The Write Blog
HOW TO CREATE A FILE-NAMING SYSTEM THAT WORKS
If you needed to find a specific document on your computer, in less than a minute, could you do it? Consider this scenario: You are sitting at your desk, hard at work on your team’s latest project, when the boss walks in with a panicked look on her face. She needs the final version of […]
AMAZON AUTHOR RANK: THE WHAT, THE HOW, AND THE WHY OF THIS PURSUIT
Amazon Author Rank is a listing of the top 100 titles overall or the top 100 titles in a browsing category. A book’s “Product Details” section is where it lists its Amazon Bestsellers Rank. A #1 means that the title is selling more copies than any other in that category, on that storefront. You see, […]
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED TODAY? HOW LEARNING NEW THINGS AND WRITING ABOUT THEM CAN IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH
It has been scientifically proven that learning something new every day can improve both your brain function and your overall well-being. After all, our brains are muscles, and just like all other muscles, they must constantly be used and strengthened. Whether it be through learning a new language or working on becoming a better writer, […]
USE THE BOSS SYSTEM TO SAVE TIME AND REDUCE FRUSTRATION WHEN WRITING YOUR NEXT RFP
Writing a Request for Proposal (RFP) doesn’t have to be stressful. No really, stick with me. Some corporations and all governmental agencies issue RFPs when they are looking for a company to fill a need. For example, a city may issue an RFP when they need medical staffing companies to create and bid on emergency […]
COPYWRITER Q&A: SUZANNE KEARNS TALKS THE INS AND OUTS OF E-BOOK PUBLISHING
The Writers For Hire (TWFH) team member Suzanne Kearns is our very own e-publishing guru. She’s written and ghostwritten more than a dozen e-books and her extensive list of published works includes a variety of genres, from how-to and business books to Christian fiction. In this installment of Copywriter Q&A, Suzanne answers all of our […]
PEN NAMES AND THE FAMOUS WRITERS WHO USE THEM
If you have ever read a book and found yourself thinking that the style and way of writing seemed very familiar, it is possible that the book you are reading was actually written by your favorite author —only under a pen name. A pen name, also known as a nom de plume or a pseudonym, […]
THE GHOSTWRITER’S GUIDE TO WORKING WITH SMES
Imagine walking into a small conference room where a dozen engineers, all experts in technology design for the heavy equipment business, are seated at two rows of tables, looking like the world’s most disgruntled jury. Their company is launching a thought leadership program and these women and men are tasked with coming up with the […]
HOW TO FIND A BOOK WHEN YOU’VE FORGOTTEN THE TITLE
Have you ever tried to find a book you read years ago, only to discover that you have no recollection of the book’s title or author? Unfortunately, books are not categorized by storylines or characters (you know, the things that we CAN easily remember). They are categorized by the titles and authors— the very things […]
BEFORE YOU RECORD AN INTERVIEW, IS IT LEGAL?
In the era of smartphones where an audio recorder is often a standard device function, recording a conversation, an interview, or a business meeting has never been easier. A quick thumb swipe over that red record button gives us a resource to fact-check what we just heard. It can help us engage with the people […]
I SHOT THE SERIF: IS FONT CHOICE IMPORTANT?
When I married a man with the very Italian surname of Iacullo, I had no illusions about the spelling and pronunciation mishaps that were likely to follow. I knew I’d have to endure a certain amount of ribbing about the surplus of vowels in the old country and make endless attempts to explain that yes, […]
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