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Four Tips to Quickly Apply KISS in Writing
October 3rd, 2007 |I have added a new word to my vocabulary. Logorrhea. We’ve all been touched by it. What is it? The Word Spy defines it, “excessive verbosity and long-windedness. Also know as verbal diarrhea.” Basically, you’ll find plenty of examples of logorrhea in online blogs and content. Do you read every online or email content word for [...]
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Links: 2007-09-14
September 14th, 2007 |I love Wikipedia, but I know it’s not 100% reliable and sometimes you need more than one resource. Beyond Wikipedia: 20 References You Can’t Do Without points to other resources. I started reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, but wasn’t impressed. 10 Overrated Business Books (and [...]
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Inkwell Editorial Interview
August 16th, 2007 |I referenced Yuwanda Black’s article in a past blog entry in which she shares her experience as a freelance writer, so I was honored when I saw an e-mail from her in my inbox. Sometimes when I link to others, they drop me a note thanking me — so I wasn’t completely surprised. However, she not [...]
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Watch Users Read Your Writing
August 13th, 2007 |Tom Johnson offers a great writing tip especially for tech writers and others who write instructions. This method also works well with Web content and forms. Watching people use a Web site, a product, a service — anything is a superb way to get insight on how others use the product or service. Those involved in [...]
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A Writer’s Coach: An Editor’s Guide to Words That Work Book Review
August 1st, 2007 |Books on writing often reiterate the same advice we learn over time, the reader sometimes lucks out in using a tidbit or two. Realistically, no one has time to study the advice and put it to practice. Thus, it’s not a bad thing for a book on writing to cover the things we’ve read before. [...]
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Support for Small Businesses
May 29th, 2007 |The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides excellent resources and support for small businesses as does SCORE, an organization made up of retired volunteers who advise small business owners. This Escape from Cubicle Nation blog entry suggests that every entrepreneur needs the following four professionals: Lawyer Banker Accountant Insurance specialist The entry also provides suggestions on where to find these four professionals. [...]
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How to Handle Criticism
May 23rd, 2007 |Lifehack had me thinking about handling criticism. As a one-person business with no manager to meet with me to discuss performance goals and progress, I must rely on my clients for feedback. They’re essentially my managers. On occasion, I e-mail a client requesting feedback. I explain that I want to serve him or her better in [...]
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The FAQ on FAQ
May 10th, 2007 |Jonathan and Lisa Price have a nice article on writing FAQ and covered many points that we may not think about. For instance, if you have a large site — you might want to show the FAQ or Help that’s relevant to the page users are on rather than give them the whole thing to [...]
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Text Messaging Affects Written Language
May 3rd, 2007 |CNN.com quotes the State Examination Commission, which said, “The emergence of the mobile phone and the rise of text messaging as a popular means of communication would appear to have impacted on standards of writing as evidenced in the responses of candidates.” Apparently, students write short sentences using simple tenses and a limited vocabulary. Maybe my [...]
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Writing with a Short Deadline
April 9th, 2007 |Must blog fast. Finally got go ahead on a project with about 150 written pages due before May 1. Best thing to do is just type it all out. Don’t worry about being perfect. Once the content is on paper… it’s easier to modify and beautify. This material has sidebars/boxes. Those I’ll fill in after [...]
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