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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 6, 2020
- 5 min
Creativity Lessons from Leo…the Greatest Innovator Ever
Leonardo da Vinci is the greatest genius of all time. We can learn how to be creative by modeling five of Leo's behaviors.
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
Why Are Pencils Painted Yellow?
After the discovery of graphite and the development of the pencil, the world forever changed because we could write wherever we went.Â
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 1, 2020
- 7 min
The Challenge of Finding -- and Giving -- Honest Feedback
Finding honest feedback is hard. You have to find readers who are willing to read. They’re capable of language skills. They're honest.
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 1, 2020
- 4 min
Changing the Stereotype of Tea-Drinkers
Tea companies are winning new converts, increasing sales, and expanding their brand by overturning the previous stereotypes.
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Melissa Gouty
- Sep 25, 2020
- 6 min
What Writers Can Learn from Leonardo da Vinci
da Vinci was the greatest genius of all time, someone who gave advice that writers today  can use to nurture their own creative genius.
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Melissa Gouty
- Sep 7, 2020
- 4 min
Marketing "Mulan" and the Future of Movies
If Disney can be profitable with Mulan, more films will be released for streaming at home. Theaters might be a thing of the past.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 27, 2020
- 6 min
Thomas Edison's Nasty Marketing Tactics
To win the "Current Wars, Thomas Edison resorted to dirty marketing. He used Westinghouse's current in the electric chair.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
What Valuable Advice Can You Gift to Other Writers?
When you attend a book signing, ask writers to inscribe their books with one condensed piece of writing wisdom.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 14, 2020
- 5 min
The Data-Backed Case for Ditching Adverbs
Is the road to hell really paved with adverbs? Data analysis proved that Stephen King was right. The best writing has few adverbs.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 14, 2020
- 6 min
Writers, Hoaxes, and the Psychology of Fraud
What makes writers commit literary fraud? The Education of Little Tree, A Million Little Pieces, Misha, Angel at the Fence are all hoaxes.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 8, 2020
- 4 min
5 Time Zones of Productive Writers
Writers experience time differently than others. Here's how to make the most of the 5 time zones of productive writers.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 8, 2020
- 5 min
The Great Poet Ern Malley (Who Never Existed)
Ern Malley's poetry was an elaborate hoax, but because of an editor's backing. Malley's work gained acclaim.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 7, 2020
- 5 min
What Writers Need to Know About Readability
Copywriters are instructed to write at the sixth grade level. Short, simple, and - well - dumber. Even fiction is simpler than before.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 7, 2020
- 5 min
It’s Not Magic! Good Writing is the Result of Training
Award-winning, note-worthy writers train daily, love language, and have the persistence to keep going even in the face of rejection.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 29, 2020
- 3 min
Focus on the Fun to Win the Writing Race
Writers shouldn't forget the fun factor. When the act of writing doesn’t make them happy, it’s impossible to be successful.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 29, 2020
- 5 min
5 Fascinating Facts About Books That Will Surprise and Delight You
Nabokov’s Favorite Word is Mauve by Ben Blatt is crammed with hundreds of fascinating facts about reading and writing. Here are five.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 23, 2020
- 6 min
How Compassionate Problem-Solving Leads To Profit-Building
Richard Drew's compassionate problem-solving was at the crux of innovation, not the amount of time he spent working on it.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 23, 2020
- 4 min
If Bestselling Authors Do It, Shouldn't You?
The semicolon doesn't work for copywriting, but it's a light-saber for word-warriors in essays, articles, and story-telling.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
Why Rising to a Challenge Makes You More Creative
Rising to a challenge, stimulates ideas, strengthens creative muscle, and gives you repeatable, significant results.
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