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, 20204 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, 20203 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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Melissa Gouty
Jul 12, 20204 min
The 4 Strategies That Launched the Bikini to the Top
The bikini has been popular for 74 years, due to 4 brilliant marketing strategies. You can use these to make your product an iconic success.
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Melissa Gouty
Jul 6, 20203 min
One Trait You May Not Even Know You Need to Get to the Top
A Q-Factor is the quality of your idea plus your ability to carry the idea through. A high Q-Factor plus persistence equals success.
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Melissa Gouty
Jun 30, 20204 min
5 Reasons to Write Your Memoir Now
Rick Bragg shares his reasons for writing memoir. His reasons are my reasons. They're the same as any other writer's considering a memoir.
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Melissa Gouty
Jun 22, 20203 min
The Ultimate Power of Words on a Page
The history-making May 24th, 2020 issue of The New York Times made headlines of its own because of its focus on the ultimate power of WORDS
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Melissa Gouty
Jun 19, 20205 min
The Fascinating History of the Controversial Semicolon
Who knew that a punctuation mark can be controversial and interesting enough that a traditional press bought & published a book about it.
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Melissa Gouty
Jun 17, 20205 min
12 Simple Steps to Be More Creative
"The air is full of tines. I just reach up and pick one." Willie Nelson made finding creative ideas sound easy. Artists know that it's not.
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Melissa Gouty
Jun 11, 20207 min
What I Learned the Hard Way About Medium That Will Help YOU Now
Everything I’ve learned on Medium I’ve learned the hard way, by reading, by making mistakes, by accidental discovery. I'm sharing with you.
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Melissa Gouty
May 31, 20206 min
Art, Artificial Intelligence, and the Birth of Two Million Words
Grammarly is privately-held company that provides artificial-intelligence software that improves writing skills and assesses tone.
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Melissa Gouty
May 20, 20204 min
Six Reminders of How to Find Joy in Your Work
Known as a creative genius, Jim Henson impacted the world of television, education, and entertainment with his Muppet-puppets and their live
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Melissa Gouty
May 11, 20206 min
Can Data Help Shoot Your Book to the Top?
What factors make a book skyrocket to success? What is it about certain books that make them popular?
Is there research that might help wri
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Melissa Gouty
May 10, 20203 min
Think Outside the Books: Three Touchstones for Inspiration
all my ideas don’t come from books. My never-ending inundation of ideas comes from those daily sources that I can always count on and that c
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Melissa Gouty
May 10, 20203 min
An Easy, One-Step Reminder of Your Progress
Forget your “to-do” list and make a “what I did list” instead. Most of the time, we’re focused on what needs to be done. We make lists of
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Melissa Gouty
May 4, 20206 min
The Best Lesson in Pacing...EVER
The long and the short of it is this: Writers have to know how to set a winning pace for their readers by using both long, detailed paragrap
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Melissa Gouty
Apr 15, 20204 min
How Walt Whitman Imbued New Meaning on an Old Flower
Lilacs and their fragrance are associated with the coming of spring and the beginning of new life. But they are also associated with death.
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Melissa Gouty
Apr 11, 20203 min
How to be Healthy and Creative Even Now
Walking is good for your health, but also your mind. It makes you more creative by letting your mind wander. For me, poetry pours out when I
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Melissa Gouty
Mar 29, 20203 min
Conquer Your Notebook Chaos - With These Simple Rules
Lots of people jot down ideas in notebooks. But after you've jotted them down, can you find what you need when you need it? Indexing helps.
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Melissa Gouty
Mar 18, 20204 min
3 Things to Do When You Don't Feel Creative
Research shows that creativity can be enhanced by looking at art, listening to music, and sniffing good smells.
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