I've been a working writer for a few decades now. And in the past 10 years or so, I've had the additional privilege of being able to teach commercial writers how to get better gigs, and how do a better job with them. As I look around at advice given to aspiring copywriters, there's a weird piece of advice that I see all the time. Success as a … [Read more...]
Going from “Sometimes I Write” to “I Am a Writer” (New Workshop)
Update: The workshop will return in mid-November! We had a fantastic time this summer. Drop your details in the form below if you want to join the next group. When I was in college, a lot of smart people thought that our society was becoming "post-literate" -- that the written word wasn't going to matter much any more. I didn't buy it, … [Read more...]
How To Write For Regular Readers
Yes, it’s a guest post! My friend and all-around wise dude Charlie Gilkey graciously offered me this guest post as a way to rouse Remarkable Communication gently from its slumber. This is the second part of the How To Blog Like Shakespeare series from Charlie Gilkey. Check out How To Write For New Readers if you missed Part 1. Regular readers are … [Read more...]
What’s Your Tribe’s Secret Language?
I picked up a couple of Nancy Mitford novels while I was on vacation in Taos a few weeks ago. Mitford wrote acidly funny, impeccably observed novels about her own background, which was as a child of the minor aristocracy growing up in Great Britain between the world wars. It’s probably a bad idea for me to read any of the Mitfords (there were six … [Read more...]
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