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Why We Should Want to Fail As Writers
June 16, 2017
By Daphne Gray-Grant
Topic : How to writeWord CountWriters Talk About WritingWhy We Should Want to Fail As Writers June 16, 2017 By Daphne Gray-Grant![]() Article Topics:Word CountWriters Talk About WritingWhy You Should Stop Multi-tasking May 15, 2017 By Daphne Gray-Grant
Ask yourself: Is there anything so urgent that it cannot wait for a mere 60 minutes? Then turn off your email and phone and start to write.
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Article Topics:Word CountWriters Talk About WritingCan't Write? Can't Draw? Here's Why You Should Doodle. April 17, 2017 By Daphne Gray-Grant
I've become a pro-doodling zealot after reading the book The Doodle Revolution by Sunni Brown. If you're a writer or a student or a business executive or a... well, anyone, really... you should doodle.
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Article Topics:Word CountWriters Talk About WritingTrying to Build a Writing Habit? Beware These 5 Traps. December 12, 2016 By Daphne Gray-Grant
I work with dozens of people every year who are trying to build the writing habit. Some succeed quickly. Others take much longer.
When would-be-writers flail and flop, I can usually trace the problem back to one of these five mistaken beliefs.
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Article Topics:Word CountWriters Talk About WritingDo You Suffer from Irritable Desk Syndrome? November 21, 2016 By Daphne Gray-Grant
While it's true that Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, and Mark Twain all had messy workplaces, it's also certain that clean, organized desks keep most people efficient and more productive. I know that I'm always more prolific, more creative and happier when my desk is tidy. Which isn't to say that I'm always able to keep it that way. Some days I fear I must be suffering from Irritable Desk Syndrome.
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Article Topics:Word CountWriters Talk About WritingWhat a Circus Act Can Teach You About Writing November 11, 2016 By Daphne Gray-Grant
Whether you're an acrobat or a writer, you can do only one thing at a time. And, like the acrobats who watch their eating and drinking habits before performances, writers who spend some time thinking about what they want to write — before writing — are going to be better prepared for the demands of the job.
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Article Topics:Behind the DictionaryLexicographers Talk About LanguageOrder Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear October 17, 2016 By Neal Whitman
When I recently heard a news reporter say that "China doesn't want a failed nuclear state on their doorstep," I was taken by surprise. Did China seriously want North Korea to succeed in their nuclear ambitions?
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