By Michelle Rebecca Yes, todayÂs online business leaders have it hard. ThereÂs a ton of competition and a lot of complexity involved in dealing with certain kinds of market realities. ItÂs hard to … [Read more...]
I Am Not A Blogger
By Lisa D. Jenkins I believe in blogging. Just not for me. Every 7 days I sit down to write a post here. Against almost every bit of social media/blogging advice to the contrary, my own blog – for … [Read more...]
The Twists and Turns on the Road to Publishing
By Tiffany Matthews The road to publishing is never easy. Although the road to becoming a published author has become shorter, writers sometimes have some some issues–including internal ones–that they … [Read more...]
Six Steps to Getting the Attention of Journalists on Your Own
By Gini Dietrich I am a communications professional. My entire career has been spent at PR firms – first at Fleishman-Hillard in Kansas City, then Rhea & Kaiser in Chicago, and I started Arment … [Read more...]
Writers’ Resolutions for the New Year
By Tiffany Matthews One of the things that resonated with me as a writer during the new year is a wish that one of my favorite authors shared: It’s a New Year and with it comes a fresh opportunity to … [Read more...]
Overcoming Writer’s Block: How to Just Start Writing
Snoopy always started with the infamous phrase, “it was a dark and stormy night.” Perched at a typewriter on top of his iconic doghouse, he never had a blank page. However, for most of us, that blank … [Read more...]
Let your dreams and inspiration pour out
I have a bad habit of using Amazon’s “swipe to buy” tool from my iPhone. It’s downright dangerous, because when I’m reading something online, and a favorite writer recommends a great book… SWIPE A … [Read more...]
Persuasive writing taps into emotional responses
Don’t be afraid to use emotional punch to make your writing more persuasive. Persuasive writing uses words that evoke a gut-level response from the reader, that paint a time and place with … [Read more...]
Stop waiting for the author fairy to arrive
I have sad news for those of you who are waiting for the “author fairy” to visit. She doesn’t exist. No-one will “dub” you a writer. You become a writer by writing. Saying “I want to be a writer” the … [Read more...]
Creative writing vs effective business communication
Ernest Hemingway would have been a terrible proposal writer. There are two faces to the craft of writing. On one side, you have the creative writer, head in the clouds, flirting with the muse of … [Read more...]