I remember watching the Stranger than Fiction movie, where a successful novelist named Karen Eiffel (played by Emma Thomson) faces a severe writer’s block case and desperately searches for ways to overcome writer’s block and her creative stagnation. To resolve the issue, her publisher sends an agent, Penny Escher (Queen Latifah), to “nudge her” and … Read more
Improving your writing productivity is critical to your life, whether you’re an aspiring novelist, a seasoned journalist, or a student working on academic papers. High productivity allows you to produce more writing in less time. Say, last year, you wrote 20 reports. If you produce 40 reports this year, you have increased your writing productivity … Read more
Two years ago, I wrote an article on improving your English writing when English is not your first language. It was a difficult writeup since I am myself from a country where English is not the first language, and I still continue to learn (and sometimes, make mistakes too). Nonetheless, the article continues to be … Read more
If you’ve ever tried to change a habit, you know it can feel like an uphill battle. The Atomic Habits book (full title: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones), a bestseller by James Clear (published in 2018), demonstrates how habits work at a fundamental level and … Read more
We’ve all been there – that moment when you’re seething with anger and want to send a scathing email. But before you hit ‘send’ and risk damaging your professional reputation, follow these steps on how to write an angry email without jeopardizing your career. We have written some tips for writing an angry email before, … Read more