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 | 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...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Sep 15, 2010 | Blogging, Press Releases, Writing
There’s still time to sign up for the non-credit, continuing education courses I’m offering this fall at North Shore Community College (Danvers, MA campus). Learn a new skill that can help you grow your business, or try something just for fun (drafting a novel in 30...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Apr 16, 2010 | Blogging, Book Proposal, Press Releases, Public Relations, Writing
If you’d like to brush up your skills or learn something new about writing a book proposal, business blogging, or crafting press releases, come take a course with me this summer. I’m teaching three non-credit courses on these topics, all offered through the...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Mar 19, 2010 | Editing, Writing
Hi, Neighbor! Pull out your cardigan sweater and be neighborly tomorrow, because March 20 is “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Day. The creation of Family Communications Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA (www.fci.org/neighbor), this annual event celebrates the late Fred Rogers (known...
by Blue Pencil Consulting | Mar 10, 2010 | Blogging, Social Media, Writing
I recently attended a workshop on using social media, and noticed a theme that ran through attendees’ comments: Provided we can find or make the time to blog, tweet, post status updates, and comment on other people’s blogs, how on earth do we generate enough content...
