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Writing Rush | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Alright, well, I know he emailed me to let me know I had a broken link in a post. And I know he was interested in what that link led to, which made me think well of him, so I emailed him back. In less than 5 emails, in fact. This is perhaps my most important rule of thumb, whether writing books, blog posts, or emails.

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Don't Be an Introvert Writer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Sure, it’s great to hit the snooze button and give yourself an extra hour of R&R once in awhile, but before you know it, you’re getting up at noon and puttering around before you answer your customer emails. It’s all too easy to fall into bad habits, starting with procrastination. For starters, institute a schedule and stick to it.

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10 Steps to Turn Your Passion into Business

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A Recap Of Chirp — Twitter’s First Developer Conference Reply 14 Jess April 29, 2010 at 1:02 pm This is the best blog on the subject I’ve read I think, you make realistic points without being negative on the subject. Defining your core business to me is more important than passion (to me) as well as staying consistent!

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What To Do When You've Been Insulted | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

His emails are usually brief, casual, and mention something like, “Have a nice weekend,” or “Hope everything’s good with you.” So it was weird to get an email that was so stilted and formal that it sounded like it was written by the Queen of England’s chamberlain to someone she was too polite to outright call a waste of space.

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

What follows is me thinking into my keyboard. It can be just a “regular&# email or it can be a PDF (I tried to one like that and couldn’t keep on schedule and canned it—I’m considering private feed aggregation instead). In that regard, there really isn’t anything new. Sorry if it’s long and messy.

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