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Create A Compelling First Line

Create A Compelling First Line

You’ve written an engaging headline, and now your reader is intrigued – and willing to give a bit more time to reading your blog before leaving. After the headline, your compelling first line is your second chance to grab your readers' attention. If you pull them past...

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Write a Book About Your Business

Write a Book About Your Business

When you write a book about your business, it could be the best way you spend your advertising money. Twenty-odd years ago I stayed for the first time at a Marriot hotel. A book sat on the desk in the room, entitled The Spirit to Serve Marriott’s Way. The title...

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Write for Magazines to Promote Your Book

Write for Magazines to Promote Your Book

You’ve written or you’re writing a book. When it comes to promoting your work, you feel lost. Did you know that when you write for magazines, you increase your visibility and may have greater book sales? And if you feel stalled about completing your book, sliding in...

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How to Write Effective Emails

How to Write Effective Emails

There is no way to avoid having to write effective emails. Are you using powerful language? Let me give you an example of what not to do. Whenever I edit the transcript of a podcast, I search for the phrase, “You know.” A search of a 30-minute podcast yielded 80...

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When You Can’t Write to Keep Your Reader’s Attention

When You Can’t Write to Keep Your Reader’s Attention

I’m sure you’ve had the experience of listening to someone give a speech or presentation and found yourself losing interest. The subject may interest you; it may be one you want to know more about, but you can’t keep your attention on the speaker. The same thing...

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Writing Tips for “All About” Books

Writing Tips for “All About” Books

  Are you looking for writing tips for a general “all about book? "The first thing you need to know is that it can’t be too general.  Actually, the worst mistake you could make would be presenting a generic overview and leaving it at that. I have a colleague who...

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Punctuation: It Makes a Difference

Punctuation: It Makes a Difference

Good punctuation is essential for effective communication. Poorly punctuated sentences can be confusing, hard to understand and completely change the meaning of what is being said. This blog post will look at why punctuation is so important and how it can help you...

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The Fear of Never Finishing Your Book

The Fear of Never Finishing Your Book

The fear of never finishing your book is more common than you may realize. This can happen to any writer, and it can occur at any stage of your writing. If you feel that you can’t get through it, the most important thing to realize is that you’ve joined a...

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How to Engage with Clients Through a Newsletter

How to Engage with Clients Through a Newsletter

As distinct from blog posts, which run 500-800 words in length, a newsletter gives you the opportunity to expand your views on a subject. They also allow you to include more than one subject and to use design features with greater creativity. With a newsletter, you...

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Write a Business Plan That Will Improve Your Business

Write a Business Plan That Will Improve Your Business

Do you feel that your business is stagnating? Or are you reeling from changes? For example, look at what happened to Twitter after Elon Musk took over and changed the business plan. Massive layoffs and changes in the work culture sent people and advertisers reeling. I...

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