Category: Writing Advice

Toni Morrison was an American essayist, novelist, editor, and professor. She was the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature and was awarded a huge array of prizes for her work. She was the author of eleven novels, seven children's books, the writer/editor of nine non-fiction books, and countless other pieces of… Continue reading Writing advice from Toni Morrison →

Teju Cole is a Nigerian-American writer and photographer who writes fiction and essays, takes photographs, and often combines the two crafts. His writing is always compelling, always precise. Reading it inspires and impresses. I started with his fiction / auto-fiction Open City and went on to read his other books, particularly enjoying Known and Strange… Continue reading Writing advice from Teju Cole →

I'm writing today's advice from my lounge at home, listening to the helicopters that have been buzzing since Monday, searching for a man who is missing on the mountain. I learned about this case last night because my husband and I went up to the mountain for a walk, and the parking lot was crowded… Continue reading Writing advice from bell hooks →

Last year I discovered the fantastic site - Literary Hub - when reading a piece by a favourite writer friend, Yewande Omotoso (buy her books!) Literary Hub is a great collection of writing advice, literary critique, opinion writing, and new writing. Read more pieces, here. Since I read Yewande's piece I check the site regularly… Continue reading Writing advice from Rebecca Solnit →

Zadie Smith's advice on when to edit your work (spoiler - it involves a lot of patience).