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In my most recent post I reviewed a book on beating writer’s block. In it the author writes about the importance of writing well. In fact, and perhaps I’m rather biased about this; but I hold the ability to write clear, concise and coherent sentences as one of the highest characteristics of which an individual [...]
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Some time back I wrote a small entry on getting around writer’s block, but never went into it in any depth. This time around I’d like to introduce you to a book I recently took out of the library on getting around writer’s block.
It’s from the Pocket Idiot’s Guide series and is entitled [...]
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What is Single Sourcing? It is a technical writing philosophy that maintains that content should be ideally written in a non-specific way regardless of where it will eventually be used. One example might be the instructions for using a piece of software. The content of a printed document and the information contained in the online [...]
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I’m currently taking an online course and one of my fellow students sent this to the class discussion forum. It is a link to a Free Technical Writing book.
http://www.faculty.english.vt.edu/Collier/stc/
It seems to be very thorough, although a bit difficult to read as it is a serif font and isn’t formatted to be read online. I [...]
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I just finished watching a very poignant independently produced movie about the angst, turmoil, raw emotion that is writing. This blog post isn’t a movie review, far from it. What I would like to share with my readers this Friday evening is the deep sentiment that this movie brought out in me. It’s actually quite [...]
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The question above was raised by a member of the writers’ association to which I belong. I found it a very interesting question and we debated it back and forth a bit, but I felt it never really came to a firm conclusion. My take on it is that, no, you need not be a [...]
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I had originally begun this blog in an effort to share my own experiences in becoming a better, and hopefully, more prolific writer. So far my journey to become a writer has been slow going, it’s not because I’m not wanting to become a better writer, but it is more that I’m facing a kind [...]
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One of the things that I find most frustrating about my journey into writing is finding and keeping the motivation to write. I so often simply put things off or find excuses not to write. However, what I’ve also found is the more I write, read and edit my own works, the more I want [...]
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I’ve always said that having the right tools goes a long way to creating good work. Well, what better way to write than to have a buddy to keep you company and an eye on your work.
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I’m always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to jog my creativity when writing. I always have my Thesaurus and Dictionary next to me, but there are times when I need to view how words relate to each other. A thesaurus is a great tool for this, but being a very visual person [...]
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