Word count: 227 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Here is a blog on crisis communications that will interest certain corporate communicators. I do a little bit of crisis communications — that is, advising people who are facing media problems. I stumbled into this sort of work mainly because of my background in newspapering […]
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Word count: 350 words Reading time: About 1.5 minutes Need help? Here I tell you about a piece of technology or software for writers. Today I write about Wordflex. If you’ve been a reader of mine for more than a few weeks you’ll know I’m a big believer in mindmaps. They are my magic bullet for
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Word count: 273 words Reading time: About 1 minute Need help? Here I tell you about some tools for writers. I normally dislike shopping but something about buying on the Internet makes the whole procedure easier and far more fun for me. That’s why I currently have an Albatross hanging around my neck. Well, actually,
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Word count: 240 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Need help? Here I tell you about a piece of technology or software for writers. Today’s pick is called Audacity. I am a particularly dim bulb when it comes to technology. Just ask my 18-year-old son. He’s my in-house IT department (and not all that
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Word count: 191 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Need help? Here I tell you about some tools for writers. This one involves writtenkitten. I like to turn writing into a game whenever possible. My Twitter buddy, Dawn Bugni, feels the same way and she introduced me to a great website for doing just
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Word count: 216 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Need help? Here I tell you about a piece of technology or software for writers. Today I focus on 1Password. Do you ever feel as though you head is about to explode from having to deal with too many usernames and passwords? (Or, alternatively, do
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Word count: 176 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Need help? Here I tell you about a piece of technology or software for writers. Every month I host a phone call for members of my Extreme Writing Makeover course. I LOVE this part of my job — it’s so much fun talking with people
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Word count: 312 words Reading time: Just over 1 minute Need help? Here I tell you about a piece of software or a website for writers. Call me old fashioned but I’m a big fan of radio. Or, more correctly, a big fan of the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC)– our beleagured equivalent to US National
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Word count: 279 words Reading time: Just over a minute If you’ve read my book, you’ll understand that I’m a zealot for readability statistics. These handy dandy numbers rate the readability of your writing. How do readability statistics work? Well, the various indices look at the length of words, sentences and paragraphs and the volume
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Word count: 218 Reading time: Less than a minute Today I discuss how a small, easy to use digital recorder might be able to help your writing. If you’re a writer, you need some way of recording your voice while you walk. I now use my iPhone, which makes recording delightfully easy, but I realize
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