Comments on: Make an impact with your writing in 2008 http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/make-an-impact/ The art of writing, for non writers Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:00:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/make-an-impact/#comment-1169 Joanna Young Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:42:44 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=294#comment-1169 Hi David Thanks for sharing that extra tip with us :-) Joanna Hi David

Thanks for sharing that extra tip with us :-)

Joanna

]]> By: David Bowman http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/make-an-impact/#comment-1168 David Bowman Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:03:18 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=294#comment-1168 We'll add one more item to this list: Use active verbs, which includes finding nouns based on verbs (i.e., nominalizations) and changing them back into verbs. This is such as powerful trick that we added it to our training manual, available on our website. We’ll add one more item to this list: Use active verbs, which includes finding nouns based on verbs (i.e., nominalizations) and changing them back into verbs. This is such as powerful trick that we added it to our training manual, available on our website.

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/make-an-impact/#comment-1167 Joanna Young Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:20:24 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=294#comment-1167 Michele, what wise words... writers can always: "improve, switch things up, learn something new, and provide a fresh feel to their words." A good reminder for the start of the year Joanna Michele, what wise words… writers can always:

“improve, switch things up, learn something new, and provide a fresh feel to their words.”

A good reminder for the start of the year

Joanna

]]> By: Writing the Cyber Highway http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/make-an-impact/#comment-1166 Writing the Cyber Highway Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:57:14 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=294#comment-1166 Great theme, Joanna! I think no matter how wonderful a writer is, they can always improve, switch things up, learn something new, and provide a fresh feel to their words. I look forward to the posts you'll bring this month! Smiles, Michele P.S. Thanks for the comment at my blog. I'm glad I finally have the comment situation straightened out! :-) Great theme, Joanna! I think no matter how wonderful a writer is, they can always improve, switch things up, learn something new, and provide a fresh feel to their words.

I look forward to the posts you’ll bring this month!

Smiles,
Michele

P.S.

Thanks for the comment at my blog. I’m glad I finally have the comment situation straightened out!
:-)

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/make-an-impact/#comment-1165 Joanna Young Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:17:20 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=294#comment-1165 Hi Pelf, I agree with you about the positive focus. There's enough negativity around us already - if we change things we need to focus on what's possible, what can be done. I'm glad you've found a passion you can inject into your writing (and campaigning), it'll provide great rocket-fuel for your motivation :-) I have to confess that I find it hard to tap into a sense of writing passion myself - maybe it's my age, or personality, or Scottish cultural influence, or just that I haven't found it yet... It's why I prefer to talk about "positive intention" or "purpose" - I think it's an easier connect for people to make. But perhaps I'm making assumptions about the way people react to "passion" or "purpose" - a question it'll be interesting to explore here sometime. Joanna PS Thanks for the stumble! Hi Pelf, I agree with you about the positive focus. There’s enough negativity around us already – if we change things we need to focus on what’s possible, what can be done. I’m glad you’ve found a passion you can inject into your writing (and campaigning), it’ll provide great rocket-fuel for your motivation :-)

I have to confess that I find it hard to tap into a sense of writing passion myself – maybe it’s my age, or personality, or Scottish cultural influence, or just that I haven’t found it yet…

It’s why I prefer to talk about “positive intention” or “purpose” – I think it’s an easier connect for people to make. But perhaps I’m making assumptions about the way people react to “passion” or “purpose” – a question it’ll be interesting to explore here sometime.

Joanna

PS Thanks for the stumble!

]]> By: pelf http://confidentwriting.com/2008/01/make-an-impact/#comment-1164 pelf Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:55:48 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=294#comment-1164 Can I echo Lorelle's words? She says, "Write with passion" and I have found that there is really NO better expression! Like you said, people can tell whether we are happy or tired when we blog. So if you write with passion, I am sure that will shine through too! :D Moreover, we all like to read positive stuff, rather than blog posts that say "I am tired with my job!" all the time :D Can I echo Lorelle’s words? She says, “Write with passion” and I have found that there is really NO better expression!

Like you said, people can tell whether we are happy or tired when we blog. So if you write with passion, I am sure that will shine through too! :D

Moreover, we all like to read positive stuff, rather than blog posts that say “I am tired with my job!” all the time :D

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