Archive for the 'Creativity' Category

21 Ways to be Interesting

July 20, 2008

Copyblogger is tired of people telling writers that the secret to success is, “Be interesting.” Duh, no kidding. How does one do that? Here are 21 ways that Copyblogger says you can make your writing interesting.

1) Be wrong
2) Be right
3) Communicate what others can’t
4) Do something
5) Surprise people
6) Make people laugh
7) Offer them an aspirin
8) Show a (half) naked woman
9) Tell them who they are
10) Predict the future
11) Unleash your inner dork
12) Be courageous
13) Be startlingly honest
14) Be irreverent
15) Tell a good story
16) Break an important piece of news
17) Disprove the proven
18) Pick the perfect picture
19) Master the metaphor
20) Create a work of art
21) Put your readers first

Creativity

June 4, 2008

“Every creative act is a sudden cessation of stupidity.”

–Edwin Land, founder of Polaroid

Keep Going

June 2, 2008

If you only get better the more you do it, you better do it more!