Becoming a better writer involves becoming a better reader. Reading inspires, implanting ideas that will soon transform into a writer’s own words.
Reading offers fresh perspective and provokes many of our own opinions and values that we can turn into an essay, poem, short story, or memoir.
A writer’s own life experiences and perspectives are often merged with [...]
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Coming up with blog content on a regular basis can drain even the most creative minds. Some bloggers have told me they never have writer’s block. Good for them.
For the rest of us, it is important we publish web content that is useful and not just a bunch of words strung together just for the [...]
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I was not an English major. I have no formal writing education.
My undergraduate degree is in psychology and my master’s degree is in education. So I may be impelled to teach or at least analyze people. How does that apply to writing? It doesn’t directly. But as someone who appreciates education, I know how important it is [...]
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As a writer who has only begun to openly share my thoughts outside of a private journal entry for a few years, I am still discovering my own voice. We all have a writing voice, whether it is exposed in non-fiction, fiction, or poetry, it is there.
A writing voice comes through in most advanced writers. [...]
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George Clooney was on Inside the Actor’s Studio a few weeks ago, and a few things he said struck me as a writer.
He was talking about going in for auditions and the handling of rejection. I am paraphrasing here. Clooney stated as an actor, you are selling yourself. There is nothing else, so when you [...]
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The headline determines a reader’s next move. Will they continue to read or walk away?
The tricky part is coming up with a headline that is not boring, but instead captures your reader’s attention without being misleading or flimsy.
As a copywriter, active and compelling language play an important role in drawing your audience in for more. [...]
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