Archive for September, 2016

What do a jog around the block and a good stiff drink have to do with each other? Both can bust up writers’ block. Find out how.

Today we’re talking with an expert: Mansi Rana, the managing director of EZ Rankings, a pioneering digital services provider in India. Read more…

You don’t always need to be a seasoned company to master content marketing. Check out these 4 startups that are doing it right. Read more.

How can the hospitality industry capitalize on content marketing? Find out here.

Media Shower writer Marshall Hopkins is a technical writer who has worked with law firms on complex legal and medical training documents and legal IT documents for a major oil and gas corporation. Every writer will experience this one day: writer’s block. You want to write. You NEED to write. But the ideas aren’t coming.Read More…

Media Shower writer Jane Gregory is well-known for her work in travel, marketing, and education. You can follow her on Twitter. “Welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring.” So said Count Dracula, in Bram Stoker’s classic novel of 1897.

The original first paragraph of this entry was trite and unconvincing. It was poorly worded and cliche. I hated every word of it…and yet, that made it the perfect opening paragraph. Why? Because I knew it was crap, and that’s exactly what I wanted it to be. And then, I deleted it. Read more…

What does success look like, and how will you know when you get there? I was always frustrated by the number of my creative writing students who wanted to write a novel. They seemed to think the only route through to being a successful writer was having your name on the dust jacket of the latest best seller.Read more…

Media Shower writer Patrick Zuva is well-known for his work in travel, health, and business. Back when I first started writing for the web, excited after delivering an article that my client had been very happy with, I was anxious to see how it looked on a real web page.Read more…

Whether a seasoned author or a high school journalism student, all writers encounter writer’s block at some point in their careers. Writer’s block can be similar to that one cousin at a family reunion: annoying, suffocating and, alas, unavoidable. Read more…