Post Overview
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Current Event
1 year ago+27 27 0AI steps in to save 5000-year old Cuneiform writing
With few experts left in the world who understand this ancient form of writing, can AI step in to save the language?
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Analysis
1 year ago+20 20 07 Lessons From Writing My First Book
Many of us dream of the author life. Success takes discipline and planning.
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How-to
1 year ago+14 14 0The importance of order for effective writing
Simon Hall writes...if you want to get your message across, whether it’s a report, briefing, or even a social media post, this trick is critical.
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Current Event
1 year ago+22 22 0Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Writing a Book on Leadership
"At first, my answer was no. I didn’t want to write a book that hauled over the internal politics of the last five years, and then someone convinced me that I didn’t have to," Ardern wrote. “That maybe it might be worth expanding on some of ...
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Current Event
1 year ago+26 26 0Cursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fall
Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.
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Analysis
1 year ago+21 21 0Writing is therapy to heal old wounds, grief and trauma
Writing is therapy. We share stories of abuse, addictions, trauma, illness, crime and regrets. We tell stories of redemption and victory over challenges.
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How-to
1 year ago+19 19 0Avoid These 10 Common Writing Mistakes To Build Your Twitter Audience
Transform into a powerful communicator for an impressive personal brand and a profitable business. Here's how to build an engaged Twitter following, starting today.
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Current Event
1 year ago+30 30 0Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Directive He Received From Sondheim: “Get Back to the Piano and Get Back to Writing”
Speaking at the Tribeca Film Festival, the 'Hamilton' creator also says he'd still like to direct film versions of "funky little musicals."
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Review
1 year ago+18 18 0Upper Canada Playhouse premieres new Norm Foster comedy, Moving In
After a winter and spring season of the live concerts Glory Days, Across the Pond and Honky Tonk Angels, Morrisburg, Ontario’s Upper Canada Playhouse is moving on to Moving In, the world premiere of a brand new comedy by Norm Foster, running June 8 t ...
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Expression
1 year ago+21 21 0What Makes Someone a Writer?
How do you quantify something like that?
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Expression
1 year ago+31 31 0AI destroying creative writing jobs is probably a good thing
In destruction there will also be creation, as new opportunities take shape, and our society as a whole reaps the benefits of higher media quality and productivity.
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Expression
1 year ago+20 20 0Commentary: Plotting success: 7 steps to writing and publishing your book
When I entered the new season of my life called retirement in 2007, a multitude of “I’ve always wanted to _______ ” thoughts floated through my mind. One that kept
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Expression
1 year ago+13 13 0It’s Okay to Have a Love/Hate Relationship With Your Writing
It is a strange feeling to be both compelled to do something and repelled in the doing of that same thing. What relief to discover that other writers, published ones yet, felt the same way!
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Current Event
1 year ago+4 4 0Children’s enjoyment of writing has fallen to ‘crisis point’, research finds
Only one in three UK children now enjoy writing in their free time – including text messages – with those on free school meals most likely to do so
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Analysis
1 year ago+34 34 0The Little Mermaid's 'review bombing' is just a sign of what's to come
Even as The Little Mermaid passed $250M at the global box office, a review bombing campaign is seemingly making it difficult to tell how audiences feel about it. The strategy is forcing review aggregation sites to change tactics, and challenging what ...
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Expression
1 year ago+36 36 0All writers get ‘that look’ sometimes
Eli Cranor tells us about "that look" that writers get sometimes.
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Current Event
1 year ago+25 25 0Mary Trump and E. Jean Carroll Are Collaborating on a Romance Novel. No Politics Allowed.
“The Italian Lesson,” to be published on Substack over the next year, follows an American expat who finds love in Tuscany. And there’s no mention of Donald J. Trump.
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Expression
1 year ago+25 25 0What I learned about writing from Tina Turner: Rough writing is good
In a prologue to an iconic performance of ‘Proud Mary,’ Turner explained how she revised the song with a radical change of tempo — from easy to rough.
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Expression
1 year ago+19 19 0How important is bookstore distribution for nonfiction books?
"No matter what the topic of your book, you should be able to find a unique venue for it. I’ve been sold at wineries, hardware stores, and even apparel shops. I’ve just been asked to sell my books during a Biker Week that draws 18,000 people.&qu ...
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Analysis
1 year ago+14 14 0Your Boyfriend Didn’t Write You That Sweet Love Letter. These People Did.
If you've ever gotten a romantic letter or poem, there's a chance it was written by a secret professional.