Time sinkingFast movingLink sharingFocus busting,Target settingMood shiftingThirst quenchingMotivating,Fast movingCool buzzingHash tag spinningExasperating,Awe inspiringSmile inducingFriendship buildingInspirating:Twitter.~~~With sincere apologies to the.
Topics: Snippets, Twitter

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I came across this quote on Twitter the other day.Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love~LaoTzuIt made me think in a different way about confidence and writing. About how much...
Topics: kindness, Lao Tzu, Quotes, writing with kindness

{"title":"One Line on Writing and Confidence","post_url":"http:\/\/confidentwriting.com\/2009\/11\/one-line-on-writing-and-confidence\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.confidentwriting.com\/feed","author":"joannayoung","date":"2009-11-02 23:58:56","summary":"I came across this quote on Twitter the other day.Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love~LaoTzuIt made me think in a different way about confidence and writing. About how much..."}

Real humility is not denying the gifts you are offered; it is accepting them. – Alan CohenWhere do the apologies that creep into our writing come from?Thinking about that as I was writing the pieces on apologising, and reading your comments and...
Topics: apologetic writing, confident writing, Inspiration

{"title":"10 Ways to Write Without Apology","post_url":"http:\/\/confidentwriting.com\/2009\/10\/10-ways-to-write-without-apology\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.confidentwriting.com\/feed","author":"joannayoung","date":"2009-10-29 00:58:10","summary":"Real humility is not denying the gifts you are offered; it is accepting them. – Alan CohenWhere do the apologies that creep into our writing come from?Thinking about that as I was writing the pieces on apologising, and reading your comments and..."}

“”Begin at the beginning,”, the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop” ~ Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandI could probably share 500 ways to power up your writing, never mind 5… but...
Topics: active voice, apologetic writing, confident writing, passive voice, plain English, Writing Tips

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One of the defining features of confident writing is that it’s not apologetic.Yes, I know it’s good to signal that you’re human, that you’re not perfect, that you have doubts and concerns and things you’re insecure about...
Topics: apologetic writing, Writing Tips

{"title":"Stop Apologising (for the things you\u2019ve never done)","post_url":"http:\/\/confidentwriting.com\/2009\/10\/stop-apologising-for-the-things-youve-never-done\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.confidentwriting.com\/feed","author":"joannayoung","date":"2009-10-22 00:35:57","summary":"One of the defining features of confident writing is that it’s not apologetic.Yes, I know it’s good to signal that you’re human, that you’re not perfect, that you have doubts and concerns and things you’re insecure about..."}