Whether you’re freelancing, blogging, or crafting fiction, writing is often a challenging task. Coping with writer’s block–or even garden-variety procrastination–can slow the progress. Here are several accountability tools for writers to help you stay on track and keep the words flowing. 1. Use Time-Tracking Tools. Commit to writing a certain number of hours each day […]
I’m writing from my bed on a Saturday morning. Two kids, an Australian Shepherd and my wife are snuggled up beside me. Cartoons flicker across our flat-screen TV. It’s still dark outside, still cool. Steam rises from a cup of warm coffee on the nightstand. In other words, this is my idea of a perfect […]
I’ve never been one to sit still. One reason I love my job as CNBC’s Senior Media & Tech Reporter so much — and I’ve been at CNBC for 16.5 years — is that the job moves fast. I find it thrilling to race between reporting breaking news, interviews, phone calls with sources and brainstorming […]
Submissions are now open for the Young Writers Festival, with all young people living or attending schools or clubs in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames eligible to enter. Entrants can write about any subject of their choosing in any format but all entries must be typed, be under 500 words or 25 lines […]
All is not well at the literary journal Hobart Pulp , Cockburn has learned — and it’s all down to one of our mischievous Spectator contributors. His words have caused violence, apparently, as nearly the entire staff of the journal have resigned in protest. Last month, Alex Perez sat down with Hobart Pulp ‘s top […]
Picture are Lelia Moskowitz, author of “Growland,” and Kathy Wollenberg, author of “Far Less.” (Photo by Janine Volkmar) Lelia Moskowitz, author of “Growland,” and Kathy Wollenberg, author of “Far Less,” have been part of a writing group since 2003, and both wrote novels published by The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt in 2020 just as […]
Click here to view original web page at I spent years writing about women at work. Then I had a baby — and an existential crisis.Writing about the challenges of working parenthood didn’t fully prepare the author for the transition. The author is not pictured. I’m a careers-and-leadership reporter and I often write about women’s […]
