Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The worst piece of writing advice I ever heard was to write the way I talk. If you wrote the way you talked, your writing would be riddled with space-filler words and phrases such as “like” and “um” and “you know what I mean?”. Write like you talk always struck me as incredibly foolish advice. Be Aware of Your Words.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 19, 2011

As I write this post, it’s 11.49 This morning, I returned to my computer after a weekend off with the intention of jumping into some solid blogging. and whip out at least five posts this morning and to start work on a report that I’ve been planning to write in the afternoon. Post from: ProBlogger Blog Tips.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 12, 2012

It’s been done tens of millions of time: a blog post is written. Someone writes an inspiring poem. Because of the glut of so many posts, blog posts have become boring. I’m looking for those killer blog posts. Only 20% of people ever click on your title, and competition for readers’ eyes is stiff in the blogging world.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2011

He then went off to the Air Force and landed his first writing job as a sports editor in The Command Courier by lying about his experience. And while attending Columbia University School of General Studies and taking creative writing, he worked for Time as a copy boy for $51 a week. Assist you in finding your writing voice.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

why sensory images and words are so persuasive); The definition of sensory details (plus examples); How answering five simple questions will help you write descriptive details that pack your content with sensory language; 500+ sensory words you can incorporate into your own vocabulary and writing (right now). Let’s dive in. The lesson?

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 3, 2025

How can travel enrich your writing? Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. First up Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and self-publishing. I often cite my first arriving in India in 2011 as the reason I wanted to write.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2012

Sure, you know all the benefits an ebook could bring you … you just can’t find the time to write it and get it done. After all, writing ebooks are typically known as huge, long projects, right? What if I told you that you could write that free ebook in just one week, spending no more than two hours per day on it?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2011

How could you think that THIS was worth writing down? Being a writer isn’t just about knowing how to construct a great sentence or how to format a blog post so that readers can engage easily. The post you write at 9am might be out there for all to see by 3pm. No wonder you freeze up when you sit down to write.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2012

Yet not all writing environments are created equal. Where Not to Write. Let’s go to the park and write! If you’re escaping your office for the glory of outdoor writing, you’re probably going to find yourself so distracted by the pretty surroundings that no work gets done. Where to Write.

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Grammarly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we teach you the ins and outs of Harvard-style referencing so that you can make it a part of your academic writing. We’ll also share other tidbits to help you write perfect citations every time. but it often endorses or rationalizes ideas and feelings that were generated by System 1” (Kahneman, 2011, p.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 17, 2024

So, you’d like to take blogging for a test drive, eh? You’ve probably heard you can start a blog for free, and indeed you can. The big question is: What’s the best blogging platform right now? No Blog Platform is Right for Everyone The 5 Best Free Blog Sites: 1. Do You Even Need a Free Blogging Platform?

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Looking for freelance writing sites? What if someone did all the hard work for you, organizing a list of places to look for great writing gigs? No, this one not only includes paid writing jobs for beginners, but also a list of sites for those who are ready to level up their writing game. And not some generic list either.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 9, 2011

Reading these will dramatically help you improve your blog. Within two weeks of its launch, Social Media Examiner joined the ranks of Technorati’s Top 100 Small Business Blogs and remains in the Top 10. You can also use the book as a case study on how to create a popular, profitable blog. Until I read this book.

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Express Writers

MAY 29, 2024

There is definitely some Matrix-like inception going on in today’s blog. We’ve created the Ultimate Guide on, well, how to write an Ultimate Guide. 7 Steps on How to Write An Ultimate Guide 1. When Writing, Start Off with a Format – or Better Yet, a Template 4. The year was 2011. The results?

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Melanie Saxton

MAY 2, 2024

When it comes to law journalism, blogging, and authorship, count on me to create compelling content for law firms, private practices, magazines, and books. Below is a magazine write-up from years back about the Christian law firm Simmons & Fletcher. Some are under the impression that they should not sue.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

You have a great idea for a blog post – and that’s a good start. If you want to grow your business, you need published content – and that means turning your idea into a written blog post. If you’d rather gnaw off your arm than write a post on Grammar 101, then tackle another idea instead. Fit into one blog post.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2011

It’s not a question anyone really wants to ask themselves – but it is the most necessary question in professional writing. And if the quality of writing around the web is any indication, it’s a question very few writers ask themselves. Most people starting out as professionals will receive the following advice: write.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Do you wish you had more time to write? The key is building strong writing habits. Even if “write first book” has been on your New Years’ resolution list for the last ten years or you haven’t blogged in six months, you can become a much more productive writer starting now. Reading great writing? Meditating?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2012

A lot of people have been telling me they wished they could register for the Damn Fine Words writing course. It’s launching May 7 for its 3rd edition, and people who write me say that if they could just get in on this course…. Welcome to the Damn Fine Words Writing Contest. The DFW Online Writing Course Contest Rules.

