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Tag: writing-tips

  • Check. Check. Testing. Is This Thing On?

    Recording complete. Airing now. Have you ever heard of Voice Confrontation? Or Acute Autophonia? My son who works in the media production industry tried to explain to me why a person does not like the sound of their own voice. Apparently we are used to hearing ourselves from within. In true fashion, my son digs →

  • Why I Write

    “What does it take to lead a creative life?” This was a question asked and explored by the author and creator of #1000wordsofsummer, Jami Attenberg. She was the final speaker (of a dozen in the publishing industry) at the 2025 Deep Dive Virtual Retreat I attended over the weekend. The lineup of presenters that two →

  • Man Bites Dog

    “If it bleeds, it leads” is what I heard applied to news stories. I think we can all agree that it takes much less these days to make news. One inappropriate comment on a late night talk show gets as much press coverage as a catastrophic hurricane. I learned about another journalism bit of wisdom →

  • I Know What You’re Thinking

    I know what is on the top of your mind as we turn the calendar to August. It is not the record heat (which has been keeping us indoors longer than a frigid winter). It is not the presidential election (with all of the noise and moving pieces). It’s not the medaling athletes making their →

  • Deer in the Headlights

    My moment on stage doing stand up comedy felt just like the saying, “Deer in the headlights.” I was, in fact, scared like a deer with a big spotlight on my face. My whole routine was about fear and facing it when a real live three hundred plus pound bear came crawling up the carpeted →