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How to be a better writer – three tips

by Bill on June 29, 2010

Here’s how to become a better writer: 1) write 2) read 3) listen They seem obvious, at least to me. Especially the first one. How does anyone improve a skill except by practice? Whether they’re athletes, artists, entrepreneurs, doctors — whatever — people get good at something by doing it. A lot. It’s the same [...]

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Exuberance fuels creativity – book review

by Bill on June 22, 2010

“Life could be so sweet on the sunny side of the street.” – McHugh/Fields – (This review originally appeared on the Thoughtwrestling blog, June 8, 2010.) I think it’s safe to say most people would rather be happy than unhappy. You feel better when you’re happy. There is also another reason why I prefer it: [...]

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Arriving where we started

by Bill on June 20, 2010

(Originally posted on another blog, this post was published Sept. 25, 2005 – or earlier. But it’s Father’s Day and I thought it appropriate.) It has not been the best of years for quite a few people I know. I’ve been struck by how many of them have lost someone in their lives, in most [...]

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Books from my night table

by Bill on June 12, 2010

I like books; I like to read. Over at Thoughtwrestling, we’ve had a week of book suggestions and/or reviews from the various contributors. I made mention a few days ago about a book I’m currently re-reading called Exuberance. I also wrote a review of it. Today it occurred to me it would be interesting to [...]

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What happens next?

by Bill on May 11, 2010

There are few things as frightening for the creator of something than, “What happens next?” This is because the next thing had better be good – at least as good as what preceded it. That’s what the audience expects. That’s why they ask, “What happens next?” A great recent example of this in action is [...]

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Publish or perish: the lessons of Scheherazade

by Bill on May 5, 2010

Scheherazade told one thousand and one stories over one thousand and one nights for good reason – to stay alive. Her chief lesson is simple: publish or perish. Actually, in her case, it was also publish and perish – maybe. It wasn’t enough for her to simply tell a tale. It had to be good. [...]

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Seth’s silly request

by Bill on April 25, 2010

I don’t mean this in the negative way it sounds but for me Seth Godin’s request, Empty your library, is silly. No need to ask — I do it anyway! (He asks us to share our copy of his book Linchpin.) Mind you, I’m a bit of a book geek so it’s harder for me [...]

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