Writers put a lot of stock in finding the right word. Justifiably so; the right word is the right word. No other word but that one will do. Sometimes, though, the right word simply doesn’t exist.
Archives for August 2014
Write Right and Watson Take a Case
Check Your Ego before You Wreck Your Writing
Writers can be an egotistical bunch. I should know. I’m one of them.
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Is Writing Something You Do or Something You Are?
“Is writing something you do or something you are?” The question’s an interesting one, and my answer may be at odds with the majority. Writing is something I do. While it’s extremely important to me and I love it, it isn’t who I am.
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Write Right: The Editor’s Manifesto
Themes and Topics
Topics are high-level in their aim. They are the general subject. Themes, what I sometimes call “angles,” are different. They’re targeted. They’re a subset of the larger subject at play.