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Sam 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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Let'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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Lisa 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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I'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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How 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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Co-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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We Love Writing. And Procrastinating. Running Helps Us Do Both.
The two pursuits have more in common than meets the eye
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The enduring gift of stories
A father finds a Christmas story that works for his infant daughter — and for the world.
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The ethics of ghostwriting in fiction
Ghostwriting is not new, and Millie Bobby Brown is not the first celebrity to hire a ghostwriter. But, soon after she published her book, she came under fire for using one.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs on How to Become a Great Writer
When published in 1939, Alva Johnston suggested that there was perhaps no greater literary creation within the 20th century than Tarzan, brought to life by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a man who preferred his stories to society.
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Why 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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Writing 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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National 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 mean people who get cheeky under desks and between the stacks.
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Why 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 tool for an education setting. The simple beginning, middle and end pattern helps students tackle the challenging task of assignment writing. And the predictable structure allows teachers to mark dozens of essays more efficiently. But surely more complex writing tasks call for different tools in our writing toolbox? Here are 4 features of essay writing that can slow us down
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How 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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Ukrainian 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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The Writer Who Loves Books: Confessions of a Bookaholic
OK, the title of this post is perhaps a little silly and I am stating the obvious. There cannot be a writer out there who does not love books, but I am open to comments if you can prove me wrong.
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Column: The writers' strike was the first workplace battle between humans and AI. The humans won
At a moment when the prospect of executives and managers using software automation to undermine work in professions everywhere loomed large, the WGA strike took on major symbolic weight.
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A Ghostwriter’s Guide for Invisible Women
Do you feel overlooked or overtalked at the office? Don’t get mad, get tactical. Here’s how.
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Why Silicon Valley’s biggest AI developers are hiring poets
Training data companies are grabbing writers of fiction, drama, poetry, and also general humanities experts to improve AI creative writing.
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