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The Art of Writing with Personality
Writing I’ve recently written about being too wordy in your writing and using a process to improve your writing. “Write tight” has been the rule of thumb and “written in stone” advice for many generations in the writing world. Writing for the web has changed that concept somewhat. Writing for the web is less formal than writing for magazines and newspapers. Online writers are allowed to show the readers their personal side ...
Continue readingThe Writing Process
Writing Anything that can make writing easier is a blessing, but many writers often approach it by the seat of their pants. There’s nothing wrong with that. Adding some structure to the writing process can make the work move along more smoothly though. Many writers, who use structure, follow certain steps when planning or preparing to write: 1. Determine your audience or purpose. 2. Research: Gather facts and information. 3. Organize the ...
Continue readingWriting Instructions to Improve Your Writing Skills
Writing I recently covered improving non-fiction writing through the use of studying fiction structure. Today, I’d like to continue with another writing style; writing instructions. Your website may not be a how-to website, but writing out instructions can help you hone your writing skills in general. Writing instructions includes giving step-by-step details of how to do something, procedures to follow, operating machinery, or a computer, etc. ...
Continue readingUsing Fiction Writing to Improve Your Non-Fiction Writing
Writing There are many writers out there who write fiction and non-fiction alike. In the fiction world we follow a basic story structure. I’m no authority on that. If you’re interested in learning about it in depth, please visit Larry Brooks at Storyfix.com. He is a wealth of information on the topic. Learning other how-to methods when it comes to writing can only help you hone your craft. Fiction writers should study non-fiction writing. ...
Continue readingTop Five Tips to be Successful
Writing I’ve read several books in my time on being successful and personal development. There are a few things that are repeated in most of them. They must be important. I want to share with you the ones that stand out to me the most. These principles can be applied to any area of your life that you want to be successful. If you want to build a successful blog or online business, publish fiction, get more freelance clients, be a professional ...
Continue readingStaying Motivated
Writing You’ve started off with a bang, your sizzle has turned to fizzle–what do you do? You get motivated! Most people start a new project on cloud nine and spend as much time as possible working on the new project, but soon the new-ness and glory begin to fade causing you to lose hope perhaps–it’s just not as fun or as appealing as it once was. It doesn’t mean you’ve lost your passion–it just means you need to ...
Continue readingOh, God, It’s Snowing Again!
Around The Blogosphere, Blogger, Blogging, Reviews, Writing Surprise! It’s snowing again. Or should I say still? I live in Eastern Ohio, where cold snowy winters aren’t exactly unheard of. I mean, this is a nice place to live and our weather usually doesn’t go to too many extremes. In the summer, we have thunderstorms but no tornadoes. In the spring, it rains a lot but it usually doesn’t flood. And in the winter, it snows, but we’re not snowed in. That is, until the snows ...
Continue readingYou’re Not Too Old Until You Think You’re Too Old
Writing I’m going to divulge a little secret today–I’m almost 43 and it’s still my dream to publish a novel. After I passed the mid-twenties mark I thought of myself as too old and I thought that for many years. One day it dawned on me that a person isn’t too old until they think they’re too old. So while I’m a late bloomer in the novel publishing world, I don’t consider myself too old anymore. I’ve ...
Continue readingLong Copy vs. Short Copy
Writing I don’t consider myself a copywriter, but over the years, in considering this aspect of my writing career, there’s been the debate of long copy versus short copy. My personal preference for reading (or even writing) copy is that it be short and to the point. The advertising industry still claims that long copy is best for overall sales. I find this kind of confusing actually. In the blogging world we’re told to write short, ...
Continue readingIs blogging really just for old timers?
Blogger, Blogging, Blogging News, Social Media, Writing Maybe I’m just hyper-sensitive on the whole topic of getting older. After all, I’m getting ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of my 37th birthday (you do the math), so of course, anything that seems like it’s age-related is just jumping out at me. So the headline “Is blogging a slog? Some young people think so” hit me almost as hard as the ma’ams do when I’m out buying groceries. According to a ...
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