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The Lazy Way to Write a Blog Post…
…copy/paste something you’ve already written. Okay, so we’ve established by now I’m not the most reliable of bloggers, and now I’m not following through on my promise for… more →
The Fallen Monkey
Preventing Careless Mistakes
wrote 3 weeks ago: The end of Tuesday night’s St. Louis Blues versus Los Angeles Kings hockey game was the result of a … more →
Creativity: Can It Be a BAD Thing?
wrote 1 month ago: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of David Ogilvy’s wonderful book Confe … more →
Adjectives on Parade: Good, Better, Best
wrote 2 months ago: Those of us who write love our adjectives. Or, should I say, we love our wonderful, decent, worthy a … more →
The Double Helix
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wrote 3 months ago: A young man at last summer’s Renaissance Festival talked me into taking off my shoe after asking me … more →
Perspective, Context and McCartney
wrote 6 months ago: In communications, clarity is vital. A person who reads or hears your message may have no previous a … more →
The Lazy Way to Write a Blog Post...
wrote 7 months ago: …copy/paste something you’ve already written. Okay, so we’ve established by now I … more →
Paparazzi Prompt
wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday I was trying to find $600 boots that might mistakenly have been priced at $169 at Nordstro … more →
Gently does it
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wrote 8 months ago: Conducting a gripping interview for television or radio, or one that will make your copy sparkle in … more →
Picture Perfect a Writing Exercise
wrote 8 months ago: A few years ago NPR ran a series called This I Believe. Listeners were to submit 500 -word essays sh … more →
Is Too Much Enough?
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wrote 8 months ago: Are you a skimmer? Do you ever open long, wordy emails and merely skim the text? Do you ever click o … more →
Writing Tips from Stephen King
wrote 8 months ago: On Writing by Stephen King is a memoir that’s filled with his thoughts about writing. The book, publ … more →
The Doctor Is In
wrote 9 months ago: In my role as a non-professional and completely untrained therapist I give a lot of therapeutic advi … more →
Nuggets of Information: I Love 'Em!
wrote 9 months ago: Who is responsible for info coming to us in easily digestible nuggets? Those items that run just a s … more →
In Search of the Extraordinary
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wrote 9 months ago: I usually cringe when I catch sight of myself in the mirrors at Macys . I think I’m looking pretty … more →
Maximum Impact
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wrote 9 months ago: Did you know there are those among us who can see 100 million colors? These individuals have four ty … more →
Proofread, Proofread, Proofread
wrote 10 months ago: An item ran in the Wall Street Journal this week, lamenting the fact that college students are somet … more →
5 Lessons From Nora Ephron
wrote 10 months ago: I was saddened to hear of Nora Ephron’s passing last week. She is a woman who entertained me greatly … more →
Thank A Writer
wrote 11 months ago: Earlier this month at the MTV Movie Awards, it was refreshing to hear stars of the movie “The Hunger … more →
Ahhh...Thanks. I Needed That.
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wrote 12 months ago: Two little gems found their way into my Inbox today. Rather than me paraphrase their marvelously ref … more →
