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Professionals, hacks and amateurs – @thisisseth

The amateur contributes with unfiltered joy… The professional shows up even when she doesn’t feel like it… A hack is a professional who doesn’t care. Another insightful post from Seth Godin: Serviceable is for hacks. Memorable and remarkable belong to professionals and hard-working amateurs. Read Seth’s full post, here. Photo by Evan Dvorkin on Unsplash

Gladstone’s Library – a place to retreat and write?

The UK’s only residential, and apparently its only Prime Ministerial, library, Gladstone’s Library in North Wales looks idyllic. Hat tip to Cultural Offering for posting a cosy picture earlier in January. I have to confess I hadn’t heard of it before. Now I want to go. And stay. And sleep with books.         […]

Stories for powerful presentations – Nicholas Bate

As part of his Awesome Presenting 50 series, Nicholas Bate reminds us: More stories. Definitely more stories. Stories are memorable: they have links, flow, drama. They are easy to remember. Bullets are forgettable.   Remember! Read the rest, here.   Photo by Mark Rasmuson on Unsplash

Being Indispensable – Nicholas Bate

Another essential list from Nicholas Bate: Being Indispensable 7: 1. Know your client. … What do they really want? 2. Make sure they get it. 6. Increase the value you offer day by day, week by week, quarter by quarter. Important insight for an employee, critical for a sovereign professional. Read the full list, here, and ponder. […]

All you wanted to know about optioning your screenplay #writing

From Wallace Collins and Stage32: “When properly negotiated, an option agreement can be a win-win situation for both the writer and the producer. The writer is paid to lease his or her screenplays for a limited period of time, while the producer attempts to get the project green-lighted by a studio or production company.” Read […]

Small screen, big ambition – @Economist #writing

In a market where productions from all over the world are competing for viewers’ attention, it is the writer’s voice that can make or break a series. Those that have succeeded have achieved “pure creative freedom” The Economist’s Prospero column has an interesting article on European screenwriters and the allure of writing for television.   […]

LinkedIn is suddenly a hot social network. Here’s what changed – @AdWeek #contentmarketing

LinkedIn is becoming a powerful channel for B2B content marketers. Interesting article in AdWeek. Authenticity and polite discourse are two reasons why business periodicals have embraced LinkedIn as a publishing platform. Since the beginning of this year, Bloomberg’s LinkedIn follower count has doubled to roughly 1.5 million, says Havens, while user engagement is literally off […]

Did you Publish? – @thisisseth #writing

A reminder, or call to arms, from Seth: “They (whoever ‘they’ is) made it easy for you to raise your hand. They made it easy for you to put your words online, your song in the cloud, your building designs, business plans and videos out in the world. They made it easy for you to […]

10 things that all creators must know – @chasejarvis #writing

A great post and podcast from Chase Jarvis. Essential insights include: “2. Clients cannot tell you what they need. 4. Big challenges create the best work. 9. A-Gamers work with A-Gamers Read (or listen to) the rest, here.   Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash

Being there – Nicholas Bate

A jagged reminder from Nicholas Bate: “You may be in the meeting room/on the conference call/in the gym/reading bed-time stories, spatially and physically. But are you there mentally?” Catch more jagged thoughts here, daily.   Photo by Adi Constantin on Unsplash

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