by Blue Pencil Consulting | Feb 28, 2011 | Conference, Writing
Today a wonderful word landed in my email in-box, courtesy of the A.Word.A.Day newsletter from www.wordsmith.org. The word, so relevant to anyone who writes, is sitzfleisch, from the German Sitzfleisch — sitzen (to sit) + Fleisch (flesh). As Wordsmith’s Anu Garg...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Jan 11, 2011 | Blogging, Book Proposal, Press Releases, Social Media
Interested in learning how to write a media release that gets noticed? Need to write a book proposal to pitch your non-fiction book to publishers? Or do you want to improve the content of your business blog? Then come take a non-credit course with me during the...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Dec 3, 2010 | Editing, Workshop, Writing
Though shiny new technologies have given us more ways to communicate, the basics remain the same: Be clear, get to the point, banish meaningless buzzwords, and provide key details that convey your expertise, credibility and professionalism to your target audience. On...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Nov 24, 2010 | Books
Thankful… For ideas… For words… For books… For the many ways we can share ideas and words. Thank you to all my clients, supporters, and friends who make it such a pleasure to work with words every day. Happy Thanksgiving!...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Oct 15, 2010 | Voice Recognition Software, Writers Block, Writing
If you’re having trouble writing, maybe you should stop writing and start talking. Sometimes my clients tell me, “I’d do much better talking about my ideas than writing about them.” I’ll say, “Well, let’s talk it through.” Once we’ve done so, they feel like they have...
