Better ways to write (almost) everything
Being a born and bred Canuck I value Canada Day on July 1st each year because it celebrates the country I belong to and the country I love.
It’s a day that should – and I hope does – inspire more and more new Canadians from wherever they might have immigrated from to celebrate being Canadian and committing themselves to the future of a wonderful country.
We’ve all heard the jokes about Canada being a freezing cold wasteland… [Read more…]
Suzan St Maur
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Amazon (genuine) bestseller every Holiday Season! This little book is a firm favourite with horsey families and makes the ideal gift for anyone who loves riding. Compiled by Suzan St Maur.
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--------------------------------------------------------The no-bullsh*t guide to writing blogs that boost your brand, business and customer loyalty..."At long last, some common sense writing about how businesses can use blogging effectively." Written by Suzan St Maur.
--------------------------------------------------------"This book is by no means all encompassing, but in it author Suzan St Maur has researched and shared several hundred of the most commonly used terms. Not only do we now know what they all mean but, where appropriate, we also learn their origins – some of which are fascinating and very surprising."
--------------------------------------------------------Great little book for anyone who enjoys dining out and wants to learn the right issues to write about in reviews for Trip Advisor etc. Written by the late Sam Worthington, superb chef, restaurant critic and bon viveur...
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When you receive a mealy-mouthed email from a source you know is a sleaze-bag attempt to get you to promote cheating for students, usually you'd just delete it, wouldn't you?
This time I didn't. And boy, did that feel good.
howtowritebetter.net/diary-of-a-social-distancer-bitchy-email-answer-felt-good/
JOKE TIME
There's nothing like a good laugh to chase way the horrors of our circumstances right now, even if it's only for a short time. Humour helps: humour heals.
Here's one of my favourites...why no-one should ever underestimate the entrepreneurial skills of a little old lady...
howtowritebetter.net/entrepreneurs-learn-from-old-ladies-joke/
How many of you have received pompous, patronising emails like this? Even if you're not in business, you'll be getting them from the CEOs of supermarket chains and other retailers. And they're all as irritating as each other. Thanks to Josh Bernoff Books for helping us have a smile about it all.
Perfectly meaningless: can you top these vacuous COVID-19 emails? - without bullshit
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Of course your inbox is full of virus-driven emails. And of course they mostly suck. By now, most companies have sent their stupid email and then learned to shut up. But not all of them. If you have nothing to say in this difficult time, say nothing. It’s rare that I see an email that ... Continue...
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