Posts Tagged ‘writing’
Top 10 Rules of Success for a Young Writer (Part 3 of 3)
Rules 7 – 10 7) Repeat after Kenny Rogers: “You got to know when to hold’em; know when to fold’em…” Sometimes we all get stuck on a track that leads to nowhere but for some reason we keep banging our heads on the same wall. There ARE [Read More]
Top 10 Rules of Success for a Young Writer (Part 2 of 3)
Rules 3 – 6 3) Know your heart and your inner voice. WHY are you writing? Money is fine, but what else? What are your beliefs and core values? What is your Truth? The answers to these questions do not come easy and they change over time too. I’m for example [Read More]
Top 10 Rules of Success for a Young Writer (Part 1 of 3)
Rules 1 and 2 I've been working as a professional writer for almost 20 years now. It’s been a long haul, and fun too. I always enjoyed sitting at my keyboard and click-clicking the keys. Remember that B.B. King classic, “The Thrill Is Gone”? I never [Read More]
2 Tips for Writing Better Prose
(Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons) Tip 1: Vary Your Sentence Length One sure way to put your readers to sleep is to write with constant-length sentences. Change the length for a better copy. SHORT SENTENCE Copy: "Times are bad. Economy's tanking. Latest figures [Read More]
Book Review – “The Writer’s Rules” by Helen Gurley Brown
Helen Gurley Brown has been a force of nature in the magazine publishing circles for decades. Her name became synonymous with the name and success of the Cosmopolitan magazine as its longtime editor. She is the author of many bestsellers, including Sex and the Single Girl. [Read More]
How to Pulverize “Writer’s Block”?
I heard people say I'm “lucky” because (knock on wood) I almost never had a “writer's block” throughout my career as a professional writer. But it's not luck really. The truth is much more simple and obvious: I write only what I feel [Read More]
My 4 Favorite Columnists in American Media
(Photo: Peggy Noonan) Here are some my favorite American journalists who rarely fail to amaze me with their wit and erudition, powerful prose, and clarity of thought. Peggy Noonan She writes for the Wall Street Journal. Her Friday columns is a must reading for me. She used [Read More]
