By Daphne Gray-Grant A former daily newspaper editor, Daphne Gray-Grant is a writing and editing coach and the author of the popular book 8½ Steps to Writing Faster, Better. She offers a brief and free weekly newsletter on her website. Subscribe by going to the Publication Coach. I’m not trendy. Take a look at my clothes – sheesh! The jackets still have shoulder-pads. Listen to my music – mostly Broadway tunes from the 1940s. Talk to my children – still angry that we refused to take them to Disneyland when […] Click to read more…

By Daphne Gray-Grant A former daily newspaper editor, Daphne Gray-Grant is a writing and editing coach and the author of the popular book 8½ Steps to Writing Faster, Better. She offers a brief and free weekly newsletter on her website. Subscribe by going to the Publication Coach. After graduating from high school I went directly to university. My best friend, however, went to live in Greece for a year. She settled on a small island, met a boyfriend and, for a while, it looked as though she was going to […] Click to read more…

By Daphne Gray-Grant A former daily newspaper editor, Daphne Gray-Grant is a writing and editing coach and the author of the popular book 8½ Steps to Writing Faster, Better. She offers a brief and free weekly newsletter on her website. Subscribe by going to the Publication Coach. Have I ever been scared? You bet! I was 24 years old and hanging off the side of a mountain (I mean that literally!) with a friend. It didn’t help that my hiking companion – a track coach – was both terribly fit […] Click to read more…