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The Only 6 Posts Worth Writing (and How to Totally Nail Each One) - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 11 Jul 14
     
    A nice how-to with lots of examples.
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The Great Content Checklist: Tips, Tools, and Examples - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 09 Jul 14
     
    This article makes some good points and has lots of great examples.
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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.
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Brand Storytelling Lessons From a Successful Screenwriter - 0 views

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    Advice from Pilar Alessandra. She is a popular script consultant for Hollywood.
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Gonna, Gotta, Wanna - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 02 Jul 14
     
    Hopefully, you're gonna get this article's point.
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The Secret to Writing Well Isn't What You'd Expect, Says Study - 0 views

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  • While visualizing your story may seem like the right way to approach writing, it turns out that for full-time writers, the brain performs a bit differently. When Dr. Lotze watched writers from a competitive creative writing program perform the same tests, he found that experienced writers, while brainstorming, used parts of their brains associated with speech instead of vision.
  • Novice writers, Lotze suggests, are more likely to watch the story unfold like a movie inside their heads.
  • And perhaps more importantly, write often. If creative writing is a skill your brain learns over time, then like anything else, the more you practice, the better you’ll get.
  • John Lemke on 30 Jun 14
     
    The important part of the finding is that writing is a skill that one can master over time.  While I agree with Stephen King in the sense that great writers can not be created, I also agree that anyone can become a decent writer.
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Overloading While - 0 views

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  • The conjunction while, for example, tends to pop up in contexts in which a different conjunction may be the better choice.
  • temporal conjunction
  • to introduce clauses that express opposition
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  • to introduce a clause that provides a contrast
  • If contrast is intended, the conjunction whereas would make the meaning clearer.
  • “adversative” conjunctions
  • temporal conjunctions
  • John Lemke on 30 Jun 14
     
    Do you over use "while"?  If you better understand the many uses of the word, it is easier to find a substitute.
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Cynics and Cynosures - 0 views

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  • cynic comes from a Greek word meaning “dog-like, currish, churlish.”
  • The word cynosure comes from a Greek word meaning “dog’s tail.” This was the name given by the Greeks to the northern constellation Ursa Minor, the “Small Bear” in whose tail is the Pole-star, also known as the North Star. Because the North Star is bright and a means of finding the direction of north, the word cynosure acquired the figurative meaning of “something that is bright and serves as a guide.”
  • In modern usage, a cynic is a person disposed to find fault with everything and to rant about it to everyone. A cynic trusts no one’s sincerity or good intentions. The adjective is cynical; the noun is cynicism.
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  • Unlike cynic, the word cynosure has positive connotations. A cynosure is someone or something that serves for guidance or direction, a “guiding star.
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Writer Unboxed » Writers: What Are You Afraid Of? - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 27 Jun 14
     
    A good list of common fears writers share. There is comfort in crowds.
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Gerunds - 0 views

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  • A gerund is an -ing verb form used as a noun.
  • John Lemke on 27 Jun 14
     
    No it is not some type of flower but a noun that ends in "ing". 
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How to Become a Writer - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 27 Jun 14
     
    A nice collection of pictures and sayings to keep you motivated as a writer.
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3 Strategies to Stand Out From the Content Creation Crowd - 0 views

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  • It’s no longer enough to simply write content. Everybody’s doing that.
  • standing out from the crowd by finding a place that seems a bit less dangerous (finding your “content” niche). This would be a good call.
  • John Lemke on 24 Jun 14
     
    If you don't get at least one idea from this article, you have some type of reading disorder.
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Work out vs. Workout - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 24 Jun 14
     
    I agree with the person who pointed it out. There is a difference between the noun and verb but it is too often ignored.
John Lemke

The music industry is still screwed: Why Spotify, Amazon and iTunes can't save musical ... - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 22 Jun 14
     
    See the thing is that people like coulton, ebel, etc., are figuring it out.  The scribes bought the printing press in this case.  Yeah, it is gonna be harder with the labels into the streaming services but the model is more like the reznor model by the indies and not what the labels are actually doing. I think that this puts too much emphasis on streaming.  The radio industry is going to die when streaming gets into our cars.  ANYONE can set up a stream.
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The Scientific Guide to Creating Sticky Headlines - 0 views

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  • According to Social Triggers and Wired Magazine, George Lowenstien, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University developed a theory called “the information gap theory of curiosity.” Lowenstein says “curiosity is rather simple: It comes when we feel a gap ‘between what we know and what we want to know.’” (source) He goes on to say “This gap has emotional consequences: it feels like a mental itch, a mosquito bite on the brain. We seek out new knowledge because we that’s how we scratch the itch.” That’s why these headline formulas increase traffic.
  • Imagine again that you’re a blogger looking to leverage Facebook.  You begin to click on multiple posts titled “How to get more traffic using Facebook” and bunch of other variations. What happens?  All of the posts begin to run together becoming indecipherable to your brain.  Psychologists call this cognitive overload and you passively read post after post after post.  You never truly connect with the blogger or the message.
  • By adding a quantifiable benefit, you’re accomplishing two things.  First you’re laser targeting the type of reader you want to see the post.  And second, you’re giving them a realistic goal to strive for.
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  • When a person can see the finish line, they’re far more likely to start.
  • Take a look at what happens when you google “From 2,500 to 1 million fans in 2 years”.
  • Ask yourself if you can add either a quantifiable benefit or a specific time frame to your post.  Can you tell the story about how you got more readers to your blog in 30 days?  Or can you tell the story about how you helped a friend drop 15 pounds without starving herself?
  • John Lemke on 22 Jun 14
     
    This is a good list and also explains the "whys" of it.
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7 Tactics for Writing the Best Facebook Posts *Every Time* - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 22 Jun 14
     
    These are some good points. Kudos to Beth Kanter for the find.
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6 Smart Ways to Find Out if a Magazine Pays for Freelance Articles | The Renegade Writer - 0 views

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  • The Writer’s Market and Mediabistro’s How to Pitch guides both offer information on their listed magazines for what percentage of the publication is freelanced out, and of pay rates. If the magazine you want is in there, you’re set with the info you need.
  • Many magazines have their writer’s guidelines right on their website these days. Poke around there and see if you can turn up any “write for us” information.
  • Don’t overlook the insights the mighty search engine might bring you if you do a search on “pay at X magazine.”
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  • Do some searches on job-ad compilation sites such as Indeed.com, or on LinkedIn and see if they’re hiring staffers. If they hire paid writers full-time and do use freelancers, it’s a fair bet that they pay freelancers, too.
  • If you don’t know other freelance writers, you need to. Don’t think of other freelance as the competition — they are your sounding board and may know about magazines you want to try. They can refer you gigs, too.
  • When all else fails, see if you can scare up a phone number for the magazine and call. Barring that, find an editorial email and try that. View lack of response as a strong indicator that they don’t pay.
  • John Lemke on 22 Jun 14
     
    If you are writing for income, you obviously want to get paid.  This article gives some good advice on how to gain the knowledge and avoid the school of hard knocks.
John Lemke

Writer Unboxed » The Four Characteristics of Author Attitude and Why You Need... - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 22 Jun 14
     
    Not only does the author have a good list but a great acronym... w00t! I feel the influence already.
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Suffer and Suffrage - 0 views

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  • the two words have different origins
  • John Lemke on 21 Jun 14
     
    I always thought they had a similar origin.  Turns out they don't.
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