How to Rev Up Your Article from the Start



How to Rev Up Your Article from the Start by Sean D'Souza Cartoonists don’t think straight. If you tell them about cars, they think of chewing gum. If you talk to them about dinner, they think of heel balm. In short, they force-fit thoughts that may have no connection to each other.  But what’s a cartoonist got to do with the opening paragraphs of your article? When you think about it, most of us get stuck while writing introductions. Let’s say we want to write about “growing tomatoes in a small space.” What are you thinking of right now? Sure, “tomatoes in a small space.” Which is fine to start, but it’s plain and boring. How can you find an enticing angle to fascinate readers? Get the rest The Writer Files: How Critically Acclaimed Literary Scholar Jonathan Gottschall Writes: Part Two by Kelton Reid Mr. Gottschall is the author or editor of seven books, including The Storytelling Animal — a New York Times Editor's Choice Selection and a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize — and most recently he published a fascinating book titled The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch. Listen Hit Publish: Can Your Customer Quickly Find These 7 Key Pieces of Content When They Visit Your Site? by Amy Harrison Does your website content build a strong like, know, and trust bond to your visitors in just seconds? If not, you may be missing one or more of these 7 key elements. Listen Hack the Entrepreneur: I’d Rather Fail as a Writer Than Succeed as a Lawyer with Gretchen Rubin by Jon Nastor My guest today is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Better Than Before,The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, as well as a podcaster, happiness expert, blogger, and an entrepreneur. Listen Confessions of a Pink-Haired Marketer: What You Need to Know about Guest Posting by Sonia Simone Thought about guest posting? It's an excellent way to grow your audience and build your authority in your topic. But you want to approach it in the right way. Listen Search and Social: Understanding Google RankBrain by Loren Baker "RankBrain" is a new AI component that Google has added to their ranking algorithm. Bill Slawski takes us through the RankBrain patent, identifying the query rewriting capabilities and how those will be used in Google's search results. Listen The Writer Files: How Critically Acclaimed Literary Scholar Jonathan Gottschall Writes: Part Two by Kelton Reid Mr. Gottschall is the author or editor of seven books, including The Storytelling Animal — a New York Times Editor's Choice Selection and a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize — and most recently he published a fascinating book titled The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch. Listen Hit Publish: Can Your Customer Quickly Find These 7 Key Pieces of Content When They Visit Your Site? by Amy Harrison Does your website content build a strong like, know, and trust bond to your visitors in just seconds? If not, you may be missing one or more of these 7 key elements. Listen Hack the Entrepreneur: I’d Rather Fail as a Writer Than Succeed as a Lawyer with Gretchen Rubin by Jon Nastor My guest today is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Better Than Before,The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, as well as a podcaster, happiness expert, blogger, and an entrepreneur. Listen Confessions of a Pink-Haired Marketer: What You Need to Know about Guest Posting by Sonia Simone Thought about guest posting? It's an excellent way to grow your audience and build your authority in your topic. But you want to approach it in the right way. Listen Search and Social: Understanding Google RankBrain by Loren Baker "RankBrain" is a new AI component that Google has added to their ranking algorithm. Bill Slawski takes us through the RankBrain patent, identifying the query rewriting capabilities and how those will be used in Google's search results. Listen Find Out More ©2015 Rainmaker Digital, LLC • 1942 Broadway, Suite 407 • Boulder, CO 80302

   

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