A Compelling Word To Write
Posted on June 14, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
When I was a young kid, my favorite television shows were Spiderman and Gilligan’s Island. I would have the same dream night after night that I was trapped on Gilligan’s Island and Spidy was out to get me. I’d wake up tangled in the sheets every time. In the dream, it wasn’t sheets, but Spiderman’s web. As a child, that was compelling and gripping to me. Today I write on many subjects, mostly finance, investing, and the subject of writing in general. Each subject I write about is compelling and interesting to me.
Read More..>>How Can You Achieve Your Writing Goals In 2008?
Posted on June 13, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
First, you have to know what those goals are. Second, you need a plan. (Cue theme song from “Rocky.”) Whether you write full-time, part-time or when time permits, you need a business plan. Your business plan should include an Executive Summary. The goals you hope to achieve this year should comprise your executive summary. Let’s say yours looks like this:
Executive Summary: A) Complete novel. B) Sell ten articles to magazines. C) Attend one writers’ conference.
Next comes your Plan of Action. How do you plan to achieve these goals? I’ll prepare three model plans of action. POA1 is for those who write full-time. POA2 is for those who write part-time. POA3 is for those who write when time permits.
Read More..>>Writing Tips - Proof It!
Posted on May 25, 2008 - Filed Under Automotive, Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Writers tend to be their own worst proofreaders. Why? It’s probably because when they proof their own work, they tend to sink deep into the more organic issues of their texts rather than restricting their attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation.
For example, instead of catching the fact that they shouldn’t have spelled “principal” with a “-ple,” they begin pondering whether they should have used the phrase “tyrannical taskmaster” instead. By the time they decide against that, they have moved on, leaving the offending “principle” to incorrectly describe the balding guy who ran their school.
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