploratory line.
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How-to
1 month ago+30 30 0I've published 60 novels - and these 5 free writing tools helped make it possible
From drafting manuscripts to tracking edits and creating book covers, I get the job done with the help of these indispensable - and free - apps.
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Expression
1 month ago+15 15 0We Love Writing. And Procrastinating. Running Helps Us Do Both.
The two pursuits have more in common than meets the eye
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Analysis
1 month ago+24 24 0Co-authoring: twice as fun or double the trouble?
When it comes to co-authoring, what are some of the issues and complexities about writing a book with another author?
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How-to
2 months ago+27 27 0Classic books can be easy to read if you know where to start
Classic books can be challenging reads, but with technology all around, it doesn't have to be. Whether it's using Google to search up unknown words or listening to audiobooks instead of reading, all are useful when it comes to the Classics.
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Comment
2 months ago+12 12 0Commented in One Simple Change May Dramatically Boost The Effect of COVID-19 Vaccines
Interesting read. Far from conclusive, but if further research confirms this finding, it might be worth recalibrating all vaccines to two shots, one in each arm.
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Expression
2 months ago+24 24 0Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov: ‘I felt guilty writing fiction in a time of war’
When Putin attacked, the novelist switched his focus to journalism. Two years on, he talks about his new crime series, life in Kyiv, and fiction as an escape from reality
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Expression
2 months ago+31 31 0How Hiking 310 Miles Helped Build a Novel—and Taught Me a Few Things About Writing Along the Way
A few years ago, I set off on an adventure that would eventually leave me both alone and alone in the woods…for days on end.
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How-to
2 months ago+27 27 0Why we learnt to write the way we do
Workplace writing cannot succeed with a one-size-fits-all approach. Yet most of us enter the workforce having learned exactly that: the essay. Why do we use this approach and how does it limit successful communication? An essay is the perfect writing ...
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Comment
2 months ago+16 16 0Commented in AI and Employment: Is Universal Basic Income the Answer?
Money is a useful tool. The key is to limit and reduce its abuse. Of course, that is obviously way, way easier said than done.
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Comment
2 months ago+14 14 0Commented in AI and Employment: Is Universal Basic Income the Answer?
The key is balance. We want to make sure that none of our brothers and sisters are left behind, that they have food, shelter, clothing and a change to enjoy life. But we want to ensure that at every income level people retain the incentive to work to earn more, because that work is what will make society continue to function and the income continue to flow.
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Comment
2 months ago+5 5 0Commented in Why there is a new global race to the moon
I did not realize the moon was becoming once again a major competitive factor. I guess now is the time for countries to position themselves for future resource extraction.