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Writing with Confidence About Uncertainty

September 24, 2019 by Anne Janzer 2 Comments

Strategies for using indirect language patterns with intention When writing to communicate expertise and authority, you want to avoid language that makes you seem uncertain. My previous post here described indirect speech patterns that make you seem less confident or knowledgeable when they creep into your written words. However, indirect speech isn’t all bad. Indirect […]

Filed Under: Business writing, Writing Tagged With: academic writing, uncertainty, writing

Three Reasons It’s Hard to Write for Your Audience

August 22, 2017 by Anne Janzer Leave a Comment

I’ve spent a couple weeks ranting about the importance of writing for an audience. (See One Question to Ask Before You Write.) But here’s the thing that I’ve neglected to mention: Writing for a specific audience can be really tough. Even when you’ve chosen an ideal audience, you may struggle to write stories or content that resonates […]

Filed Under: Business writing, Writing Tagged With: curse of knowledge, writing

Sticking to the Writing Habit on the Road

July 26, 2017 by Anne Janzer Leave a Comment

I intended to have this blog post drafted before leaving town for a short family visit, but didn’t manage it. Then I planned to write it during the visit. Again, didn’t happen. So here I sit on the plane home, composing a post about the virtues of writing while traveling. The irony is of the […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Sarah Stodola, travel, writing

Writing in the Zone: Say Hello to Flow

July 4, 2017 by Anne Janzer Leave a Comment

You know when it happens – but only after the fact. You’re absorbed in the writing, the words are pouring out, and suddenly you realize that an hour or two has passed. It’s as if you wake up from the work. Instead of feeling drained, you are energized. Performers and athletes talk about being “in […]

Filed Under: Business writing, Writing Tagged With: Chris Syme, flow, writing

Anyone Can Write, But …

June 27, 2017 by Anne Janzer Leave a Comment

“If you can write, you can write a book! Anyone can write a book!” The world of self-publishing has unleashed a torrent of advice like this, which has in turn spawned a flood of frustrated writers and unsold books. This sales pitch is the perfect expression of the Universal Writer Myth. It’s particularly dangerous and compelling because at […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: business blogging, Joe Pulizzi, writing

Writing Challenges: Focusing on One Project

April 18, 2017 by Anne Janzer Leave a Comment

What’s the hardest part of writing a novel in a month? April is Camp NaNoWriMo  – a variation on November’s “write a novel in a month” challenge. The month-long deadline presents many challenges: How will you make the time? Can you generate enough steam to do the work each day? Can you stick to the plan for a […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: #NaNoWriMo, drafting, juggling, writing

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