I am irrevocably lurching towards the “After,” and so are you. We can’t go backwards, so let’s take a minute to plan a route out of here.

Oh, no! The writer that you love has just asked you (or maybe commanded you) to read something they've written . . . and they want feedback.

You don't have to carry encyclopedias of knowledge around with you in your brain. The writing process is often a learning process, too.

I'm not saying that you shouldn't seek advice. You should. But I suggest that you learn how to take advice and how to ignore it.

As with any kind of writing, you are making choices about the tone, content, and structure of your emails. Why not make good choices?

Whether in an email, a speech, a proposal, a short story, or a research report, repetitious sentence structure can come off as monotone.

What good is finding just the right word if no one notices it?

There is no such thing as writing without a tone, but the tone can be confusing or jumbled.

There's something about the rhythm of a body in motion, the intake of breath, the dynamic flow of scenery as you go.

Experienced writers know what to do with first drafts: step back, get the big picture, make a plan. Then get back in there!

Too many writers back away from clear claims and assertions out of a distorted sense of modesty or habitual self-negation.

In (good) advertising, every image, every note, every word is purposeful.

Imagine that someone reduced your writing to its verbs alone. What would they see?

It's a pity that people think they need to start writing at the beginning.

If you want to be effective in society, you have to be a storyteller.