to relax after a busy day at work…
To relax after a busy day at work: read. To break a bad feeling of writer’s block: write. You’re gonna think I’m crazy, but you’ll…
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For a month, starting today, I’m gonna reduce the words of my captions on Instagram and start writing here what I would write there every day. All the posts I create on Substack, for now, will be archived on Substack and remain free, and they will also be available on this blog.
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fiction: I held you in my hands
I held you in my hands. Felt your weight. You started glowing. Shining. You said hello. I helloed you back. Like a fool. As if you could understand I say. I grinned. I started feeding you. And…
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if I could offer you only one tip
If I could offer you only one tip for the future of your writing, sunscreen (no!) READ MORE would be it. The best way to learn to write is to read.
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reading Atonement by Ian McEwan
Have you ever noticed how the beginning of a book can tell a lot about the whole story? I suggest you do this exercise. Pick your favorite books and read the beginning again…
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on writing and social media
The old writer vs content creator battle. Writing captions on Instagram every day is not only a great exercise to improve concision, conversational writing, and effective conveyance of messages, it also builds an audience for my writing. But…
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I think I’ve been doing this wrong the whole time.
I think I’ve been doing this wrong the whole time. I was watching some famous screenwriters talking about their writing process and I immediately thought,…
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If reading is like eating words…
If reading is like eating words and digesting ideas, writing must be like cooking. If you think that way, your piece of writing will turn into food you could make in a million different possible ways. Food for thought or food for the mere delight of savoring words.
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what is a good definition of reading?
Reading is more than just looking at ink on paper and fluently making something out of it. Reading is…
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how to make time for reading and why this is not a how-to post like any other else you’ve read before
This is not going to be the first time I talk about this. And this is not gonna be the first time you’re gonna need to read this. Making time for reading is one of the biggest challenges of modern life, and it’s so challenging that most people end up thinking it’s impossible or impracticable. But it’s not.
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