Power Editing Substitute “damn” every time you’re inclined to write “very”; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. — Mark Twain In the Successful Blog Cafe last … [Read more...]
Guess What’s Coming . . .
I had an idea once. –ME “Liz” Strauss Related articles: Donââ¬â¢t Hunt IDEAS ââ¬â Be an Idea Magnet … [Read more...]
Michael Stelzner Announces Top 10 Blogs for Writers
Best Blogs for Writers On November 13, at his White Papers Blog Michael Stelzner announced he was looking for nominations for the Best Blogs for Writers on the Web by saying As the executive editor … [Read more...]
What William Tully Said … About Great Writers and Great Bloggers
A community isn’t built or befriended, it’s connected by offering and accepting. Community is affinity, identity, and kinship that make room for ideas, thoughts, and solutions. Wherever a community … [Read more...]
Writing for a Diverse Readership
I sit down to write about a complex topic. My first thought? Here I go again. I’m about to battle with myself about the appropriate writing level for this topic. I say for the topic not for the … [Read more...]
Bookcraft 2.0: How to Make Sure Real People Will Want to Read Your Book
Bad Books Are Everywhere When he was in 6th grade, my son interviewed me for his school newspaper. He wanted to know what I liked about being publisher more than being a teacher. I said I can make … [Read more...]
Adventure Mode and Airports . . .
Thanksgivng is the busiest travel time of the year. I used to travel a lot — not as much as some, but way more than most. For almost three years, the longest time I spent with my pillow was 21 days … [Read more...]
Bookcraft 2.0: Why Consistency Makes Authors Look More Intelligent
This week Phil and I reached a benchmark. We finished the first edit on the first of four parts of his book. This first section will serve as the prototype for the rest of the book. As the prototype … [Read more...]
Creative Wonder 101 as Promotion and Problem Solving
Wondering We look at each other wondering what the other is thinking but we never say a thing. –Dave Matthews, Ants Marching Did you ever wonder the same thing about someone you were with? Did you … [Read more...]
Editorial Makeover 1: Don’t Tell Me, Show Me
Three Paragraphs Dear Liz, What a fantastic idea! In one of my grad school classes we spent more than 30 minutes editing just a couple paragraphs. Some students found the exercise defeating and … [Read more...]
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