When I look back at the past two months as the Writer in Residence at Toronto Public Library, with a focus on journalism, I can’t help but Joker smile like a silly silly man. Meeting with writers and running weekly
There’s a buffet of salient lessons writers can enjoy from the new biography of crime novelist Elmore Leonard. In this fantastic chronicle of his career in fiction and screenwriting, writers can learn about determination and gutsiness, finding your voice and
Pound the rock. No risk it, no biscuit. If you follow the NFL, you’ve heard these terms before. And if you follow the Tampa Bay Bucs (like I have, since 1998), then you know these terms come from two of
What separates great work from good work? Deep focus. Whether you’re coding a new program or writing a profile for an alumni magazine or copy-editing a start-up’s new site, your attention has to laser in on what needs to be
When I first embarked on my solopreneur journey as a freelance journalist and content marketing specialist, I foolishly thought I wouldn’t get lonely or uninspired. I thought, I’m an introvert at heart, I like being alone, it’s not a huge
When I was falling in love with writing as a 17-year-old and enrolled in a mentorship program at the Toronto Public Library, author M.T. Kelly told me, “Dave, writing is reading, reading is writing. You have be as much a
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