One Skill that Will Take Your Writing from Good to Great



One Skill that Will Take Your Writing from Good to Great by Kelly Exeter Halfway through the writing course, our instructor — not known for being one to sugar-coat — threw out a challenge: “Send me a favorite piece of your writing and I'll critique it; I’ll tell you whether or not it's any good. The only catch is, I'll be critiquing it in front of the entire class.” A surprising number of us (bristling with hope and hubris I suppose) took up the offer. The ensuing session was, to date, the most illuminating experience I've had as a writer. The key message we all took away? Not that we needed to self-edit more tightly or have better ideas. It was this: If we wanted to be truly great writers, we had to first write many, many words. And then we had to be willing to walk away from the majority of them. Back to the session … Read and comment Rainmaker.FM Elsewhere: Sonia Simone on The Creative Giant Show by Caroline Early This week on Elsewhere, Rainmaker FM host and Chief Content Officer Sonia Simone discussed marketing, careers, and digital business with Charlie Gilkey on The Creative Giant Show. Listen The Writer Files: How Advice Columnist and Author Heather Havrilesky Writes: Part Two by Kelton Reid New York magazine’s “Ask Polly” advice columnist, Heather Havrilesky, stopped by the show to chat about her process and the many hats she has worn over her 20 year career as a critic, cartoonist, columnist, and essayist. Listen Confessions of a Pink-Haired Marketer: The Context of a Successful Content Strategy: The Harpoon and the Net by Sonia Simone Content marketing has been a hot buzzword for awhile now, but it’s tricky to pull off unti you understand this context. Listen Zero to Book: Artisanal Publishing and the Hidden Power of the Beginners Mind by Pamela Wilson Publishing a book is like anything else you do for the first time — tough at the beginning, easier as you gain mastery. Jeff sums it up as, “The sort of difficulty which brings freedom with it.” Listen Rainmaker Rewind: How Advice Columnist and Author Heather Havrilesky Writes: Part One by Caroline Early New York magazine’s “Ask Polly” advice columnist, Heather Havrilesky, stopped by The Writer Files to chat about her process and the many hats she has worn over her 20 year career as a critic, cartoonist, columnist, and essayist. Listen Rainmaker.FM Elsewhere: Sonia Simone on The Creative Giant Show by Caroline Early This week on Elsewhere, Rainmaker FM host and Chief Content Officer Sonia Simone discussed marketing, careers, and digital business with Charlie Gilkey on The Creative Giant Show. Listen The Writer Files: How Advice Columnist and Author Heather Havrilesky Writes: Part Two by Kelton Reid New York magazine's "Ask Polly" advice columnist, Heather Havrilesky, stopped by the show to chat about her process and the many hats she has worn over her 20 year career as a critic, cartoonist, columnist, and essayist. Listen Confessions of a Pink-Haired Marketer: The Context of a Successful Content Strategy: The Harpoon and the Net by Sonia Simone Content marketing has been a hot buzzword for awhile now, but it's tricky to pull off unti you understand this context. Listen Zero to Book: Artisanal Publishing and the Hidden Power of the Beginners Mind by Pamela Wilson Publishing a book is like anything else you do for the first time — tough at the beginning, easier as you gain mastery. Jeff sums it up as, "The sort of difficulty which brings freedom with it." Listen Rainmaker Rewind: How Advice Columnist and Author Heather Havrilesky Writes: Part One by Caroline Early New York magazine's "Ask Polly" advice columnist, Heather Havrilesky, stopped by The Writer Files to chat about her process and the many hats she has worn over her 20 year career as a critic, cartoonist, columnist, and essayist. Listen Find Out More ©2015 Rainmaker Digital, LLC • 1942 Broadway, Suite 407 • Boulder, CO 80302

   

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