5 Habits of Successful Writers

5 Habits of Successful Writers

Successful writers are voracious readers. Read widely and well. Read in the genre in which you are writing, but also break away from it. Read essays, crime fiction, flash fiction, poetry. Read investigative journalism. Read diaries from the nineteenth century. Read a...
How can I improve my writing and make it more fluid?

How can I improve my writing and make it more fluid?

Question from a writer: How can I improve my writing and make it more fluid? The first step to improve your writing is to read widely in both fiction and nonfiction. Choose at least one novelist and one essayist whose writing style you admire. Copy down a few...

A Writer’s Confession

I was doing an annual authors’ dinner at a Bay Area library a couple of nights ago. It was a beautiful event organized by the Friends of the Library, with a cocktail hour, silent auction, nice meal by candlelight, good company, etc. During the pre-dinner reception,...

5 Habits of Highly Effective Writers

Be a reader. Read widely and well. Read in the genre in which you are writing, but also break away from it. Read essays, crime fiction, flash fiction, poetry. Read investigative journalism. Read diaries from the nineteenth century. Read a book you remember from...