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Articles on Writing

A few years ago I published a popular quarterly newletter, Words of Mouth. I stopped because it was so time-consuming and most clients were finding what they needed on this website. But I haven't stopped jotting down my thoughts on writing and the business of writing. And that's what you'll find here.

In addition to the articles below, please check out my recently completed article for The Washington Speechwriters Roundtable, "The Power of PowerPoint." It's a glimpse of my views on designing visually interesting and more effective presentations. The link is http://tinyurl.com/b5tpq.

The 10 Biggest Lies Scriptwriters & Speechwriters Tell - Honest!
Defying Gravity - Getting your clients to accept humor in your writing
In Search of a Good Buzz(word) - And still looking...
Handling Writer's Block
Designing On-Camera Interviews
Finally, Real Spoken Words
Peddling Bear Repellant in a Bull Market - Preparing yourself and your clients for tough economic times
KISS Those Technical Briefings and Videos - Keeping messages short, simple and focused
Solving Gender Pronoun Problems - Plucking the thorn in all our sides
Clippings - Keeping a file of ideas, visuals and odds-and-ends
Sometimes Humor is No Joke - Custom-designing humor to fit your message and audience
Getting from Paper to Podium Turning what you write into something an audience will listen to
Writing Bonsai - Shaping impact
Rouse the Rabble - Grabbing attention with printspeak
The Art of the Blueprint - What every video and film script should have
The Basics of Explaining - Do I need to explain?
"Nice Pants" - The importance of appearance
Haiku: The Importance of Little Things - Being a literary miniaturist
Tailored to Fit - The link between speechwriting and good tailoring
Serve What They're Hungry For - Meeting clients' menu of demands
Sticking to My Stories - Storytelling for better communications
Writing Rainbows - Creative uses for color printers
A Fable - Size isn't everything
Can Scriptwriting Lead to Screenwriting?
Good Dialog Is Not as Real as It Sounds
Ask. Don't Guess
Subtracting Numbers, Scrubbing Laundry Lists - Dealing with facts, figures and lists in scripts and presentations
For Your Outline, Draw a Blank - Organizing thoughts unconventionally
Taming the Chameleon - Scripting to satisfy fickle clients
10 Lessons Writers Can Learn from Beanie Babies®
Scheduling for Success
Getting Paid

Novel: The Moneyer's Son

Writing a tale set in medieval Europe is a welcome respite from the corporate and government world of the 21st Century. I expect to complete it in 2006, si Deus lo volt. If you'd like to follow my progress, visit my blog.