I’m sure other songsters have their own methods, but I find it’s much easier to get my head around the melody if I write my lyric below the music staff–one note to each syllable. That way I can clearly see the relationships between lyric and melody. If you don’t know how to r...
But the person or people whom we secretly write to impress . . . that wondrous audience, whether composed of the living, the dead, or the as-yet-unknown and thus still fictional, have much to offer us all. More, perhaps, than we have to offer them. Acknowledge that these readers exist...
wanted to write a bestselling novel of my own I consulted many of the popular books on writing technique and found that, although they all seemed to contain useful advice, none of them provided any proof to show that the techniques they so eloquently expounded had been used in bestsellers....
This is a classic“Why This College”Essay prompt, but since you only have 100 words to explain your interest in Dartmouth, there’s an added twist of testing how eloquently and effectively you can describe your connection to the College. As an Ivy League college, Dartmouth appeals to many ...
1. Consider The Knowledge Level Required To Understand The Headline I learned this strategy fromEd, the founder of Film Booth. He asked this question in a recent email: So why is that? Ed eloquently explains later in the email that the first title is only interesting to people who knowwhat...
That is what every writer should fear most, and myself, a beginner, the more so." I told him that he had nothing to fear on this score. He interrupted me gently and said: "Only please, let’s agree on one thing: don’t comfort me from the kindness of your heart. You don’t ...
So if you are able to show that you can write eloquently, that is the kind of sexiness you may want to achieve for your writing voice. #4: Response: Next, who among us can say that we appreciate being ignored? As one of the key intoxicants in any seduction,listeningis one half of...
Diversity aside, their model is under pressure. What it takes to be successful is changing for the associate, for the partner, for everybody. So, it’s just going to get more challenging, I think. You have studied and have written eloquently in that 1996 articl...
Filling in the objective is important, but if you cannot think of something to say, it might be best to leave it blank. An objective can have a powerful impact on the employer – negative or positive. Write your objective after you’ve filled out the entire application and draw from what...
I had to walk my own talk and not take the “no’s” personally. My TEDx talk “Be The Lifeguard Of Your Own Life” has over 1M views and helps give me exposure and credibility to event planners. The second suggestion for people wanting to be a motivational speaker is to write a boo...