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November 17, 2017
By Daphne Gray-Grant
Topic : Writer's blockWord CountWriters Talk About WritingDo You Agree With These Quotes About Writing? November 17, 2017 By Daphne Gray-Grant![]() Article Topics:Word CountWriters Talk About WritingIs Your Mind Messy Enough? October 16, 2017 By Daphne Gray-Grant
Toggling between two vastly different mindsets — being open-minded and being highly focused — is challenging and messy but it's the best way to become a creative, confident, productive writer.
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These eight essays are a perfect way into learning about how a writer who started at the lowest rung at Time magazine in the 1950s developed to become the author associated with a body of nonfiction that is unparalleled in modern American letters for its breadth and depth.
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Article Topics:Word CountWriters Talk About WritingHow to Write if You're a Night Owl March 20, 2017 By Daphne Gray-Grant
If I were the Queen of the World, I'd give every would-be writer the determination to produce a few hundred words first thing in the morning. Yet many writers can't possibly write in the morning for a variety of good reasons, and if you're one of them, this column is for you.
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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 WritingHow to Overcome Negative Feelings When Writing July 13, 2016 By Daphne Gray-Grant
Do you find writing interesting and pleasant — a time filled with self-discovery? Or is it stressful and unpleasant — sort of like a root canal crossed with doing your income taxes?
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Article Topics:Word CountWriters Talk About WritingThe Joy of the Crappy First Draft May 24, 2016 By Daphne Gray-Grant
Every beginning writer I know abhors the idea of a crappy first draft. It's embarrassing, mortifying and humiliating. They know their boss or client or publisher is going to hate it. They're going to hate it themselves because they fear it will make them look inept and unskilled. Thus, they don't want to it exist on their hard-drive, even for a nanosecond.
If this is your belief, I'm here to tell you you're wrong. You should LOVE your crappy first draft. You should worship it. You should seek to create it as soon as you possibly can.
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