Monthly Archives: February 2011

1 Million Words of Crap: Why Every Writer’s Full of It

Posted on 02/25/2011 by Chris Vanasdalan

I recently read an interesting theory about writers. Essentially it went like this: every writer has 1 million words of crap in them. That means that you really don’t hit your stride as a writer until you get those million … Continue reading →

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Reading Is Rarely a Group Activity: Write to An Audience of One

Posted on 02/22/2011 by Chris Vanasdalan

This morning I turned on the local news and right off the bat I heard one of my biggest TV pet peeves. It was the top of the show and the anchor looked straight into the camera and said, “good … Continue reading →

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Struggling to Grow an Audience? Use Stories to Connect with Readers

Posted on 02/11/2011 by Chris Vanasdalan

A few weeks ago a client called me with a hint of desperation in his voice. He was getting frustrated by the lack of interaction on his company blog. He’d been at it for a little more than a year, … Continue reading →

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Content Generation For Business: Keeping Customers Informed and Engaged

Posted on 02/09/2011 by Chris Vanasdalan

These days content is everywhere. Gone are the days of heading to the local library, scanning the stacks for information. Magazine and newspaper subscriptions are down and news is delivered to us digitally. It’s never been easier to find and … Continue reading →

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