Writing tips How I Feed My Writing – by Robert Benson I have very specific ways I read to feed my writing. I consider a day without working the crossword in the New York Times has been lived considerably less…
Writing tips Advice, From One Giant of 20th Century Literature to Another Kurt Vonnegut’s 1967 entreaty to José Donoso. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/kurt-vonnegut-jose-donoso/
Marketing tips Mistake Number One The first mistake brands make is they fail to focus on the aspects of their offer that will help people survive and thrive. All great stories are…
Writing tips Raw material This is why so many inexperienced writers get writer’s block. They try to edit before the generative flow is finished. They start thinking analytically too early, and so the material…
Writing tips An opportunity for personal growth A great many writers are interested in memoir because they understand it to be a spiritual practice. On the surface, writing memoir may seem like a flat transcription of memories,…
Writing tips Voice Equals Psyche Unfortunately, nobody tells a writer how hard cobbling together a voice is. Look under “voice” in a writing textbook, and they talk about things that seem mechanical – tone, diction,…
Writing tips To Recall and Relive “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings,” writes William Wordsworth in his preface to Lyrical Ballads essentially the opening sentence in Romantic literature. He goes on to say that…
Writing tips Kurt Vonnegut’s Advice for the Impatient Writer Hint: Don't Wait For Your Loved Ones to Die https://lithub.com/kurt-vonneguts-advice-for-the-impatient-writer/
Writing tips A Matter of the Will A few years ago I had lunch with a friend in Chattanooga. His name is Chris Slaten, and he’s an excellent songwriter, performing under the name Son of Laughter.…
Marketing tips Too complicated “There’s a reason most marketing collateral doesn’t work,” Mike said, putting his feet up on the coffee table. “Their marketing is too complicated. The brain doesn’t know how to process…
Marketing tips, Writing tips You are the only one who can practice your skills You are not in control of the process by which your art is made. But you are the only one who can practice your skills so that you have the…
Uncategorized A frank assessment of the current state of blogging Another excellent article by our friend and marketing guru Mark Schaefer! https://businessesgrow.com/2020/06/04/current-state-of-blogging/
Writing tips What we are writing is the book we wish we had read When we write with the professed hope of helping others, I suspect that many of us are really writing for our former selves. The intention to help others is generous;…
Uncategorized A simple theory of social media sales success by Mark Schaefer https://businessesgrow.com/2020/03/02/social-media-sales-success/
