Back when I was a daily news reporter, I had it easy. All I had to do was drum up the stories, ask a few tough questions and bang out a few hundred words. Then I tossed over my shiny new masterpiece (or bird cage lining) to the copy desk. They had the thankless job of cleaning it up and adding the crown jewel – the headline. These are arguably the most...
Read MoreThe funny folks over at NaNoWriMo who think it’s not only possible but actually good to write a novel in a month have invited writers to join an equally quirky contest. So get your pens out and get ready to write…. As explained by Executive Director Grant Faulkner: Intel, W Hotels, and Vice have generously provided a $10,000 matching donation for Camp...
Read MoreIt should hardly have mattered to me when Grenada’s Kirani James broke ahead of the crowd flying toward the finish line of the Olympic Men’s 400 meter race. But there I was out of my chair yelling at the television as if my cheers could give him an extra push. Not that he needed it. He easily broke the tape on his own impressive power with a time just tenths of a...
Read MoreQuestion: There is a lot of talk about Twitter and how important it can be for a small business. Does it really matter? Answer: It depends. It can be a great place to both get and give info. It’s a matter of how you use it. The other day I was out on a boat with friends on a hunt for tall ships that were supposedly coming to anchor near Niantic, Connecticut....
Read MoreEven though I write for a living and even though I do it nearly every day, I don’t always love it. In fact, sometimes, I really don’t like it at all. This is especially true if I’m writing a “high stakes” piece. I would consider this to be anything that someone else is going to read – which is just about everything I write! I want...
Read MoreI know that many people find it hard to put words on the page. Getting going can be tough. Figuring out what to say and how to say it – like climbing Mount Everest sometimes. But that’s a walk through the park compared to editing. You want to know what’s really, really hard? Dauntingly near impossible? When you have 700 well-crafted, beautifully...
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