From the category archives:
Writing Tips
Writing tips to get you writing more and enjoying your writing more. These simple writing tips will boost your confidence, empower you as a writer and get you into regular writing practice.
“I just read this brilliant book called State of Wonder!” I raved down the phone to my literary luvvie friend Lisa. “You have to read it!” She seemed a bit cool about
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Have you ever been so busy you missed a special birthday? Well that’s what happened to me. August was the big birthday month for Get In the Hot Spot so
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Do you dream of getting paid for writing, working from home and being able to choose your own work hours? Those are the three main benefits of copywriting and
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I found out from my own experience of blogging that sharing personal stories can also be good for business. It seems counter-intuitive so I was delighted to
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Darren LaCroix, the 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking, says we use stories to make our point (or lessons) more memorable. People learn from stories which
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“I am taking on my personal fear: the fear of being read, the fear of being judged.” That’s taken from the first blog post I ever wrote in 2006 and explains why
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Almost a year ago I wondered if I should set up a separate blog for my internet marketing tips so Get In the Hot Spot could be devoted to travel and adventure or
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The three Candy kids are on school hols for six weeks (yes SIX!) so I’ll be scaling back on blogging with weekly blog updates (instead of twice a week) until Feb
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If you’re going to be successful in this life, you have to try a lot of ideas. Success doesn’t usually come with one great idea, but rather a string of ideas (and failures) with
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Writing about your mistakes and your learning process not only helps you, it helps other people. And also, it’s art. One of my favorite things about art is it transforms
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