Thinking NEXT to the Box: Business books...

Aug 13, 2012 by

Thinking NEXT to the Box: Business books

Thinking inside the box is not something most people verbally advocate, but in actual fact, it’s required in many situations. Or at least, preferred. How many times have you been behind someone at a Starbucks who took an hour and a half to order? They’re thinking outside the box, and you’re muttering under your breath to “just get a frap and get out of my way, I’m late!” But of course, when writing a book, you’re supposed to think outside the box. Except, of course, on those occasions when you’re not. See, for a business book, it’s a bit of each. You want to convey the information in an easy-to-follow format. So think inside the box. But you want it written and communicated in such a way that it stands out from the multitude of...

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The Dark Knight Rises

Aug 1, 2012 by

The Dark Knight Rises

Spoiler warning: I went to a midnight showing of the third Nolan Batman movie. I waited a week, but if you have not seen it yet and do not want to know what happened, do not continue to read this article. Click here if you don't mind spoilers They never explained where he got the mask. Nor, in fact, why the prison now belongs to him – something I would very much have liked to know. The movie was excellent for what it was, though it was honestly a bit empty of Batman himself. I was disappointed with the fact that they set it up for Nightwing with no real chance of us getting a Nightwing movie. All that said, this is not a movie critique site, it’s a ghostwriting website – my personal...

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When NOT to Write a Book

Jul 16, 2012 by

When NOT to Write a Book

Ahah, got your attention, eh? Yes, I am actually going to tell you when it is a severe waste of time and money to write a book. It’s actually very simple, so this will be a short post. You should not write a book when you have nothing to say. That’s it. You’d think it’d be common sense, but alas, it is not. Far too many people come to me with the thought that they “should” write a book, and need to write a book, when in fact, they have very little to share. This is not to say they have uninteresting lives, or aren’t knowledgeable, or in some cases actually quite brilliant in their respective fields, but without something new, different and interesting to say, you do not have a...

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“Don’t cry but I’m dying”...

Jun 25, 2012 by

“Don’t cry but I’m dying”

Over in the U.K, there’s a bit of an uproar over a school assignment – specifically, a “creative writing” project that could have doubled as a suicide note. Apparently the students were told to “imagine they had a terminal illness and express thanks to loved ones.” As a ghostwriter, I understand both sides of this particular issue – on the side of the school, it does indeed teach creativity and helps the student think outside the box and in ways they have likely not actually, seriously thought before. On the parent’s side, it’s scary as hell. You can read the entire article...

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Expressionless

Jun 6, 2012 by

Expressionless

There are more expressions than frowning, smiling, laughing and crying. One eyebrow can loft quizzically. The side of her mouth could quirk upwards. His brow can furrow dangerously. Her lips could twitch as she tries to control her laughter. He looks towards the ceiling at the stupid thing she said, she worries at her bottom lip. The thing about expressions is that there are very few just alike. Practicing in the mirror is good, yes, but so is people-watching. Real people, not movies – the actors in movies are highly over-played, even when it doesn’t seem so. Turn off the sound sometime, leave off the captions. Really watch a sitcom that way. Who actually puts up both hands, shrugs both shoulders, widens their eyes and shakes their head too? Have you ever actually seen someone...

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