When I was growing up in South Florida, my father would often drive our family to down to the Florida Keys to go fishing. The Keys, as they are known, is the chain of islands strung together by hundreds of bridges and stretching all the way down to Key West, which is situated at the southernmost tip of the continental United States. Down… Continue reading
Have you ever wondered how the great novelists approach the craft of writing? This might be of particular interest if you’re a writer of fiction. But even if you don’t write fiction but instead focus on writing non-fiction like me, you might be interested in the lessons that can be learned from the great writers of… Continue reading
Giving and receiving writing feedback has proved to be one of the toughest — but also one of the most useful and rewarding — challenges in my career as a writer and editor. I’ve worked with colleagues who have readily accepted my editorial feedback and direct edits to their work. I’ve also worked with some colleagues who have,… Continue reading
Kate is the content and community manager of Entrepreneur on Fire, a hugely popular daily podcast hosted by John Lee Dumas. Entrepreneur on Fire is more than a podcast: it’s a course that teaches thousands of people around the world how to create, grow and monetize their own podcasts. Kate hosts another podcast as well, Kate’s… Continue reading
Dr. Laura Brown Dr. Laura Brown has taught writing to just about everyone – from corporate executives to high school students. She has more than 25 years’ experience providing training and coaching in business writing. She has also taught composition and literature at Columbia University, where she earned her PhD. Dr. Brown is the author… Continue reading
Welcome to the introductory episode of my new podcast, Write With Impact! My name is Glenn Leibowitz, and I’ll be your host and guide. This is “Episode 0″, my “About this podcast episode”, where I tell you what this podcast is all about and what you can expect to get out of it. I’ll also… Continue reading
More than a decade ago, when I was looking for books that could teach me how to be a better writer, I stumbled upon William Zinsser’s “On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction.” I quickly devoured — hold on, strike that — I slowly and methodically ingested every sentence of his book, underlining sentences and scribbling notes… Continue reading
A decade ago, when I was trying to take my writing skills to the next level, I read several books on the craft. In addition to reading classics such as On Writing Well, which is one of the best books on writing non-fiction I’ve ever read (to which I’ll return in a future post — watch this… Continue reading