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Welcome to the latest issue of Write for You
News & Notes
with some words of wisdom on
writing, business, and life. If you'd like to
share any books or favorite links with our
readers,
send us an
email. And be sure to check
our website
for ways that we can help you
with your
business. On paper or online, when you need words that work for you, I can write for you!
Nancy Passow
| It's Not Just Me Telling You to Write Better! |
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One of my favorite bloggers, Gini Dietrich, recently posted a blog near and dear to me: "Six Tips for Better Business Writing" (here's the full blog). I was happy to see many of the things I teach on her list (and was very happy to share it with my students). Do read the blog and the comments (you'll even find one from me in there).
Here's the list:
- Always use spell check.
- Cut down on text slang.
- Know the difference between your and you're.
- Same for its and it's.
- The word "that" is rarely necessary.
- Stop using the word "like."
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| The Definition of Cute |
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Meet Mya -- our new kitten. It's been just over a year since we went back to being a one-cat household. We knew that Charley (who just turned four) needed a friend. And then Mya came into our lives.
Her full name is Maiko, which means "dancing girl" in Japanese. And she does dance and hop and run around. Charley is getting used to her, even though her favorite toy seems to be his tail. Everyone who sees her photo or meets her (like everyone at the vet) says, "She's so cute!" So knowing that kittens and cute and the Internet go together, who am I to not share her with all of you!
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| Changes Coming to Constant Contact |
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Constant Contact is making some wonderful changes to the way their e-mails work, to the services they offer, and to they way the certify solution providers. Over the next few months, I'll tell you about these new features. In the meantime . . . .
Are you interested in trying e-mail marketing? I am a Certified Constant
Contact Expert and a Constant
Contact Solution Provider. Which means I can
help you with your e-mail marketing --
whether it's helping with set-up, writing the
content, or managing the entire process. I
can set up your contact lists, help you
choose a template (and customize it with your logo and website colors), and develop your e-mail
schedule. To learn more, click
here.
E-mail marketing is a way to stay in front of your customers. Whether it's an e-letter, notice of a special event or sale, or just a holiday greeting, e-mail marketing should be a part of your marketing package. Let me help you get started.
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Book of the Month . . . Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake |
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I have been reading and loving Anna Quindlen for years. It started twenty-five years ago, with her column for the NY Times, "Life in the 30's", obviously written after spying on my life. And it's continued over the years.
Now in her "memoir", Anna looks at where we are now, how we got here, and where we are going. She shares what she thinks is right and wrong with the world. Plus we get to catch up on how and where her family is. I can still see myself in her writing -- It's nice to know we still share so much in our lives.
Quote of the Month: "Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness -- happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you're lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love." -- Adela Rogers St. John
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