How to write more elegantly and economically
As writers, we often grapple with the balance between rich, detailed descriptions and concise, impactful prose. This week, both in this blog and my subscriber only Monday Writing Motivation [...]
Monday Motivation: It’s what our world is made of
In a little more than a month, we will be hunting for truffles in Istria during the course of our Croatian writing retreat. It’ll demand a keen sense of smell, I imagine – although I’m pretty [...]
Writing Secrets: Verbs are not always “doing” words
Verbs, we were taught at school, are doing words. We began to think of all verbs as busy little words, virtuous and strong. We never learnt that some verbs are busier than others, and some just [...]
