Good writing skills plus a good attitude make a good memo. The tone of the company memo is key. An Imaginary Case History Sean must send out a memo to the people on his team about low productivity among employees. The nature of that memo will depend a lot on the kind...
Writing Your Book is Only the First Step I’ve published nearly 60 books and had a role in designing many books I’ve ghostwritten and/or edited. From this experience, I know that the interior design of a book plays a huge role. It can even determine whether a reader...
If Your Company Uses Instruction Manuals for Its Products, You Must Read This. Too many businesses don’t give enough attention to what may be their most important documents. Entering Appliance Hell I recently bought an appliance. (I’m not naming either the specific...
Non-fiction writers, especially if they’re beginning writers, can make a critical mistake about what writing non-fiction demands. They may think, “This is going to be easier than writing fiction. I don’t have to worry about characters, plot development, description,...
A few words can determine the success or failure of your email campaign. Are your headers making your email header fail? Email Headers That Lose You Subscribers “Do You Hate Me?” I got a message with this header in my inbox a few days ago. It didn’t come from anyone I...
Sprinkling quotations into your writing is a very effective way to improve it. Doing this serves a number of functions. Quotations summarize a point you’re making in your work. They also emphasize this point. A quotation by someone both famous and respected gives...
