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How-to
1 year 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 year 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 year 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 year 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 year 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 year 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 year 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
1 year 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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Expression
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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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Expression
1 year ago+30 30 0National Library Lovers Month 2024 (and Library Lovers Day)
February is National Library Lovers Month in the USA. And February 14 is a very special day for lovers…of libraries! February 14 is Valentines Day, the day for lovers. But it is also a very special day for library lovers, too. And by that I don’t mea ...
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Analysis
1 year ago+33 33 0Writing things down may help you remember information more than typing
Writing words down increases connectivity linked to memory and learning between different areas of the brain, with the same not being true when things are typed out on a computer
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Analysis
1 year ago+28 28 0Why So Many Authors Are Writing Multigenerational Stories
Several new books grapple with displacement and diasporic living in ways that feel particularly resonant in this moment
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Expression
1 year ago+26 26 0Hollywood Ghostwriters Tell All (Including Their Names)
You don’t know their names and you certainly wouldn’t recognize their faces — even if their eyes weren’t shaded out — but chances are you’ve read stacks and stacks of their books. THR sits down with six of the top ghostwriters in the celebrity memoir ...
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Analysis
1 year ago+21 21 0How Short 'Bursts' of Tutoring Can Boost Early Reading Skills
An ongoing study of early literacy tutors finds learning gains over two years.
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Expression
1 year ago+21 21 075 Science Fiction Writing Prompts
Get a little push toward coming up with your next out-of-this-world screenplay idea.
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Current Event
1 year ago+25 25 0NY Mayor Adams disputes his own memoir over schoolyard gun incident — "What book is this?"
Mayor Eric Adams confronts controversy over his memoir, claiming a schoolyard gun story is fictitious and blaming an uncredited co-author for the mix-up.
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Expression
1 year ago+24 24 07 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
Over the millennia, human language has produced a variety of beautiful, unusual, and weird forms of writing. Here are 7 of them.
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How-to
1 year ago+21 21 05 Secrets Writing Your Signature Keynote Speech In 2024
Public speaking is an excellent way to build your personal brand. Here is a five-point strategy for delivering a perfect public speech.