I Dislike Plural Subject Pronouns Referring to Singular Nouns
Trust your reader; they have a brain too. Your reader / they — this is common in writing. To me, it’s like eating pasta with ketchup. The
September 30, 2024
Month: September 2024
Make Art Without Worrying About Money
Make Art Without Worrying About Money We can write and make art without worrying about money, followers, and recognition. We can make art just because
September 29, 2024
It’s Okay to Drop Books
It’s Okay to Drop Books A couple of days ago, I told you I started reading An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal The World
September 26, 2024
Recycling What You Wrote
Recycling What You Wrote In the tiny book I’m writing, I’ve already included some ideas I posted on my blog months ago. This is another
September 24, 2024
How to Win the Pulitzer Prize
How to Win the Pulitzer Prize The 450-page book you see above has won the Pulitzer Prize. I started reading it today. It’s a work
September 23, 2024
Join Me at Better Writers?
Join Me at Better Writers? Yesterday I sent out an email to my private email list on Substack. I told 270 people that I’m opening
September 22, 2024
“The Other Truth: Diary of a Misfit” by Alda Merini
“The Other Truth: Diary of a Misfit” by Alda Merini Alda Merini was an Italian writer and poet who was twice nominated for a Nobel
September 21, 2024
Wanna Write Better Sentences? Here’s a Helpful Book
Wanna Write Better Sentences? Here’s a Helpful Book There are plenty of things that could go wrong in a sentence. June Casagrande, an American writer,
September 20, 2024
Telling the Wrong Story to the Wrong Audience
Telling the Wrong Story to the Wrong Audience Unless visiting Italy is on your bucket list, it’s unlikely you would enjoy watching a narrated slide
September 19, 2024
StayFocusd
StayFocusd I often get distracted when I write, especially when my sentences don’t seem to work. Sometimes I fight the frustration by eating taralli (a
September 18, 2024