There are plenty of folks happy to tell you how to write better, just as any doctor will tell you to “eat right and exercise.” But changing your writing (or eating) habits only happens when you understand why you do what you do. I can help you with that. | That proposal or email you wrote must now compete for attention with Facebook and the Huffington Post. Here’s how to compete more effectively, and why you’re not doing it already. (The wall chart for these is at the bottom of the post.) —without bullshit
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RT @Fmkurtyka: “10 top writing tips and the psychology behind them” http://t.co/IeaujctjY8
RT @Fmkurtyka: “10 top writing tips and the psychology behind them” http://t.co/IeaujctjY8
“10 top writing tips and the psychology behind them” http://t.co/IeaujctjY8