WritingThoughts

By Shanna Mallon “In the digital age, short writing is king,” says Roy Peter Clark, president of journalism think tank the Poynter Institute and author of How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times. People don’t have attention spans for fluff. They don’t want to read language that’s verbose. That’s why, today more than […]

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Are you looking for information about writing and other writing-related tips? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve packed this blog with writing information. However, some of you may not be aware that I write on other blogs. Yet, some of those other posts also contain information that might be useful to writers. So today, […]

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By Leslie A. Joy Whether you’re a professional writer or just someone writing a blog, time is of the essence. The faster that you write, the more content you can turn out, the more money you can make, and the more time you’ll have for other things. Isn’t more time something we all want? Here […]

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By Leslie A. Joy While technology has made finding writing work and publishing your own material easier than ever, it comes with its own set of problems. Namely–distractions.

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By Juliet James Journalists, novelists and professional bloggers have it easy. They know that writing is the bulk of their job. For others, the need for good writing is not so obvious. To most, honing writing skills may not seem like the fastest way to climb the corporate ladder. In the digital age, though, nothing […]

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By Leslie A. Joy What are mind maps? Mind maps essentially take note taking combine it with brainstorming and put it into diagram form. You can use mind maps to organize tasks, ideas, or concepts, solve problems, or as a writing framework.

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By Jennifer Mattern As a freelance writer your portfolio is a valuable marketing tool. But if you’re new to freelancing you may not have professional portfolio pieces you can show off. That’s okay! There are other ways to build samples of your work early in your career. Here are some ways to create portfolio pieces […]

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If you’re a writer, you’ve probably already wrestled with the question of whether or not you should contribute guest posts. There are some clear advantages to writing guest posts, but there are some disadvantages as well. In this post, I’ll outline both.

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A lot has been written recently about the benefits of guest posting for the guest author. However, not much has been written from the perspective of the blog owner. If you own a writing (or other topic) blog, you may be wondering whether you should accept guest posts on your blog. If so, this post […]

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By James Adams There are times to take detailed notes in a meeting or class (or to base a writing piece on), and there are times to listen intently and learn from the person presenting material. Since most people spend much of our early years in classrooms, our reflex is to take notes whenever anyone […]

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