Sign up to gain access to thousands of marketing resources! Don’t worry … It’s FREE! Some people are calling storytelling the latest thing in marketing, but it’s actually been around for centuries. From the Grimm brothers’ fairy tales to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, we’ve all been transported by the power of an irresistible story. […]
Wouldn’t you love to smash your content out of the ring every time? To always land that knockout blow, just like your blogging idols? Imagine having the same audience of cheering fans, clamoring to read your next post (or to buy your next book). Yep. That’s the dream, alright. But let’s face reality. When you
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I’m fascinated by all there is to know about productivity, creativity and doing the work we love. So I’m pleased to share with you my first ‘featured-creative’ post in a long time: an interview with writer Chris Fox. Based in Mill Valley, California, Chris is the author of over thirty books (he’s not yet forty),
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We all feel bored sometimes. I feel it plenty. For some, it’s too often to be normal. In reality, boredom is a friendlier mask worn by it’s more domineering form: Fear. We’re surrounded by seemingly endless cures to this discomfort. Films, games, social media hits, stimulations of all shapes, tastes, and varieties. Often, because we
Sign up to gain access to thousands of marketing resources! Don’t worry … It’s FREE! Not many marketers can claim as many writing credits as Erik Deckers: author, playwright, humor columnist, radio theater writer, blogger, and content marketer, to name a few… Owner and president of Pro Blog Service, a content marketing agency in Indianapolis,
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We all feel bored sometimes. I feel it plenty. For some, it’s too often to be normal. In reality, boredom is a friendlier mask worn by it’s more domineering form: Fear. We’re surrounded by seemingly endless cures to this discomfort. Films, games, social media hits, stimulations of all shapes, tastes, and varieties. Often, because we
Have you ever sat staring at the blinking cursor on your blank computer screen wishing words would magically appear? While planted in your seat you hear the nagging voice inside your head scolding you. It sounds eerily like your third grade teacher Mrs. Barry. So much so that you see her eyes narrow as she
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If you’re like most content creators, bloggers and writers, at some point you’ve stared at the blank screen cursing the flashing cursor because you have no content inspiration. I wish I could tell you that I had a magic Harry Potter type spell that would instantaneously transmit your creativity into tangible format. But alas like
Writing when it feels effortless and it just flows is great. Our ideas are out of our heads and onto paper, to inspire and amuse others. Not writing when we need to write; when we want to write, is frustrating. ‘Not feeling it’ has been a problem for me. I’d just chalk it up to
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There are no shortcuts you can take to become a better writer. Sure, you can learn different hacks, tips, and tricks to improve your prose. But the process of developing your ability as a writer is a marathon—not a sprint. Now, I don’t claim to be a master of the English language, and I don’t possess a degree in
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