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Joyful Writer

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Joyful Writer · 1Y ago

The Impotence of Proofreading

This has been making the rounds of the blog world and it is simply too good not to share.
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Joyful Writer · 1Y ago

International Literacy Day

September 8th is International Literacy Day. I’m the first to admit, I take literacy for granted. The child of parents who read constantly and widely, I read voraciously. I read in two languages. I read fiction. I read non-fiction. I read almost anything I can get my hands on. I read daily. To go th
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Joyful Writer · 2Y ago

Are you happy?

There is a very thought-provoking post over at No Impact Man today: http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/what-are-we-coming-to.html
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Joyful Writer · 2Y ago

Intent

Intent. Intentions. Goals. Doing things with meaning. With focus. With purpose. Without distractions. Absorbed in the moment. I believe life is a choice. That how we lift ourselves up spiritually and emotionally, how we grow our body of knowledge and our wealth of experiences… it is something that m
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Joyful Writer · 2Y ago

Why do you read?

It seems like a simple question. Why do you read? Why open a book and spend time with its contents? As a writer, I often assume I know what my reader wants to get out of my work. That leads me to assume that I know why they are reading my work. To be fair, [...]
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Joyful Writer · 2Y ago

Making books come alive

From the New Zealand Book Council. Well worth watching. (Don’t worry, it’s short, and totally ok to watch at work.)
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Joyful Writer · 2Y ago

Is your writing powerful enough?

Let’s face it: in this day and age, everyone writes. Our culture absolutely depends on people having solid literacy skills, both receptive and expressive. Your ability to succeed often hinges on your ability to express yourself. Few and far between are those who are hailed as genius in their respect
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Joyful Writer · 2Y ago

What was that word again?

Yesterday afternoon, I was reminded of how important it is to be absolutely clear with your wording. Leave no room for misinterpretation if you do not wish to be misinterpreted. Take our national anthem, for example. My 6 year old daughter was singing the anthem while drawing with sidewalk chalk, bu
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Joyful Writer · 2Y ago

Tracks in the Sky

Yesterday on the walk home, the sky caught my attention.
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Joyful Writer · 2Y ago

Dropping little hints

I am always amazed by the power of good writing to touch our emotions and even sometimes change the direction of our lives. It seems an impossible task for words on paper to accomplish, and yet they do. All the time. Words have power. Words, once spoken or written, have a life of their own, [...]
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