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George Orwell: 12 Writing Tips
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008George Orwell has earned
the right to be called one of
the finer writers in the
English language through
such novels as 1984 and
Animal Farm, such essays
as “Shooting an Elephant,â€
and his memoir Down and
Out in Paris. George
expressed a strong dislike
of totalitarian governments
in his work, but he was also
passionate defender of
good writing. Thus, you
may want to hear some of
George’s writing
tips.* A scrupulous writer,
in every sentence that he
writes, will ask himself at
least four questions, thus:
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10 Effective Productivity Tips for Writers
Friday, July 4th, 2008“Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” - Gene Fowler
Perhaps this is a sentiment that all writers can share to some extent. However, writing doesn’t have to be a tortuous experience akin to banging your head […]
Mind Mapping: Brain on Paper
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008I love to use mind-mapping. It’s fun, easy, and a wonderful way to add a bit of creativity to everything we do.
Earlier this year, I interviewed a woman named Jamie Nast, author of Idea Mapping, for my weekly television program, Michigan Entrepreneur. She’s been teaching mind-mapping to corporations and individuals for years, […]
Getting Writing Done: How to Stop Thinking about It and Write
Thursday, April 10th, 2008If you’ve researched your topic, you understand your audience and you know what you want to say, then moving to action and starting to write should be utterly straightforward and require no particular effort. Right?
Not so. All writers, whether scribing for books, blogs or whitepapers, know only too well that sometimes this just isn’t the […]
31 Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Writing
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008No matter how much you love writing, there will always be days when you need inspiration from one muse or another.
In fact, I would argue that inspiration is not just a desirable thing, it’s an integral part of the writing process.
Every writer needs inspiration to produce inspired writing. And sometimes, it can come from the […]
10 Effective Productivity Tips for Writers
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008“Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” — Gene Fowler
Perhaps this is a sentiment that all writers can share to some extent. However, writing doesn’t have to be a tortuous experience akin to banging your head against a wall. […]
50 Strategies for Making Yourself Write
Saturday, October 28th, 2006Work avoidance is one of
the major paradoxes of the
writing profession.
Generally, writers want to
write (or want to have
written), but all too often
we find ourselves doing
anything else but.
We’ll mow lawns, do
the dishes, polish
silverware–anything to
keep from facing the blank
page. At the same time we
know we eventually have
to get to work, so we come
up with all sorts of
strategies for forcing
ourselves to the keyboard.
Sometimes a single
strategy works beautifully
for an entire
writer’s career (for
instance: for over 40 years
Fred Pohl wrote four pages
a day no matter what,
after which he was free to
The Toughest Question in a Job Interview and How to Handle It
Monday, September 11th, 2006When you, as a job seeker, are asked the most common, and toughest, interview question, "Tell me about yourself," your answer can make or break you as a candidate. Usually job seekers will respond with their "30 second commercial," and then elaborate on their background. While almost every career book and career counselor will tell […]
How to Work Through Writer’s Block
Monday, September 11th, 2006The basic act of writing seems simple to most: Put pen to paper or fingertips to keyboard. What foils many would-be authors? The defining elements of content and structure. Because most professionals are required to write memos, reports, department communications, and the like, a facility for writing effectively can have monumental results.
1. A well-informed audience
2. […]