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Men With Pens

MAY 12, 2011

I’m going to tell you how not to write like an idiot in pubic. I recently read a 520-page publication from the editors of Writer’s Digest titled Writer’s Digest University: Everything You Need to Write and Sell Your Work. It has a lot of good info on writing and publishing for both beginning and experienced writers.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

After all, the advice made sense: Have a blogging schedule, and stick to it. Write blog posts and publish them according to this rigid schedule and provide readers with a steady stream of constant blog posts. We were all new to this blogging thing. I know, because that’s what happened to my blog. Dependable.

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Men With Pens

MAY 31, 2011

But writing a good review – a review that engages interest and causes action – is more than just giving a product rating and pointing your readers to the Amazon link. On my blog I review heavy metal albums, movies, books and shows. Of all the columns in my online metal magazine, writing reviews takes the longest.

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Express Writers

JUNE 17, 2024

I was once an online writer applying for jobs in 2011. Now, Express Writers judges incoming writing applicants. The key value we provide is to evaluate writing talent. As writers, we all shake just a little at the thought of this—a judgment placed on our entire repertoire of writing skills, based on the samples we feature.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 8, 2012

A lot of people have been telling me they wished they could register for the Damn Fine Words writing course. They could finally start that online business, because they wouldn’t feel like they had to put off writing for their audience. Here’s what you need to do: Write a blog post about why writing is important to you.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2012

Have you ever looked over a piece of your writing, only to realize that something’s missing? It’s so easy to get caught up in all the tips, tricks and techniques: Write a great headline – a number, adjectives, a clear promise. Head-First Writing Falls Flat. Yes, the technicalities of writing are important. Just write.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 26, 2012

He slumps over his keyboard day after day wondering why the writing gods are always punishing him. You don’t have to be intoxicated, angst-ridden, or even brilliant to write well. I know this because I took the Damn Fine Words writing course, taught by A-list blogger and professional copywriter, James Chartrand. No excuses.

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Grammarly

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Give your writing extra polish Grammarly helps you communicate confidently Write with Grammarly MLA vs. APA: What’s the difference? They both also provide style guidelines, like instructions for which words to capitalize in titles, how to write authors’ names, or when to spell out numbers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.

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Melanie Saxton

MARCH 28, 2023

Be inspired by The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival and seek a professional art book editor to assist with your book-writing project!

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 18, 2011

Upcoming posts will focus on better writing skills, in honor of Damn Fine Words ‘s launch. It’s the only online writing course that teaches you how to improve your writing skills AND get business results. You know that writers need to read to improve their writing skills. Don’t miss it! Great structure.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 13, 2013

So your guest post pitch has been accepted by THE blog you’ve always dreamed of posting for. You’ve learned the craft, improved your skills and honed your style on your own blog. Post by Marya Jan Marya Jan is a blogging coach for solopreneurs, small business owners and start-ups. You knew the moment [.]

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Content Powered

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The average length of a good blog post seems to be increasing every year. Back in 2011, when Google released Panda and changed content marketing forever, blog posts ranged from 300 words to maybe 1,000 from a particularly ambitious marketer. So how long should it take to write one of these blog posts?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

They clearly state (in writing, no less) that they’d like to become better writers and would appreciate my counsel. Help them improve their writing. ” Or maybe this: “I like this idea and you write well, but the post seems a bit scattered. ” with each sentence you write. Fantastic. Free of charge.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 9, 2013

Each time a new session of this writing course opens to new students, it fills up quickly, because it’s a big deal to business owners: It teaches you how to improve your writing skills with effective content-creation techniques. Each time I prepare for a new session, I also open up a special writing contest.

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Men With Pens

MAY 27, 2012

I would only need to write eight more to be done. Oh, how I would love to write “The End” after that sentence. What do you tell your authors when they are suddenly, oppressively, sick of what they’re writing and what they’re writing about?”. “So Of myself, and of the book, and of writing.”. I hit my writing wall.

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Men With Pens

JULY 8, 2012

The other day a friend mentioned he had started a blog as a way to earn some money on the side. After writing for a couple weeks, they grow frustrated by the slow results and turn to other blogs for advice. Every blog has at least a couple posts dedicated to the search engines. Aaliyah, American recording artist.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 9, 2012

I guarantee you’ll be amazed at how much your writing improves. Keep your writing routine going throughout the day, and leave spontaneity for when you’re done. When you train your mind to follow a routine , you adjust to the mindset of writing. You’ll write better tomorrow. Have a Routine. Get some rest.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 16, 2011

When I set up my copywriting business, one of the first things I did was hire a writing coach. Hello, haven’t I proven time and again that I can write well? But since I’m in the writing business, having thousands of Facebook fans or a website with all the bells and whistles won’t attract clients.

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