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The Easy Way To Write About Yourself (Without Feeling Like A Jerk)
It’s the cruelest of tricks. Your whole life is one long lesson in the importance of being humble (me? My husband recently said “well, it wouldn’t be a date if you didn’t spill water on yourself.” Yep. I’m skilled like that). And socially, you’re punished from an early age when trying to talk about your…
Read MoreWhere English Classes Fail, and What They Should Have Taught You Instead
Want to learn my snappy little trick for making writing shine, QUICKLY? I bet you spend a lot of time fiddling with your writing, perhaps wondering if you’re actually getting anywhere. Let me show you what to try instead. Want to also find out why the heck I am posting a video on this blog?…
Read MoreTranslate Your Photography Skills Into Writing Skills: Here’s How
You’re on a shoot creating photographs. What goes through your mind to help you take interesting photos, rather than just run-of-the-mill photos? (Let’s assume technical competence and basic artistic ability are a given.) Take a second and make a mental list. If you wanted to take interesting and pause-worthy images, what would you do? And…
Read More3 Ways To Make Your Website More Human
“And I thought, look at Jenika’s website – she talks like a human.” Two weekends ago I perched atop a desk in a Yale dorm room, swinging my legs and chatting with a former college roommate. An amazing part of being at the reunion, aside from the piles of well-catered food (endless platters of brie? …
Read MoreQuit Wasting Your Testimonials With This One Easy Fix
Let’s say you have to go to an office to fill out some paperwork. (This post gets more exciting, I promise.) You’re led to a room with a table. As you’re sitting there checking boxes and scribbling answers, you start to feel like something is off. You look up, and think you see some smoke…
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