Lindsey Rivait is a freelance writer and editor from Windsor, ON with eight years of experience in the writing, editing, and publishing fields. She specializes in arts and business writing, grant writing, newsletters and mailing lists, press releases, press kits, and more. When she isn't busy with all that, she's plugging away at her first novel.
Archive for January, 2011
Typing vs. Writing
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Some people write things out long hand, with pen and paper. Others go straight to the computer and type their little hearts out. I’ve always found this fascinating. Personally, I write everything out by hand before it goes into the computer. Some people think I’m nuts. Why bother writing things out twice? That makes no [...]
Music: helpful or hurtful to your writing craft
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Back in high school and university, a lot of my friends and peers would listen to music to help them study, or just have a TV show going for some background noise. I always thought this was so bizarre! How can you concentrate on studying or writing an essay when there’s something else to take [...]
Reading lists
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011I see a lot of people making “50 Books a Year”-type goals. I used to keep track of what I’ve read, but then I’d never remember to update it. I’m not sure if I’ve ever hit 50 books in a year. Maybe back when I was in university, but certainly not since then, sadly. Unless [...]