Read moreGrammar is a piano I play by ear,
since I seem to have been out of school the year the rules were mentioned.
All I know about grammar is its infinite power.
To shift the structure of a sentence alters the meaning of that sentence,
as definitely and inflexibly as the position of the camera
alters the meaning of the object photographed.—Joan Didion
Read moreThe difference between the right word
and the almost-right word is really a large matter—
’tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.—Mark Twain
B4B Review: Essentialism by Greg McKeown—”Less Is Better”
Is the secret to accomplishing more doing less? Greg McKeown believes that it is. In fact, he believes it so much that he wrote Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less to prove it—and the book makes his point pretty well. The premise of Essentialism is...
The 7 benefits of good editors (part two)
(If you haven’t read part one, you can click here.) There’s no question about the value of a “second set of eyes” looking over your manuscript, because we all know we can suffer from being a bit “blinded by our own brilliance” when it comes to writing. Having...
The 7 benefits of good editors (part one)
What good is an editor? I hate to admit it, but even as an editor and writer myself, I think it’s a valid question. Editors are expensive. In the overall process of traditional publishing, I wouldn’t be surprised if the editorial portion of the cost of a book didn’t...Read moreBeing a good writer is about more than writing.
Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking.
Great writers know how to communicate.
They make things easy to understand.
They can put themselves in somebody else’s shoes.
They know what to omit….Writing is today’s currency for good ideas.
—Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
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