Category Archives: Writing
Phrases To Strip From Your Writing…
- What I’m trying to say – Bottom line – What I’m saying – I’m writing because – In my opinion – I think – Basically – I believe – The reason being – I would argue – Clearly – … Continue reading
Another New York Morning
I grab the jet black jacket from the wall hook, jiggle the left pocket with my right hand to ensure my keys are there, throw my bag over my shoulder and walk swiftly out of the door into the brisk, … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship as a Coping Mechanism
The goal of a writer is to dispose the inner feelings of a character, an idea or a story onto a reader, or as Chuck Palahniuk would describe it, affect a reader “cognitively, physically and emotionally.” It’s a way to … Continue reading
This Post Will Change Your Life
Besides the political opposition from an anti-Rush Limbaugh fanatic,1 or the discussion of a favored liquor from a Bourbon aficionado,2 few things stir a passionate, story-driven and heavily debated conversation like the patchworks of music can. The reason is because … Continue reading
Less is Addicting
“Curiosity is the intellectual need to answer questions and close open patterns. A story plays to this universal desire by doing the opposition, posing questions and opening situations.” – Robert McKee There is a story the classic screenwriter Nora Ephron … Continue reading