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May
26
What do roast dinners and publishing have in common?
Each month I oversee the publication of two digital magazines clocking in at 100+ pages per publication.
There are multiple
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Apr
01
![the word that](/content/images/size/w750/2024/04/the-word-that.jpg)
The one word THAT you can delete from all your writing
Brevity betters your writing.
Sure, you need to mix up your sentences. Lengthen them to elaborate more complex points. Shorten
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Mar
17
9 editorial resources and content tools I swear by
The internet is a noisy place. It can be tricky to identify genuinely useful editorial advice or tools among the
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Feb
15
Are the Google gods smiling on me?
I noticed a spike in member signups to my little corner of the Internet, a very pleasant if unexpected surprise.
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Jan
14
Treat January like a Sunday
Post-Christmas blues, tighter belts, and dark days – January is a tough month.
It is also a time when we heap
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Oct
11
Sorry laundry pile, the junk drawer was cluttered
I started playing about with creative writing, short stories and poetry while on holiday in Tenerife this summer. Here'
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Oct
04
Riding the wave of current trends
When we look back through history or even our lived memories there are themes permeating these periods of time.
Each
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Jun
12
Lessons I learned from posting 30 blog posts in 30 days
On April 16, 2023 I challenged myself to write 30 blog posts in 30 days.
You can read more about
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May
16
#30 The end of an experiment
When I embarked on this experiment to post 30 blog posts in 30 days I knew it would be challenging.
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May
15
![Ernest Hemingway writing at his desk in a campsite in Kenya, circa 1953](/content/images/size/w750/2023/05/29-Ernest_Hemingway_Writing_at_Campsite_in_Kenya_-_NARA_-_192655-2.jpg)
#29 Build momentum by writing like Ernest Hemingway
Close your writing for the day with an unfinished sentence.
If you’ve dabbled in writing and spent a bit
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