February 2012
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10 Tips on Writing Well from David Ogilvy →
nevver:
Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
Write the way you talk. Naturally.
Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.
Never write more than two pages on any subject.
Check your quotations.
Never send a letter or a...
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John Cotton Dana’s 12 Rules for Reading
libraryland:
1. Read
2. Read.
3. Read some more.
4. Read anything.
5. Read about everything.
6.Read enjoyable things.
7. Read things you yourself enjoy.
8. Read, and talk about it.
9. Read very carefully, some things.
10. Read on the run, most things.
11. Don’t think about reading, but
12. Just read.
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The Historical Blog
Just a sketch for an idea, but to create a blog that appears to have been created in ancient years… So maybe a Roman blog, depicting historically, such as:
“Oh no, the barbarians are gethering on the other side of the river”…
I’d follow a blog like that…
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5 Forgotten Literary Vampires →
twowaymonologue:
“Anyone waiting for the vampire craze to subside is in for a world of disappointment. Although the current “twihard” population is certainly the loudest and most obnoxious of the genre’s fans, there have actually been vampire lit cults for years — and, yes, we mean farther back than Interview with the Vampire. Long before Bram Stoker created his iconic Count Dracula, this...
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