David SilverbergWant to read my work? Here’s where I’ve been published this quarterOne of the goals I lay out every year is to work for at least three new clients. While I have anchor clients in the Toronto Star, BBC News…Dec 5, 20232Dec 5, 20232
David SilverbergHow do you keep moving forward as a writer?It’s a question I’ve said, and heard, as often as the sunset. What plagues many writers is the dire scenario of being static, progression…Jul 7, 20232Jul 7, 20232
David SilverbergWhat should you do during your slow weeks? Marketing!Every freelancer experiences the peaks-and-valleys trend in our business: some weeks, you’re overloaded with work and you might even be…Jun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023
David SilverbergHone your interview skills to write engaging profilesIf there is any journalistic format I’ve come to specialize in over the past 20 years, it’s writing profiles. It’s difficult to pinpoint…Apr 28, 2023Apr 28, 2023
David SilverbergWhy my new solo show is the most vulnerable project I’ve ever writtenWhen I went full-time freelance in 2016, I wanted to dive deep into creative projects. First, I wrote a poetry collection published in…Mar 22, 20232Mar 22, 20232
David SilverbergHow to Tighten Your Writing (Part 4): Avoid clichés and strive for fresh imageryHave you ever read a story or article where the writers is so enamoured by well-worn and tired phrases that you wonder how they ever got…Jan 29, 2023Jan 29, 2023
David SilverbergHow to Tighten Your Writing (Part 3): Beware the run-on sentenceIn this third part of my four-part series on tight writing, it’s time to learn about the importance of sentence variety.Dec 31, 20221Dec 31, 20221
David SilverbergHow You Can Tighten Your Writing (Part 2): Avoiding Hedging and QualifiersIn this second part of a four-part series on writing tight, I want to break down one of the less obvious but detrimental offences a writer…Oct 31, 20221Oct 31, 20221
David SilverbergHow You Can Tighten Your Writing (Part 1): Rejecting RedundanciesWhen I coach writers, whether they work in creative fields or in journalism, I often see how their copy is laden with redundancies and…Sep 24, 20222Sep 24, 20222
David SilverbergWhat separates great writers from good writers? Discipline.When I coach creative writers, I stress one key point: If you want to be a skilled writer, you need to be disciplined. You have to put that…Sep 8, 20223Sep 8, 20223