“The first words of a novel can be enough to set the tone for the whole book,” explain the editors of The Book of Random Oddities. Some of the most famous first lines quoted in the book include: All children, except one, grow up”. (“Peter and Wendy”) Marley was dead, to begin with.” (“A Christmas […]
“Cite” is a verb derived from the Latin citare, meaning to put in motion or summon, explain the editors of The Book of Random Oddities. To cite can mean to quote someone or someone else’s work. It can also mean naming someone in a court summons or giving them a parking ticket. So, as Random […]
“Snowclones are fill-in-the blank clichés, references or patterns,” explain the editors of The Book of Random Oddities. (A faithful buyer of “Not Your Daughter’s Jeans”, I had nevertheless not thought of that brand name as a snowclone.) As a blog content writer, needless to say, I’m constantly on the prowl for expressions that help online […]
Tying into OPN (Other People’s News) is the theme of this week’s Say It For You blog posts. As blog content writers, of course, we can always use new ideas for presenting information to readers about our company, our practice, or our industry. Reading the daily newspaper, I teach, is just one of many strategies […]
You – or your blog content writer – can draw attention to your doings by tying in to OPN (other people’s news), right out of the daily newspaper. This week, in fact, I’m using all three Say It For You posts to take my readers through the exercise of playing off current news and feature […]
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