writing

Words Matter: Hate

05.17.2012 blogging

Too few people understand the power of words. Words matter, they have impact, but often not with the impact we anticipate. Writers in particular must choose and use words carefully. Words are our basic tools. Today’s word that matters: hate. I’ve been seeing the word hate used frequently in recent times. People appear to be [...]

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Paper: Still The Ideal Backup Medium

05.15.2012 Books and Literature

I am a thoroughly digital guy. I back up in multiple ways. But when I really care about preserving something, I print it out. If you’re young, thirty or under, you may think of a long time as ten years, maybe twenty. But as you grow older you begin to think of longer horizons. I [...]

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In Praise of Black and White Printers

05.14.2012 Business

You don’t need to print everything and everything you print doesn’t need to be color. If you’re anything like me, you’ve owned a plethora of little color printers over the years. I can’t even count them. Frankly, I’ve never been happy with any of them. They’re slow. The quality of printing isn’t that great. They’re [...]

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Writing Assignment & Task 5: Create & Complete Your Own Writing Assignment

05.11.2012 writing

Today’s Writing Assignment and the 5th writing task for May is this: create your own Writing Assignment and complete it yourself. A good writing assignment follow the basic tasks that I’ve outlined this week: Identify a weakness or problem. Design an approach that will help strengthen the writer. Share the plan with others. If you’ve [...]

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Five Writing Tasks For May – Task 4: Enlist A Writing Coach

05.10.2012 Art

Of all of the people that you share your plans with you’ll likely find someone you know who already possesses the skill and mastery that you desire. Ask this person to be your coach for this specific program. Where can you find a writing coach? Look for local writing groups and join one (or look [...]

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