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It's time for another writing voice exercise Dear Reader, In working with nonfiction authors, I often recommend they break up a few long sentences to aid comprehension or change the rhythm of the work. If you live firmly in the "long sentences best serve my work" camp, beware. Too many long sentences can get in the way of comprehension, and then your relationship with the reader suffers. (No one wants to read a sentence twice to understand it.) This month, I invite you to attention to your...
The March Writing Voice exercise is here! Hello Reader, How are you holding up so far this year, as we enter the mad days of March? Are you writing? Is it helping you deal with uncertainty or connect with others? You may have heard me talk about servant authorship — a cornerstone of my nonfiction book coaching practice. But our writing also serves ourselves. If uncertainty is getting you down, try writing through it. Come up with different scenarios and play them out. Most writers I know are...
Writing Practice: Easy Mode Dear Reader, The Celestial Librarian has been sending me a message lately, so I'll pass it on to you: What if we stop making things harder than they need to be? What if writing feels easy? The message first popped up when I read Greg McKeown’s Effortless — a long-standing library hold that arrived over the holidays. The book contains wonderful gems about writing—including the advice not to put upper limits on your writing each day. Then I read Meditations for...