Word count: 298 words Reading time: Just over 1 minute Here is information on a software service for writers. I volunteer for lots of writing across the Internet and I also allow you — or any other reader — to reprint any of my copy, without emailing me. But I […]
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Word count: 319 words Reading time: Just over 1 minute A great way to improve your writing skills is to emulate the work of others. Here is a sentence I read recently that I’d happily imitate. New writers, particularly bloggers, so often state nothing more than the obvious. Holidays
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Reading time: About 3 minutes In this, my last column of 2009, I bring you 12 blogs — one for each of the days of Christmas. This is what I like to call a “high concept” column. I’m taking the song the 12 days of Christmas and, um, re-purposing the
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Reading time: About 3 minutes I love Twitter. Not that I spend a lot of time on it — I don’t. But I find it’s a great way connect with a wide range of people really quickly. I’m constantly telling clients that they should be on Twitter too and I
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Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Did you know that becoming a better reader will also make you a better writer? Here are 5 tips to help you…. One of my three children is dyslexic, but I taught the other two to read myself. It wasn’t hard, but here’s the deal
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Reading time: about 2.5 minutes Do you have a supermodel you can consult with? Headline notwithstanding, I don’t mean Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell or even that inimitable diva, Tyra Banks. (I call this column the Tyra Banks approach because I’m Canadian and irony is in my nature.) What I’m talking about
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