WritingThoughts

I thought we could take a break from serious discussions this week and start a discussion instead about Halloween. Do you celebrate it? If so, how? Leave a comment and share any fun stuff that you and your family do for Halloween, or just your opinion. I’ll go first. Typically, we attend an alternative Fall […]

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For most of my freelance and professional career I’ve done offline writing. Technical manuals, online help systems, training classes, marketing copy, newsletters … these things have been my bread and butter. Lately, however, I’ve been creating a lot of online materials. Looking around the web, I think that I’m not alone. Yet, in my experience, […]

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Online identity is a huge topic these days, but how can we protect it? Keeping your online identity intact and professional for yourself and for your business is the topic of the guest post that I had published today at the b5media blog, WorkBoxers. Here is the link to my guest post: How to Protect […]

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I’ve been seeing a lot of new names at WritingThoughts lately, which is a really good thing. I thought that now might be a good time to ask how you got here. So, I’m asking you to please answer the following poll. It’s easy … there’s only one question! You can remain anonymous, or you […]

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The post on 25 Best Selling Words got such a good response that I decided to share some commentator ideas with you, rather than leave them buried in the comments. One commentator even used some of the words to create linky love. Here’s the commentator feedback: Tammi from Drawing on Words suggested that we remove […]

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“Mom, we’re out of printer paper!” Darling Daughter number one (DD1) called out. “I’m ready to print now. My paper is due TOMORROW.” That last word was a bit of a shout. I walked over to her printer. I noticed that the paper tray was actually empty. I checked the other printers in the house […]

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If you write marketing or advertising copy, the words you use are vitally important. For example: Would you rather have a car, or a new car? Would you rather have a solution or a proven solution? Do you see the difference? The key is to use selling words (which are mostly adjectives) in a way […]

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One of the most frequent complaints from writers that I read about on message boards is that of content theft. Plagiarism Today describes itself as “a site targeted at Webmasters and copyright holders regarding the issue of plagiarism online.” If you want to learn more about the issues of plagiarism and copyright infringement, Jonathan Bailey’s […]

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Last week I ran a poll asking you, the readers of WritingThoughts, to share what inspired you. 16 people, which is approximately 10% of you (since I usually have between 100 and 150 readers) answered. I thought I’d share the results, although I’m sure they are by no means definitive. I did find them somewhat […]

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There are all kinds of social media out there. (My personal favorite is StumbleUpon.) However, the only social media that my kids ever talk about are Facebook and MySpace. In fact, those are the only social media that I’ve ever heard any kids talk about… As a mom, I have to tell you that social […]

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