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Throw Your Reader a Rope: Stephen King on the Passive Voice

I’m currently reading Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Though not quite finished, I’d recommend the book to anyone who does even a modest amount of writing in his daily life. The book isn’t a typical “how-to” grammar guide; instead, it reads like a memoir meets wise-old-uncle advice column, mixing [...]

Make Finishing Your Task Your ‘Next Task’

Found this little productivity gem, courtesy of Ernest Hemmingway, over at The Second Act:
The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day … you will never be stuck. Always stop while you are going good and don’t think [...]