One of our happy clients sent us this delicious “tip.” March 30, 2017December 13, 2017 Every now and then we get a tip for services well rendered. Today, this arrived in the hands of our chief writer from one of our Read More...
For those of you with writer’s block, check out this obituary! March 25, 2017 I’m envious of this fellow’s literary output. Chet Cunningham died March 14th, 2017, at age 88. He wrote — and this Read More...
Ha. Guess what author Margaret Mitchell thought of her epic 1936 novel. February 9, 2017 “Gone with the Wind,” color, 1939, happens to be starting on Turner Classic Movies as I write this article. I wondered what Read More...
“How would my book begin?” Let me tell you how Colonel David Hackworth started his memoir. January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Sometimes I’m asked what the opening of a prospective client’s book would be like. I explain that there are many ways to Read More...
If the grammar police were real, this would be felonious. January 11, 2017January 13, 2017 Is it possible to write an unreadable book? Yes. How might one go about doing so? There are many things an author can do to mangle a Read More...
The right to be heard in the age of Trump. December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 And here comes our new president, Donald J. Trump. He has called on the carpet the bosses of news media and journalists and whipped Read More...
How Trump and Clinton prepare for debates…and how you can also prepare. October 3, 2016 I had no idea that Barack Obama curses before public speaking. I think I know at whom he curses before going on stage. I was as shocked Read More...
Donald Trump’s speech of September 16, 2016. September 16, 2016December 13, 2017 My business partner suggested last night that we ought to review some speeches and comment on what makes them great, or not so great. Read More...
Writers who read really hate typos. September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 I don’t know how Eric reacts when he’s engrossed in a book or article and comes across a misspelled word, or the wrong Read More...
Donald Trump badly needs the guidance of a professional speechwriter. July 29, 2016December 13, 2017 A few days ago, my partner suggested that I do a blog post about President Barack Obama’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National Read More...