Why Great Authors Often Choose to Write With Pencils
Writers have a process, a routine, a way of getting their creative mojo flowing. For many, their muse speaks best when they hold a pencil.
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Melissa Gouty
Dec 4, 20205 min
How the Simple Little Pencil Changed the World Forever
The creation of the pencil helped bring about the Renaissance. The simple, little pencil gave common people the ability to write.
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Melissa Gouty
Nov 30, 20204 min
7 Activities To Keep You Moving When Your Writing's At a Standstill
You CAN work without writing Brain blocks and brain breaks Ever had a day when the words are stuck like Gorilla Glue to the inside of...
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Melissa Gouty
Oct 15, 20204 min
4 Amazing Reasons Your Brain Is Buffer Than You Imagined
Your brain is stronger, faster, more agile, more complex, and much buffer than you ever imagined. Four reasons for your very buff brain.
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Melissa Gouty
Oct 6, 20205 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, 20203 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.
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Melissa Gouty
Oct 1, 20207 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, 20204 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, 20206 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, 20204 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, 20206 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, 20203 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, 20205 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, 20206 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, 20204 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, 20205 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, 20205 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, 20205 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, 20203 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, 20205 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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