Writers – or anyone communicating to grow and maintain an audience – need to build trust with their readers. One of the best ways to do so is by figuring out what objections readers might have to the writer’s message, and then making sure to answer those objections in the course of your writing.
Part I: Listen and Develop Empathy The last few decades have seen a growing awareness in the business and academic worlds of the importance of EQ – emotional intelligence. People with high EQ tend to achieve success at school, in business, and in life. Why? Relationships matter in almost every part of human existence. What …
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This post is part of a series I started in December. The first post covered the first three reasons to blog. This post covers three more reasons. Aren’t blogs so . . . 2010? That’s the question I posed a month and a half ago. What’s the answer? First, a review: as I explained in …
Eight Gratifying Ways to Celebrate—No Date Necessary! Look into the origins of Valentine’s Day and one adjective seems to pop up over and over—“murky.” Meaning, of course, that no one knows for sure where it started or how or why, although there are several possibilities. So before we dive into what to do, let’s look …
Storytelling is important to us humans. You could argue that every life is a collection of short stories and/or series of novels that tie to a longer narrative. Telling stories is how we connect to each other and make sense of the world around us. That’s why telling a good story is an important skill …
Today, I delve into more my travels in Tajikistan, a place very different from anywhere I’ve been. At the same time, I begin to share the beautiful stories of courage and strength of the brave souls I encountered there. The human spirit and faith can overcome much; in Tajikistan, I met people who have done …
This post is part of a series and will cover the first three reasons to blog. Stay tuned next month for more! Aren’t blogs so . . . 2010? Not really. The buzz on the street is that, while the type of blog that started this particular medium is fading from popularity, most people who …
Is Christmas about celebrating love and family? Not exactly . . . Feel like the season of joy and peace has little to do with you? In fact, those who are living in pain, who can’t see a way forward, who see no light at the end of the tunnel are EXACTLY who the Christmas …
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Dear readers . . . With this blog series, I’m deviating from my normal pattern of posts on writing and mental wellness. Instead, I’ll focus on a recent vacation I took to Tajikistan with a friend, Nadia, and the stories of some of the amazingly strong women I have the privilege of knowing there. This …
Yvonne Parks, Cover Designer for Rich Dad Poor Dad, Discusses Her Passion “Yvonne’s incredible. While you’re still on the phone with her talking about ideas for the book, she’ll be drawing up 3-4 ideas and emailing them over.” That’s the glowing reference I heard recently from an acquisitions editor in my network. In person—well, virtually …
Should You Judge a Book’s Cover? Yes—It’s of Make-or-Break Importance! Read More »