#WritingTips Mondays: Rebecca Solnit – "It Takes Time"

Activist and writer Rebecca Solnit has written a whopping 17 books, in addition to publishing essays in the most prestigious journals and magazines in the world. A Guggenheim Fellow (amongst her many honours), she got an extra bump of exposure in recent years for her funny – and slightly exasperated – online essay "Men Explain Things to Me", from which the now-ubiquitous term "mansplaining" is thought to have derived, and which was later expanded into a book of the same name. In the essay, Solnit recounts a man at a party explaining her recent book to her, not knowing she was the author and assuming the book was written by a man.

Earlier this month, Lit Hub published a list of writing tips and advice from Solnit. They are not to be missed, especially for the non-fiction writers out there. From her thoughts on facts to time to joy, Solnit's practical, no-nonsense advice is a great shot in the arm for writers at any stage of their career or writing life. Don't miss this valuable advice from one of the best in the biz.