admin on December 12th, 2011

Perhaps it’s the idea of writer’s block that causes that momentary panic, which morphs into something that renders us unable to conjure a thought, complete an assignment, even hunt-and-peck a simple sentence about our chosen topic.

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admin on November 29th, 2011

Whether you agree or disagree with the commercialization of the holidays or the price of Postage stamps, holiday cards are a tradition that would be a shame to lose.

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admin on October 15th, 2011

The “voice” is the style that captures – and keeps – a reader’s attention, that speaks to your preference, and conveys the personality of the topic – and often of the writer.

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admin on October 2nd, 2011

The sad fact is that we are often too busy to read something that even looks like it might take longer than a single sweep of the minute hand to peruse.

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admin on June 5th, 2011

It might be time for a little pick-me-up… like a toothpick umbrella with words for your advertising or promotional copy.

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admin on May 9th, 2011

If words aren’t your job all day, every day – and sometimes even if they are – your message can be ineffective, and you just aren’t sure why.

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admin on April 9th, 2011

If you are publishing anything these days (and in today’s technology-driven world, “publishing” is akin to tapping the “enter” or “send” keys on the computer), your message had better be as good as it’s going to get.

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admin on February 13th, 2011

I know, it’s cheesy – but this post was inspired by the little candy hearts that you see at every grocery store, drug store, discount center, etc., this time of year – if for no other reason than they actually do get conversations started and, as a result, serve as wonderful writing prompts for elevator [...]

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