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Stephen J. McConnell

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The Process: Focusing on Writing as Skilled Craft

September 8, 2016 Stephen J. McConnell

Fear plagues the craft.

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Editing: From Shapeless Block to Statue of David

August 9, 2016 Stephen J. McConnell
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It’s a harsh lesson, but it’s as true as the moon is gray.

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The First Commandment of Writing: Clarity

July 14, 2016 Stephen J. McConnell
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The simplest means of expression is often the grandest of them all.

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To Write Well is To Copy First, Then Steal Later

July 8, 2016 Stephen J. McConnell
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We can drown ourselves in self-help books, especially self-help books about the art and craft of writing. 

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What We Can Learn From Poetry in Writing and Life: In Honor of National Poetry Month

April 13, 2016 Stephen J. McConnell
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I fell in love with writing because of poetry. I learned to write with beauty and pain, with power and grace, with flow and rhythm because of the poets.

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Fear, Loathing, and Rhetoric: To Write With Beauty or Say Nothing At All

March 31, 2016 Stephen J. McConnell
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We are awash in an endless sea of rhetoric.

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How To Demystify the Google Beast: Why Brand and Content Matters, A Simple Approach

March 31, 2016 Stephen J. McConnell
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First, let’s demystify Google and try our best to squash all the buzz words you hear associated with the search beast.

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To Be Precise Is To Write Well

February 28, 2016 Stephen J. McConnell
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It did not take many words for Ernest Hemingway to let the world know he had one more fight left in him.

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Royal Marketing Concepts: Content Still King

January 7, 2016 Stephen J. McConnell
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A few weeks ago, someone called us royalty. We were flattered. And may have spent the rest of the afternoon speaking with British accents.

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Three Keys to Writing Effectively for Digital Media

December 24, 2015 Stephen J. McConnell
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Digital media allows us to publish anything we want, whenever we want. But that doesn’t mean it will be read. Writing alone will not persuade a reader to engage with your company.

In “Don’t Make Me Think,” Steve Krug examines website usability and internet reading habits. “We don’t read pages,” he writes. “We scan them.” Readers are “usually on a mission to get something done, and usually done quickly.”

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Books About Writing

September 6, 2015 Stephen J. McConnell
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Writing is a craft. You must try, fail, and practice in order to become good.

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Can you write a novel in eight weeks? Yes.

August 16, 2015 Stephen J. McConnell
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It is daunting, surely. You may go mad during the process. 

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"For a true writer each (work) should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed."

- Ernest Hemingway.

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