Like many things in life, writing grant applications is as much science as it is an art. Focusing specifically on the facts like budgets and project schedules will only get you so far. But writing all about the good will of your cause without any substance isn’t going to go anywhere with a judiciary panel. …
“In every crisis, doubt or confusion, take the higher path.” — Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power Well these are strange days, aren’t they? I don’t recall a period of time when the mass public has had to deal with this amount of uncertainty. Ranging from degrees of hope to shades of fear, we’re all …
You know what sucks? Depression, that’s what sucks. Everyday, even in your brightest moments, a gadfly buzzes around your head. Think about going through your life with most of your experiences just off a little bit, tempered just slightly of happiness. It’s an isolating task, but not insurmountable. In spite of the romanticised ideal of …
Just recently, I wrote a post based on something I had read on the internet. It was, obviously, brilliantly written and well reasoned, but it was also flat out wrong. I had misread or misinterpreted the post I was basing my argument on, so after wasting spending an hour writing the piece and working through …
Do you balance quality with quantity on your blog? Heads Up: Simply, this post is wrong, and I wouldn’t even call it a first draft since it never got that far. I’ve posted it only for reference, as detailed in this post on what to do when what you’ve written isn’t what you intended to …
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Semisonic, Closing Time You’re best customers are going to be repeat customers, and well written content is the dope to keep ’em coming back. There was an alternative pop song in the nineties called Closing Time. If you’ve ever heard it – and if you’re of …
“Perhaps the only truly authentic version of you is just a few days old, lying in a crib, pooping in your pants.” – Seth Godin, sethsblog.com Copywriting with Authenticity? It really is possible! Let me tell you a story. A number of years ago, working through some inner angst and trying to prove myself as …
It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it. —Jack Kerouac Good ole’ Jack, eh? I haven’t read any of his stuff for the better part of a decade, but this little gem has stuck in my mind for all of these years. Style, every great writer has it, that unique way of cobbling …