Michelle Krasniak Copywriting Blog

Well it’s official…CityVille for Dummies has been released! Well it was released about a week ago but I was waiting for something extra special to be able to offer ya’ll. If you click here you can get a sample chapter that I wrote. I went to Barnes and Noble the other day and of course I had to see

So I have some exciting news! Last week I was asked to be a co-author on the upcoming “CityVille for Dummies” book! The release date is TBD but you can be sure I’ll keep ya’ll updated! I’m VERY excited and honored for them to even consider me to be “author material.” I’ve worked with Wiley as a tech

My husband Jeff is a finance professor at a local university and he happens to be off from school for the next SIX weeks. Yes, believe me, I was thinking the same thing! This wouldn’t be an issue except for the fact that his office is directly across the hall from mine at our house. When he’s at sch

Recently I noticed my productivity was slowing and stopping altogether at times. Not good! I was speaking with a good friend of mine and mentioned this and she asked me to describe my office, including my desk. I told her how it's laid out and sheepishly admitted to being a "piler" and those piles j

As of this past spring, the AP Stylebook officially changed their spelling from “Web site” to “website.” I cannot tell you how happy this makes me! Now if some of the major players in the writing world will catch on and make the switch!

Take up a different creative hobby. It doesn’t matter what kind of writing you do, it all requires at least some basic level of creativity. Consider taking up another creativity-focused hobby, whether it’d be photography, ceramics or even whittling. Okay so that last one was a bit of a joke but hey,

Keep a journal and write in it daily. It doesn’t really matter what you write. It could be the mundane day-to-day happenings of your life or notes about upcoming projects or things you want to improve upon. The idea is that taking the time to write without constraints will help you develop your uniq

Spend some time collecting quotes. They can be any kind: funny, inspirational or even those on more serious subjects. It doesn’t even matter where they’re from. Some of my favorites came from starlets from bygone eras and fictional TV characters. Seeing the world from another’s point of view will op

Make a list of the words you find that you’re always misspelling and keep it taped somewhere near your computer. The idea is to make the list get smaller, so don’t be getting lazy on me!

As many of you know, I am currently enrolled in the Master of Business Communication program at the University of St. Thomas here in MN. One of the required classes is Communication Law. As an undergrad Journalism/Mass Communication student at St. Bonaventure University (NY), I had to take a similar