Word count: 750 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you take your writing too seriously? Your writing can be serious — but you don’t have to be! Lighten up and throw a few beach balls at your readers! My 17-year-old son (he’s the person who wrote the music for my Click Flick) is the assistant sound manager […]
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Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you see interviewing as a fact-gathering mission? If so, you are missing the opportunity for some fabulous quotes that will make your writing more interesting…. I like to play games with clients. I don’t mean anything nasty by this! Quite the opposite: I play games because it helps make the learning more
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Word count: 550 words Reading time: About 2 minutes Even simple words, such as “exit” can convey a freight of meanings. Always ensure you’re using exactly the right words.… When I took my first ever ride on the Canada Line — Vancouver’s newish subway from downtown to the airport — I didn’t notice the quiet
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Word count: 606 words Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Some events attract immediate notoriety. Does that mean you should offer your opinion on them? No! (Bloggers take note!)…. On the night of Vancouver’s Stanley Cup riot I was reading a book. The hockey fans in the household — my husband and one of my daughters —
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Word count: 577 words Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Is your writing SPECIFIC enough? Never underestimate the value of being particular and concrete, as Jonah Lehrer explains…. I’m not usually thrilled by the prospect of meeting famous writers. Generally, their work excites me more than their persons, so I seldom attend “writer’s festival” events and instead spend
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Word count: 723 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you manage your writing time — or does it manage you? Here are five techniques I use to ensure that I get more writing done…. When my triplets — now strapping 17 year olds — were babies, I designed feeding charts for them using an Excel
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Word count: 685 words Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Do deadlines make you nervous? Instead of dreading them, I say you should welcome them with open arms. Deadlines don’t have to destroy your day.Instead, they can make you MORE productive…. More than 30 years ago, when I was completing my undergraduate degree, I found myself in
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Word count: 685 words Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Should you tweet? Yes! It’s a great way to connect with new people, meet with potential customers and learn new information. Should it take your full day? No!…. I’ve just spent the last three hours reading tweets, looking at Twitter sites and reading about Twitter. Rest
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Reading time: About 3 minutes As an unrivaled devotee of Spunk and Bite, I was thrilled to learn Arthur Plotnik had written a new book. I became ecstatic when I learned I’d have the chance to interview him…. I am a triple-XL fan of Arthur Plotnik. So, when his new book, Better Than Great: A Plentitudinous
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Word count: 743 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Ever thought of starting your own blog? Looking for advice on how to become a better blogger? Today, I dive into the world of blogging…. I am not a blogger. Not yet. But even as you read this I’m operating like a baby duckling — appearing
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