Why Learning to Write Is the Toughest and Best Thing You'll Do



Why Learning to Write Is the Toughest and Best Thing You’ll Do by Pamela Wilson Trigger warning: I’m about to list some terms that might give you nightmares. Do you remember these? Gerunds Participles Sentence diagrams Split infinitives Absolute modifiers Just talking about them might cause you to flash back to middle school. You’re sitting in a sweaty classroom, listening to the chalk squeak as your teacher writes the definition for each term on a dusty chalkboard. You, in the meantime, are mentally calculating how many minutes are left before lunchtime. Here’s the thing about learning to write: It’s not about the terms above. Yes, you need to be aware of them. But if you think learning to write well is about mastering grammar, you’re missing the point. Learning to write goes beyond masterful handling of the parts of speech. They’re just the paper that wraps the gift. Today, we’re going to cover what writing well really looks like and why it might be the hardest and best skill you’ll ever master. It’s the gift that keeps on giving: read on to learn why. Read and comment The Missing Link: Best Practices for Managing Your Time on LinkedIn by Jabez LeBret Jabez LeBret and Mica Gadhia discuss methods for spending your time wisely on LinkedIn, so you accomplish what you want to. Join us to learn how to plan your time. Listen Youpreneur with Chris Ducker: Coming to Grips with Live Video and Beyond, with Kim Garst by Chris Ducker Kim Garst of Social Boom joins the show to talk with Chris about live video such as Periscope, Blab and Facebook Live. She also discusses social media and how to utilize both in an overall social media plan and strategy. Listen Hack the Entrepreneur: Learning to Lean Into the Competition by Jon Nastor My guest today is a brilliant entrepreneur who has built, grown, and sold four impressive companies. Listen Unemployable with Brian Clark: Turning Your Process Into a Product by Brian Clark When it comes to creating digital products, software, ebooks, and online courses are what come to mind. But have you ever considered turning how you do what you do for clients into a product? Listen The Writer Files: How Bestselling Hybrid Author Dean Wesley Smith Writes: Part One by Kelton Reid Wildly prolific, bestselling novelist Dean Wesley Smith has been a full-time writer since the ’80s, and he made a visit to the show to talk about how he has written (and ghostwritten) hundreds of titles over the years. Listen The Missing Link: Best Practices for Managing Your Time on LinkedIn by Jabez LeBret Jabez LeBret and Mica Gadhia discuss methods for spending your time wisely on LinkedIn, so you accomplish what you want to. Join us to learn how to plan your time. Listen Youpreneur with Chris Ducker: Coming to Grips with Live Video and Beyond, with Kim Garst by Chris Ducker Kim Garst of Social Boom joins the show to talk with Chris about live video such as Periscope, Blab and Facebook Live. She also discusses social media and how to utilize both in an overall social media plan and strategy. Listen Hack the Entrepreneur: Learning to Lean Into the Competition by Jon Nastor My guest today is a brilliant entrepreneur who has built, grown, and sold four impressive companies. Listen Unemployable with Brian Clark: Turning Your Process Into a Product by Brian Clark When it comes to creating digital products, software, ebooks, and online courses are what come to mind. But have you ever considered turning how you do what you do for clients into a product? Listen The Writer Files: How Bestselling Hybrid Author Dean Wesley Smith Writes: Part One by Kelton Reid Wildly prolific, bestselling novelist Dean Wesley Smith has been a full-time writer since the '80s, and he made a visit to the show to talk about how he has written (and ghostwritten) hundreds of titles over the years. Listen Find Out More ©2015 Rainmaker Digital, LLC • 1942 Broadway, Suite 407 • Boulder, CO 80302

   

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