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A good pithy quotation by some wise man or woman is like a ripe peach: sensuous, juicy, overflowing with good stuff. God, I love peaches — I mean, quotes. (Well, both actually.) I’ve been collecting great quotes for years, and have a file filled with thousands of them. I’m also going to start sharing more […]

What is it about lists that are so darn appealing? People just love ’em — numbered lists, bulleted lists, grocery lists (OK, never mind that last one). Personally, I know I was finally able to unblock myself and start writing magazine articles when I discovered the list format years ago. Somehow an article titled “Six […]

Most of us struggle to write well. Irish PR practitioner Piaras Kelly has posted 12 excellent tips that may help you write for your blog — or any other business writing. You may not agree with all twelve. Maybe they don’t reflect your personal writing style. But most are solid advice no matter what you’re […]

Do you enjoy audio books? Want to get some for free? Would you like to narrate a few, too? Here’s a great opportunity for you. LibriVox creates and distributes free audios from books which are in the public domain — meaning no Harry Potter, sorry. In fact, most will be novels from the early 20th […]

Sure, you and I may be convinced of the value of blogs. But it’s hard to come up with a quick, convincing answer when other people ask, “Why bother blogging?” Well, now we don’t have to — Rich Brooks has created one for us. Rich, who’s a regular contributor to Business Blog Consulting, has posted […]

Random thought while reading Seth Godin’s latest, who’s there: Freedom of the press, they used to say, was restricted to those who owned one. Now, every blogger has one, and anyone can become a blogger/publisher. As Seth puts it: Today, all printing presses are created equal. And everyone owns one. Which means that a good […]

Maybe it’s because it’s a separate reality — or just seems like one — but advertising seems to have its own set of rules. So says writer John Camm via BBC News Online via BoingBoing. Among his observations: 1. Men are obsessed with sex but will forego sex in order to watch football or drink […]