Editing and proofreading your blog will help you get your message out clearly. Blogs have become popular outlets for getting ideas and thoughts into the public sector. Blogs are used for instruction, advice, marketing, and creative endeavors. There are a number of easy ways to create a blog, but no matter what type of blog [...]
March 27, 2013
The Writing Biz: Six Lessons from Star Trek’s Mr. Spock
I loved Star Trek as a kid; I still do. So imagine my glee when this month’s Word Carnival had the theme Close Biz Encounters of the Sci-Fi Kind. My favorite character from the Original Series (and in fact any series) was Vulcan Science Officer Mr. Spock. He was a man of few words, often [...]
February 18, 2013
Light Up the Brain: Create Fireworks With Your Writing [Infographic]
Whether you are a blogger, a copywriter, a marketing specialist or a songwriter, these interesting facts about writing and the brain in this infographic will intrigue you. The most interesting of all is the idea that when we are listening to or reading a story, a whole range of areas within our brain light up [...]
February 12, 2013
Understanding Reader Psychology to Give Your Writing More Impact
If you want to improve the quality of your writing, then you’ll probably spend a lot of time reading about how to increase your vocabulary, structure your introductions and conclusions, and gather research effectively. In short, you are probably focusing on the craft of writing itself. That’s not wrong, but to really maximize the impact [...]
January 18, 2013
Going APE About Writing and Self-Publishing
APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book is the title of the new book by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch. Since I’m passionate about writing and publishing, I was very excited when Guy offered me a review copy. In a nutshell, I thought it was excellent and from here on in I’ll be recommending [...]
December 7, 2012
5 Tips for Writing Powerful Product Descriptions
Writing product descriptions isn’t as easy as it looks, so I’m happy to welcome back Pawel Grabowski with some tips on this writing skill. Running an ecommerce store is not easy. I really don’t want to sound too dramatic but each day it gets more and more difficult to convince people to buy. Online retailers [...]
September 13, 2012
A Working Writer’s Desk
What does a writer need on her desk? Here’s what my writing desk looks like – a bit cluttered and dusty, but it has everything a writer needs. What’s on your desk today?
September 7, 2012
4 Top Secrets of Prolific Content Creators
Guest post by Carl P. Those at the top of the content-creating food chain didn’t just get lucky. They know the secrets of creating great content without investing months of time into each piece. The best content creators online can produce thousands of high powered words every single day, and it doesn’t matter if they [...]
August 29, 2012
Community and Your Writing Business: It Takes a Village
One of the reasons I love doing these Word Carnival posts is that they force me to think about my writing business in a new way. Now, I’m no stranger to community. I grew up on an island which was more like a large village – with both the advantages and disadvantages that that brings. [...]
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