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Kansas writer predicts Jayhawks will go undefeated
Most of the preseason buzz has centered around Kentucky and Duke for the upcoming season, but according to one writer, the Kansas Jayhawks will not only win the national championship, they'll go undefeated.
Why Do Writers Love Birding So Much?
My husband and I spend much of our free time in remote places, walking the trails and fields and dirt roads looking for birds. We seldom meet anyone in the wildlife refuges and bogs we regularly vi…
What Predictive Analysis Can
Bernard Marr explores the ways that businesses are using predictive analytics, as well as factors that can limit the predictive power of your data.
5 ways PR pros can become better writers
Whether you’re composing another press release or have to come up with more blog posts, these unique methods can jump-start your creative juices and improve your copy.
What Can Programmers and Writers Learn From One Another?
Simple, elegant solutions work, no matter the discipline.
How to Beat Writer’s Block
Psychologists have studied it—and they know how to defeat it.
A TV Comedy Writer Explains What Marketers Get Wrong About Brainstorms
How do comedy writers come up with those bizarre, creative, and funny concepts? Do they have a better process than marketing departments and ad agencies?
Even Published Authors Get Stuck: How to Overcome Writer’s Block
To celebrate HMH’s Spark a Story contest, we turned to some of our authors and novelists to get their tips for how to overcome writer’s block.
How to Be a Writer: 10 Tips from Rebecca Solnit
1) Write. There is no substitute. Write what you most passionately want to write, not blogs, posts, tweets or all the disposable bubblewrap in which modern life is cushioned. But start small: write…
The Founder Of A Famous Ad Agency Wrote A Fantastic Memo On How To Be A Good Writer
David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, gives 10 tips for writing like a mad man. Ogilvy says people who think well, write well.
Titans Needs to Make Up Its Mind About What Kind of Show It Is
The difficult thing about Titans is that for every few lackluster episodes that give you the impression that the writers are just kind of making things up as they go along, there are other episodes that genuinely feel like fascinating explorations of some of DC’s most iconic heroes. “Faux-Hawk” is one of Titans’ stronger episodes, but it comes at a time when the series as a whole has felt largely aimless.
Five People You Should Fear
Courage is a high virtue. But fear can be our friend. Fear is actually a lifesaver. I agree with writer Elizabeth Gilbert who says, Don’t leave home without a good healthy fear reflex, or you…
What to Do When You May or May Not be a Control Freak
Simply put, author and pastor Mark Buchanan is one of my all time favorite writers. His insights into Scripture, the way he turns a phrase, his keen perspective -- never fail to startle and astonish. I have been reading his words for the last decade and am always famished for more. I quietly invited
What You Can Learn from Tourism Marketing
In a lesson that stretches beyond tourism marketing, you don’t have to give away your product to win the hearts and minds of travel writers, bloggers and influencers.
Surprising predictors of home prices
How much is your home worth? You might be surprised at some of the indicators that determine a home’s value, covered by Yuqing Pan in this article from realtor.com. Home buyers and owners want to know which way prices are heading. Are valuations heading up, up, up, making it the perfect time to buy? Or are they …
Can DNA predict a face?
DNA-based facial sketches are moving into the crime-solving arena. With current science, predictions of some features are better than others.
Why the rise of native advertising isn't a threat to PR
Some commentators have openly worried that native advertising could mean the end of PR. It won't, this writer argues, but it will change it.
