5 Steps to Easier Writing
For many people, writing involves a fair amount of wasted time and effort. The five-step writing process can save us!
You’re Wearing a Crown of Candles!
Much writing serves to obscure (root: dark) rather than to clarify (root: light) - whether deliberately [insert rant about politicians] or inadvertently. But you and I, gentle reader - we choose to bring light.
How Giving Thanks Is Like Good Writing
Throughout November, we're more or less constantly being exhorted to give thanks. When we respond to those exhortations - or perhaps simply cultivate gratitude as a practice of emotional and spiritual growth - we're likely [...]
Don’t Make Me Work Too Hard!
How hard are you making your readers work? One quick way to find out is to use Microsoft Word's Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level readability test. The screenshot above shows that this post is written at a [...]
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 [...]