A Trail Tale
Andy Moliski is hiking the Appalachian Trail. With the help of his two brothers he's sharing the journey in real time through an amazing website that defies category. Be sure to check out the journal. / via Things to Click
Imaginary Beverage Reviews
"Reviews of products that mostly do not exist..." as Kevin Fanning puts it, "This is so dumb, But maybe it’s not totally dumb?" (but it's also about just writing, you know, for fun.)
Don’t just write words
Write music.
Write to find out.
"When you’re writing, you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know." - James Baldwin. This and more ruminations on writing by the late author. / via @voicesandnoises
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I had questions how to approach writing alt text for images. The internet had answers.
Good Conflict
Sarah Schulman is a playwright , an author, and a queer activist. She is also a professor of creative writing, and once, a number of years ago, she learned that…
Writing letters can improve your day
We don’t know who needs to hear this, but writing letters can improve your day. ✨
An Obit Writer on Living — Trischler Design Co.
What can one learn from a New York Times obituary writer about living? “[Writing obituaries] does give one a carpe diem sense… One of my colleagues had a man…
Catapult | Writing Advice for My Younger Self | E. J. Koh
1. To know your country and tongue, know another country and its tongue. I began to contemplate what it meant to be American when I lived in South Korea and…
Writing Prompt Generator, Dangerous Mode
Don’t stop writing, or all progress will be lost! / via Jessica Jones, not that one with a reminder from DJ
Guide to Internal Communication, the Basecamp Way
Writing solidifies, chat dissolves. Substantial decisions start and end with an exchange of complete thoughts, not one-line-at-a-time jousts. If it's important, critical, or fundamental, write it up, don't chat it down. / via onfocus
The Art of Writing Short Emails – Member Feature Stories – Medium
D o you want to know how you can save an hour a day or more dealing with your email inbox? It’s pretty simple: Write short emails. Not just shorter , but short…
10 Universal Writing Rules from The Onion’s Founding Editor
“If you want to create a great piece of writing, you have to be in total control of the reader’s experience,” said Scott Dikkers, The Onion’s founding editor…
Write Daily
7 days of prompts to inspire writing
How to Write a Blog Post – Rands in Repose
Randomly think of a thing. Let it bump around your head a bit. If the bumping gets too loud, start writing the words with the nearest writing device. See how far you get.
Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting
I've not heard of this MasterClass before now, but it looks very well put together.
South Park Writers Share Their Writing Rule #1
“but” and “therefore”
On writing post-fatherhood
I don't have kids, but I think there's value in this notion to not give up on The Thing
Writing Your Way to Happiness
The research wonders if you refine your personal narrative, can you change your behaviors. I think most definitely, you can. At least enough to believe it. / via NextDraft
HOW TO WRITE
A little-bit of hard-won wisdom I’ve managed to borrow* over the years.
The first thing to know is that many people confuse the act of writing with a different…
Book review: On Writing Well
"Writing is rewriting." Communicatrix has unknowingly given me something to read next.
Writing good alt text
Something I need to work on... (via feaverish)
November is National Novel Writing Month
For the wordsmiths, get crackin
Cake Writing Generator
No icing required
George Orwell: 12 Writing Tips
Never use a long word where a short one will do. (via crioknight)
How to concentrate on writing
Helpful tips. Now if I could only get up earlier... (via signal vs. noise)
WriteRoom
Distraction free writing for Mac OSX. Yay! Yay! Yay! I want all my applications to look like this. (via fraying)