Comments on: Powerful Writing From “Crazy Monkey” Rodney King http://confidentwriting.com/2008/05/powerful-writ-1-2/ Kindness, clarity, confidence, compassion. Watchwords for writing on the web. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/05/powerful-writ-1-2/#comment-2405 Joanna Young Wed, 14 May 2008 00:19:04 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=410#comment-2405 Karen (H) thanks - applying SobCon lessons... thanks for noticing :-) SpaceAgeSage it makes for a great read - a personal journey, and a way of applying these powerful lessons in business and in life as well as on the mat. Sounds like you've already figured that out though :-0 Lillie, funny I just saw that quote yesterday. It's a good one isn't it, and a powerful thought to hold on to while editing. Rodney was / is a brilliant client to work with, including e-mailing me with plans for his next book the day after we signed off on this one! Joanna Karen (H) thanks – applying SobCon lessons… thanks for noticing :-)

SpaceAgeSage it makes for a great read – a personal journey, and a way of applying these powerful lessons in business and in life as well as on the mat. Sounds like you’ve already figured that out though :-0

Lillie, funny I just saw that quote yesterday. It’s a good one isn’t it, and a powerful thought to hold on to while editing. Rodney was / is a brilliant client to work with, including e-mailing me with plans for his next book the day after we signed off on this one!

Joanna

]]> By: Lillie Ammann http://confidentwriting.com/2008/05/powerful-writ-1-2/#comment-2404 Lillie Ammann Tue, 13 May 2008 22:36:19 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=410#comment-2404 Congratulations, Joanna and Rodney. It sounds like you made a great team. Cutting out 50 pages reminds me of the Elmore Leonard quote: "I leave out the parts people skip." Congratulations, Joanna and Rodney. It sounds like you made a great team.

Cutting out 50 pages reminds me of the Elmore Leonard quote: “I leave out the parts people skip.”

]]> By: SpaceAgeSage http://confidentwriting.com/2008/05/powerful-writ-1-2/#comment-2403 SpaceAgeSage Tue, 13 May 2008 22:17:00 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=410#comment-2403 As a third degree black belt and senior instructor, I always appreciate when someone moves beyond "the fight" and into self improvement and teaching others through the many life-changing lessons of the martial arts. I had to laugh about the cutting of 50 pages. Such is the nature of writing concisely! As a third degree black belt and senior instructor, I always appreciate when someone moves beyond “the fight” and into self improvement and teaching others through the many life-changing lessons of the martial arts.

I had to laugh about the cutting of 50 pages. Such is the nature of writing concisely!

]]> By: Mother Earth http://confidentwriting.com/2008/05/powerful-writ-1-2/#comment-2402 Mother Earth Tue, 13 May 2008 20:42:54 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=410#comment-2402 very cool to see your work in action joanna and to also see the inside view of a client. very cool to see your work in action joanna and to also see the inside view of a client.

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/05/powerful-writ-1-2/#comment-2401 Joanna Young Tue, 13 May 2008 18:13:25 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=410#comment-2401 Karen, it was one of those wonderful jobs where you feel you are getting as much from your client as vice versa! Thanks once again for your encouragement and support. Joanna Karen, it was one of those wonderful jobs where you feel you are getting as much from your client as vice versa!

Thanks once again for your encouragement and support.

Joanna

]]> By: Karen Swim http://confidentwriting.com/2008/05/powerful-writ-1-2/#comment-2400 Karen Swim Tue, 13 May 2008 15:18:02 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=410#comment-2400 Joanna, thanks for sharing Rodney's work and testimony. I love the parallels you have drawn and plan to get and read this book. Congratulations on a job well done! Joanna, thanks for sharing Rodney’s work and testimony. I love the parallels you have drawn and plan to get and read this book. Congratulations on a job well done!

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2008/05/powerful-writ-1-2/#comment-2399 Joanna Young Tue, 13 May 2008 15:03:29 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=410#comment-2399 Debbie, that's so true - it makes for a more powerful point, and does our readers a great service. Writing with a readers' eyes is a very effective reminder to get to the point! Joanna Debbie, that’s so true – it makes for a more powerful point, and does our readers a great service. Writing with a readers’ eyes is a very effective reminder to get to the point!

Joanna

]]> By: Debbie Yost http://confidentwriting.com/2008/05/powerful-writ-1-2/#comment-2398 Debbie Yost Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:38 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=410#comment-2398 Wow, Joanna, that's pretty impressive. I agree with what Rodney said. When I originally write something I often put more details in than necessary. I have to go back and get rid of the inessentials. For my blog this not only makes the post less intimidating for us with not a lot of time to read a long post but it helps get the point across in a much more precise manner. Wow, Joanna, that’s pretty impressive. I agree with what Rodney said. When I originally write something I often put more details in than necessary. I have to go back and get rid of the inessentials. For my blog this not only makes the post less intimidating for us with not a lot of time to read a long post but it helps get the point across in a much more precise manner.

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