Writing Tip #29
Cultivate a reputation for being dependable, especially if you’re a writer with many editorial relationships. Strong reputations are valuable because they are rare.
Freelance writers, don’t pitch curveballs. Pitch fastballs
Learn how I equate my yesteryear passion for pitching to my current strategy of querying strong ideas to news editors.
Where I’ve been published – December 2020
From VR-controlled robots to a Toronto deli landmark, my work this month has given me a lot of fun content to cover.
Writing Tip #6
When you pitch editors your article ideas, triple-check you got their name spelled correctly in the email. I know editors who’ll reject pitches simply based on this head-shaking error.
Writing Tip #61
Don’t ignore your dreams. Write the most intriguing dreams in a journal by your bed. After all, Robert Louis Stevenson was dreaming when he thought of key scenes for his story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Writing Tip #50
I don’t believe you need to be a talented writer to be successful. Rather, you need to be a skilled writer. Talent comes to you through genes, from nature. Skill comes to you from practice, from nurturing your writing passion.
Writing Tip #45
Are you stuck on a piece of writing? Or you’re not feeling inspired? Go for a walk! Don’t bring headphones. Let your mind roam wherever it wants to go.
Writing Tip #39
“Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too.”-Isabel Allende
Writing Tip #33
Fiction writers, here are two Elmore Leonard tips on crafting scenes with your characters: “Never use a verb other than ‘said’ to carry dialogue. And never use an adverb to modify the verb ‘said’.”
Writing Tip #65
My favourite lecture about being a writer is this Neil Gaiman commencement speech. Very inspiring!