Andrea Goulet has some great ideas to counter writer’s block. Fifty, in fact.
Check them out.
Things like people watching to mood lighting changes may seem basic and even new-age-ish. But some are useful to get the mental picture sharper, before you go to paper or keyboard.
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Writer’s Block Cures
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Killing fluff -a short laundry list
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reputation. Reasoning. Responses. Our writing has a huge influence on them.
I am working on an article about the ‘fluff’ that creeps into resumes, and why the format is in need of an overhaul. I came across this quote in Writer’s Digest: “Unless you’re doing laundry, you’re not allowed to fluff.”
To which I would like to [...]
Does blogging pay?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Famous question. There’s a famous answer to go with it –the one I hate– and that is “It depends.”
Having said that, here are some rates that Bloggers are asking.
How much money should you make on blogging.
They could be as low as $5 per post, to as high as $500 a month.
Others pay on the basis [...]
Shel Holtz Workshop in April
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
IABC Phoenix is bringing back the Shel Holtz. Which means another jam-packed session on social media for IABCers and non members. I attended the last one in 2006, so I highly recommend this.
Shel isn’t just an authority on social media, he’s a hands-on user. If you read his blog, or listen to his podcast (co-hosted with [...]
Journalists approve of social media
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Journalists are not as fearful or pessimistic of the new media as some make it seem. Pew Research study just out finds that journalists do approve of the changes taking place in their business model.
Considering the impact of the internet and social media on their business model, local and national journalists have given new media [...]
Writing for the connected "Mediasphere"
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I used this example to illustrated a connected mediasphere, and how writers need to consider the non-linear nature distribution (and consumption) of content when they write.
Thanks to Marcom Interactive for this map of the Modern Mediasphere.
Time & Tone of voice
Posted in Words, Words, Words on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the workshop, the question arose as to how much time in a week should someone allocate to writing. I thought of addressing this here as it is a blogging 101 question.
Instead of giving the usual “it depends” let me put it this way. Think of a blog as a space a to take down [...]
