Guest Post : Enock Machodi on 9 Actionable Tips to Writing Clear, Concise, Direct Copy for Your Business

Guest Post : Enock Machodi on 9 Actionable Tips to Writing Clear, Concise, Direct Copy for Your Business

If you run a company website, you need to write web copy to expose your business and attract prospective customers and clients. If you own a blog, you need to write content that is informative by communicating value and NOT trying to impress. And how is clarity to be...

How Writing a First Draft (of anything) is Like A Trip to the Gynecologist

(Author’s note: I have resolved this year to write more creatively from time to time. So, here is my first stab at a piece I dreamed up while…yes… you guessed it…sitting in the gynecologist’s office, waiting for the doctor to come into the room. I must admit, the...

9 Tips for Dealing with the Emotions When Writing a Memoir

Writing a memoir is much like going through your trunk of family treasures and keepsakes. At times the memories may be fuzzy, just like the ink on the pages of that 70 year old journal your great-grandmother kept. Sometimes the memories may be painful, much like the...

10 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming a Published Author

After just a few months as a published author, I’ve learned some things. The learning curve, at times, was fast paced and exhilarating, much like a waterslide on a hot, steamy day. At others times, well, it hasn’t been so pleasant. These are the aspects of being an...

Guest Post: Author Dina Wilcox on Writing Without the Influence of our Egos

When I was 18, I dreamed of being a Writer. I have always written in a journal—I started at 13—and I have always loved the feeling of contentment I get putting my words on a page. As a teenager, I pretended my words loved me and were happy to be used and sculpted by...