Did You Miss Me?
More to the point, will your audiences miss you if you don't show up in their email, Insta feed, or mailbox?
How to Feel Good About Not Being a “Good Writer”
Every couple of weeks or so, someone - often a subscriber to this e-letter - says something like, "Oh, Jan, you're such a good writer!" If these speakers stopped there, I'd get a warm fuzzy [...]
Know, Believe, Do
Now I ask: "What do you want this piece to accomplish?" This question shifts the focus from the writer to the reader. It assumes that the goal of any piece of writing is to have some effect on the audience.
“Audience” Is Always Plural, Part 1
This isn't a grammar lesson. Unless you're British, my title, "Audience Is Always Plural," is simply not true. Audience, a collective noun, is singular: The audience was enthralled by the performance. My point is rather [...]