Writing

Working by Robert Caro

Another writer lent me this book, I believe for three reasons. One, he thinks Caro is a great writer. Two, he knows I am interested in researching my…

Aug 1, 2024 • Lucy Shaw

Five steps to write a Letter to the Editor that gets published

I wrote my first Letter to the Editor out of anger.

Jul 14, 2024 • Lucy Shaw

Six tips for getting columns published, from a very new writer...

If I learned anything at Harvard Business School, it was that your talent means nothing if no one knows about it[i]. I’m brutally learning this lesson…

Jul 3, 2024 • Lucy Shaw

Three books on writing well

Writing does not come naturally to me.

Jun 7, 2024 • Lucy Shaw

Pitch letters - ESG silliness, foreign policy and travel writing

I focused today’s writing on practising how I would pitch ideas to a news publication.

May 15, 2024 • Lucy Shaw

The Resistance is a powerful and sly combatant, with a mastery of many weapons and an impeccable grasp of timing.

May 11, 2024 • Lucy Shaw

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