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By: We Live On A Boat: March 2007

We Live On A Boat: March 2007 — Sun, 20 May 2007 00:30:33 +0000

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By: Rahul Mediratta

Rahul Mediratta — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:55:26 +0000

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By: Mark W. Shead

Mark W. Shead — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:31:00 +0000

Taking the time to write something that is going to be printed instead of just electronic has a lot of value. There was a study where they looked at the parts of the brain triggered during writing. They found that the parts triggered while using a computer were different than the parts triggered while writing with a pen and paper.

Spending some time with your notepad can be a good way to avoid writers block because it forces you to think differently.

By: Brent Hodgson Copywriter

Brent Hodgson Copywriter — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:24:08 +0000

Wow - great tips Joan!

Alister - quick! Blog about them!

By: Brian Laks

Brian Laks — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:20:45 +0000

I love the idea of a letter to the editor. It’s like a type of opinion advertisement but you’re not charged. I think the radio stations are a great place to vent too…Especially college and local stations where you won’t have to wait to get on the line…

By: Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound

Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:55:44 +0000

As a former newspaper editor and publicity expert, here’s an inside tip about the two kinds of letters to the editor that editors love to print:

–Letters that comment on an article printed in that newspaper or magazine, even if the letter is critical. An editor’s worst nightmare is that no one is reading the publication. That’s why they love to print letters that comment favorably or unfavorably about something they published recently. This includes letters that offer another perspective or angle on the article. So if you see an article about one of your competitors, dash off a quick letter to the editor comment on it and mentioning a topic or angle that the article didn’t include.

–Letters that come down very hard on one side of a controversial topic. The media love controversy.

Also, be sure you know the maximum length for letters to the editor. Don’t write more than what’s allowed or they will either edit out parts that you think are important, or they’ll just ignore the letter becauase it wouild take them too long to edit it.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:26:24 +0000

Orwell's Politics and the English Language always gets lots of attention but his Why I Write is also worth a read. FYI: both are from 1946.

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reddit.com: what's new online — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:51:15 +0000

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By: George Orwell’s 6 Tips on Writing Great Salesletters « Brent Hodgson, Copywriter

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:15:17 +0000

[...] the intention of posting about it - but never got around to it. Seeing the essay mentioned on both Alister Cameron’s and Guy Kawasaki’s blogs finally spurred me into [...]

By: Brent Hodgson Copywriter

Brent Hodgson Copywriter — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:07:43 +0000

As a guy who makes a living from writing, I say - “That was a great post.”