Comments on: Want to write better – read better http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/ Small business marketing blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:06:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Peggie Arvidson http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/comment-page-1/#comment-399523 Peggie Arvidson Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:50:41 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/#comment-399523 You named two of my favorite books on writing here. and I really am NOT a fan of Stephen King's fiction. Go figure. Best, Peggie You named two of my favorite books on writing here. and I really am NOT a fan of Stephen King’s fiction. Go figure.

Best,
Peggie

]]> By: BillinDetroit http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/comment-page-1/#comment-159906 BillinDetroit Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:53:01 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/#comment-159906 Pop into nearly any college bookstore and peruse their English Composition shelves for some extremely useful titles. At my local community college, it is not necessary to be enrolled to purchase a book. Buy one on impulse to read while you wait for UPS to bring you the rest. (College bookstores tend to be over-priced ... you might also want to DAGS for "used textbooks") Pop into nearly any college bookstore and peruse their English Composition shelves for some extremely useful titles. At my local community college, it is not necessary to be enrolled to purchase a book. Buy one on impulse to read while you wait for UPS to bring you the rest. (College bookstores tend to be over-priced … you might also want to DAGS for “used textbooks”)

]]> By: John Rosen http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/comment-page-1/#comment-154053 John Rosen Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:20:32 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/#comment-154053 A quick war story: After some classical packaged goods and beverages training, I worked for a while as VP Marketing at Simon & Schuster books. EVeryone in my marketing department, of course, was only killing time until they could publish the Great American Novel. Consequently their business memos dragged on for what seemed like endless pages. I was declared a genius-for-a-day for teaching everyone how to get their business memos down to one page. One of them actually said, "Gee, I guess good business writing is about getting to the point and persuading your boss." I'm not sure, but I think my response was, "Amen." A quick war story: After some classical packaged goods and beverages training, I worked for a while as VP Marketing at Simon & Schuster books. EVeryone in my marketing department, of course, was only killing time until they could publish the Great American Novel. Consequently their business memos dragged on for what seemed like endless pages. I was declared a genius-for-a-day for teaching everyone how to get their business memos down to one page. One of them actually said, “Gee, I guess good business writing is about getting to the point and persuading your boss.” I’m not sure, but I think my response was, “Amen.”

]]> By: John Jantsch http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/comment-page-1/#comment-150639 John Jantsch Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:01:51 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/#comment-150639 Sue, I guess you'll just have to find other reasons to think better of me - this stuff is all relative though - I don't recall coming across anything I would dub as Christianity in the book at all. No one sees the world as it is we only see the world as we see it. Sue, I guess you’ll just have to find other reasons to think better of me – this stuff is all relative though – I don’t recall coming across anything I would dub as Christianity in the book at all.

No one sees the world as it is we only see the world as we see it.

]]> By: Sue http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/comment-page-1/#comment-150186 Sue Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:02:54 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/11/19/want-to-write-better-read-better/#comment-150186 You LIKE Bird by Bird?! Oh John, I thought better of you. It's the worst focussed pile of nonsense maskerading as a how-to-write book I've ever read: if you don't share Lamott's brand of fluffy Christianity, the second half of the book is close to unreadable. You LIKE Bird by Bird?! Oh John, I thought better of you. It’s the worst focussed pile of nonsense maskerading as a how-to-write book I’ve ever read: if you don’t share Lamott’s brand of fluffy Christianity, the second half of the book is close to unreadable.

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