Hypnotic Writing

23 How to Jump-Start the Muse D o you wait for inspiration before writing? Some writers do. Most of the people who sign up for m ...

was able to write so many books, columns, sermons, and radio shows because he began each day writing gibberish. Sci-Fi master Ra ...

Feels good, doesn’t it? The muse likes to visit relaxed writers, not uptight ones. As Charlie Parker said, “Don’t play the sax- ...

24 How to Nail Your Reader’s Attention T his may be the MOST IMPORTANT CHAPTERin this entire book. Now ask yourselfwhyI have you ...

idea, then works to bring it into living form. And as E.B. White said, “There is no great writing, only great rewriting.” You cr ...

I wanted Thoughtline to be a hit. But not a small hit. I wanted a big,amazing,unforgettable,incredible,made me laugh all the way ...

Better, I thought to myself, but no cigar. I wrote another line down under it. “Who do you need to see to get what you want?” St ...

25 How to Make Your Writing Walk, Talk, and Breathe N ow here are some ways to help you perfect, polish, and strengthen your wri ...

Also use your thesaurus when you need a different word to say what you’ve already said. If you’ve been using the word simplesev- ...

A simile can give your reader a nice jolt. He’s reading along and suddenly you make a comparison that surprises him. That’s elec ...

writing will sell like cold lemonade at a marathon. Overdo it and your writing will read like an advertisement for jelly. Got it ...

“The strategies in this book will teach you how to checkmate the competition!” I could go on and on. Use The Analogy Bookto alte ...

quote, added a line to make it even more relevant to my readers, and put it all into a box to make it stand out. The result was ...

26 Give Me Some Meat! C larence Darrow was a famous trial lawyer. You have probably heard of him and his famous Monkey Trial. Or ...

smarter than that. Frank Perdue of Perdue Farms stated that over 80 percent of all advertised products fail because the ads trea ...

But almost half of his customers demanded refunds! Why? Again, he had left out the meat. The facts. Collier promised more than h ...

27 A Writing Lesson from the World’s Greatest Hypnotist P ull up a chair and sit down. Relax. Let me tell you a brief story abou ...

conscious mind for guidance. When he came out of the trance, he looked down and on his lap was a group of comic books. He didn’t ...

Fyodor Dostoyevsky said, “If people around you will not hear you, fall down before them and beg their forgiveness, for in truth, ...

28 Electrifying Tips for Creating Breakthrough Writing A re there any secrets to writing clear, crisp, alive—even break- through ...