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John Lemke

7 Writing Prompts to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 04 Jun 14
     
    I think these are some decent writing exercises.
John Lemke

How to Make Absolutely Sure Your Article Gets Killed - 0 views

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  • When your article assignment is to write 1,000 words and you turn in 2,000 words, it creates all kinds of problems for your editor. She’ll need to comb through your article and decide which 1,000 words she can cut. After all, she has only so much space, so she has to make it fit. Now, don’t get all wishy-washy on me and turn the extra material into a bonus sidebar. Just squish all those extra words in there and let your editor deal with it.
  • Avoid showing even a modicum of personality. If you want your article killed, it should look like it was written by a robot…a robot that doesn’t speak English.
  • When you get an assignment, your client will send you a little thing called an assignment letter, which details the specs of the assignment. Ignore this.
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  • If those don’t work out, over-rely on source-finding services like ProfNet and Help a Reporter Out, using whoever happens to respond — and whatever you do, do NOT check out the sources you get from there to make sure they’re credible.
  • When the editor asks you for backup on your facts, tell him you’re the backup. And whenever you get the chance, inject your opinion into the article.
John Lemke

A Useful Reminder About 'An' - 0 views

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  • In modern usage, the form a is used in front of words that begin with a consonant sound; an is used in front of words that begin with a vowel sound.
  • John Lemke on 28 Aug 14
     
    I have seen the examples of misuse more often than I would care to admit.  Just this morning I was debating whether it should be "a Ottawa teen" or "an Ottawa teen" because my spelling and grammar checker told me right was wrong.  This article focuses on the confusion caused by "u".
John Lemke

5 Books Freelancers Should Read Now - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 22 Aug 14
     
    Five books for the freelancer. I added them to my list.
John Lemke

5 Questions That Will Make the SEO Writing Process 5 Times Smoother - SEO Copywriting - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 28 Aug 14
     
    A good list of questions to write better for SEO.
John Lemke

Kn- Words in English - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 27 Jul 14
     
    Some "Kn" words you know and, most likely, a few new ones for your vocabulary.
John Lemke

Avoid Loser Writing Clients With This Quickie Checklist - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 27 Jul 14
     
    I made it a pledge to start be serious about my freelance work in January.  This list could have saved me a few courses at the school of hard knocks.
John Lemke

Forming Plurals with 's - 0 views

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  • I wish that I could state the rule that one must never ever use an apostrophe to form a plural. All I can say is that one must almost never ever do so.
  • John Lemke on 26 Jul 14
     
    I agree with the writer who requested this article.  Daily use, perhaps better stated misuse, of the apostrophe is becoming all too common.  The example of "Our kid's can read" shows that the parents can not.
John Lemke

9 Things I Did To Become A Full-Time Writer - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 26 Jul 14
     
    A great list!  9 great tips for any aspiring author.
John Lemke

Writer Unboxed » Imagining Beyond One's Own Experience, or What the Fiction W... - 0 views

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  • Imagining is the job of the fiction writer. This is what we do, every time we sit down in front of a blank page. It seems as if we’re working with no more than a keyboard or pen and paper, but that’s not true. We have at our disposal every person we’ve ever known, every experience we’ve ever had, seen, heard and felt. Our ingredients are the people who have ignored us and caused us to search our brains for reasons why, people whom we’ve admired, both intimately and from a distance, and people whom we’ve tried to emulate. People who love us despite our faults; people we can’t stand despite our efforts to be better people ourselves.
  • John Lemke on 27 Jul 14
     
    A great read on putting the writer in another's shoes. If you desire to do fiction, it is certainly worth the time to read.
John Lemke

How Many Tenses in English? - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 30 Jul 14
     
    Linguistically there are only two but...
John Lemke

How To Become A Prolific Writer While Holding Down A Day Job | Positive Writer - 0 views

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  • The author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll (real name, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), continued to work day jobs throughout his life.
  • Other authors who held down day jobs throughout their writing careers include Bram Stoker, Philip Larkin, T.S. Eliot, and Virginia Woolf, among many others.
  • she wrote the bestselling book Interview With The Vampire while working her day job as an insurance claims examiner.
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  • Anne Rice
  • Having a day job makes it imperative that I allocate time for writing. I insure I write at least 2 hours before I go to work come rain or shine. And I do this by following my rituals every morning without fail.
  • Regardless of what time I work (shift work), I wake up at least 3 hours prior and like clockwork, 1) I brush my teeth, 2) make breakfast, 3) sit down at my desk, 4) check emails, 5) check in on my social connections and finally 5) after stretching my legs for a moment, I write on cue for at least two hours.
  • ake note of the things you do consistently every day before and after work.
  • Create a space of time within your current daily rituals for writing every day. Make sure it’s at a time of day that works best for you.
  • Commit.
  • I highly recommend creating a writing sanctuary for yourself, somewhere you only go to write, and therefore, your mind will associate being there with writing.
  • John Lemke on 03 Jul 14
     
    A good PMA oriented article.
John Lemke

Enthusiasm and Enthuse - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 07 Aug 14
     
    Interesting... enthusiasm had a negative association in the 18th century.
John Lemke

With All Due Respect - 0 views

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2014 writing respect phrase origin WriteLink

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  • John Lemke on 08 Aug 14
     
    An interesting read as to why we phrase it as "with all due respect" and not another way.
John Lemke

How to Defeat Writer's Block | Writing Forward - 0 views

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  • Physical ailments:
  • Mental and emotional stress and distractions
  • Lazy days
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  • You’d just rather do anything in the world other than work on your writing project
  • Avoidance and procrastination: Sometimes we go out of our way to avoid a difficult writing challenge.
  • Eat well, exercise, and drink plenty of water. Schedule time for rest and relaxation. Don’t run yourself down.
  • A Few, Final Writing Tips for Combating Writer’s Block
  • if you have two projects going, you can rotate back and forth to maintain your interest in both.
  • Get advice from other writers. Often, they’ll see a solution where you see no way out.
  • John Lemke on 11 Sep 14
     
    While different things work for different writers, I think this is a great look at writer's block.
John Lemke

Get Published: We Help With Publishing A Novel, Story, Poem, Book - 0 views

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2014 writing freelance copywriting resource online useful WriteLink

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  • John Lemke on 03 Sep 14
     
    A site to submit to so that you can improve your writing.
John Lemke

Seven Ways Your Physical Environment Can Help or Hinder Your Writing | Writing Forward - 0 views

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  • Are You Likely to be Interrupted?
  • What Can You Hear?
  • Are You Sitting Comfortably?
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  • How Much Clutter Can You See?
  • What’s the Mood of Your Room Like?
  • Are Your Tools Good Ones?
  • Just imagine trying to write with a dried-up pen, where you have to keep stopping to go over too-faint words.
  • If your keyboard is fiddly to type on, if the software you’re using freezes or crashes, or if you’re struggling in some way against your tools, don’t put up with this: change it.
  • Are You Allowing Distractions In?
  • John Lemke on 04 Sep 14
     
    A good approach to looking at how your environment impacts your productivity. 
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