When it comes to experimentation with literary devices, I’m all for it. Business writing, personal or creative writing, I don’t care – it’s okay to want your copy to “sing the body electric.” In a previous post, I encouraged you to play with your words by using alliteration in your marketing copy. The key to… Continue Reading
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Stop Whining and Tackle Your Writer’s Block!
Don’t hate me, but it’s rare that I can’t generate words when enveloped in my writing hidey-hole. For occasional lapses, here are several techniques to help you get past the Venus flytrap-like grip of writer’s block. Some methods are my own, and some are suggested by others. All of these ideas are non-threatening ways… Continue Reading
Its Time to Improve You’re Grammar – Their, There, and They’re
This week, the By All Writes blog is back to grammar tips with a seriously trippy homophone, as suggested by Tobi Schwartz-Cassell of Girlfriendz Magazine. Snappy humor, clever examples in the form of sentences, and links to helpful (and sometimes eclectic) sites all follow. By the end of this grammar-centric blog post, you… Continue Reading
Alliteration Always Adds Ardor (to Your Writing)
Just because most of my clients are small business owners doesn’t mean I don’t have any fun when writing website content, brochure copy, newsletter articles, etc. One sneaky way I work some creativity into even the most buttoned-up copy is by using that old standby, alliteration. If you don’t remember from your school days, alliteration… Continue Reading