Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Top Articles & Content Writing on Internet

Top Articles & Content Writing on Internet


How Hard Could It Be? By Joel Spolsky: Let's Take This Offline

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 12:33 PM PST

Speaking in Tongues - The New York Review of Books

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:31 AM PST

やればできる卒論の書き方

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:03 AM PST

My Roger Ebert Story | Deadspin.com

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:48 AM PST

2009 September | www.jonsblog.com

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:38 AM PST

Manual submission of websites to website directories is labour intensive and time consuming. Save time on doing one of the necessary but often tedious tasks of manually submitting your websites to website directories by signing up to Brad Callen's Directory Submitter.

Why There Is No Jewish Narnia > Publications > Jewish Review of Books

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:36 AM PST

Although it might seem unlikely that anyone would wonder whether the author of The Lord of the Rings was Jewish, the Nazis took no chances. When the publishing firm of Ruetten & Loening was negotiating with J. R. R. Tolkien over a German translation of The Hobbit in 1938, they demanded that Tolkien provide written assurance that he was an Aryan. Tolkien chastised the publishers for "impertinent and irrelevant inquiries," and—ever the professor of philology— lectured them on the proper meaning of the term: "As far as I am aware none of my ancestors spoke Hindustani, Persian, Gypsy, or any related dialects." As to being Jewish, Tolkien regretted that "I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people."

David Kamp on John Hughes | Features | Vanity Fair

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:45 AM PST

Why Socialism? Albert Einstein - Monthly Review

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:07 AM PST

You should follow me on Twitter | Dustin Curtis

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:04 PM PST

Ten rules for writing fiction | Books | guardian.co.uk

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:08 PM PST

Stephen Fry's letter to his 16-year-old self | Media | The Guardian

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:56 PM PST

beautiful.

How to write a nut graf—and reel in the readers

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PST

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You must read this post.

OK, whatever, you can read it if you want. I had to get the lede over with so I could get to …

the nut graf! In my opinion, you see, this little paragraph (this one right here) is one of the most important parts of an article. It’s what keeps your readers reading. It’s what most blog posts are missing. And it’s one simple addition that will improve your composition—be it a newspaper piece; magazine feature; editorial or, yes, blog post—by leaps and bounds.

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WHAT IS A NUT GRAF?

At The Philadelphia Inquirer, reporters and editors called it the “You may have wondered why we invited you to this party?” section.
Chip Scanlan, Poynter

It’s like the thesis statement in a term paper.
Celeste Mitchell, mediabistro.com

While perusing a post, have you ever thought, why am I reading this? And then you don’t find out until near the end what the point of the thing was? That post may be craving a nut graf.

Nut graf is a journalism term. So is a related word, lede. You gotta know it too.

Lede (or lead): The first paragraph (or so) of an article. What draws the reader in.

Nut graf: The paragraph that tells what the story’s about, so people know why to keep reading—and whether they want to. It’s usually the second paragraph. It can, however, be combined with the lede, come a bit later or be longer. (News paragraphs are shorter than book ones—even one or two sentences long.)

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EXAMPLES OF NUT GRAFS
… straight from your blogs

Without a nut graf, posts often read like diary entries or pointless compositions. And maybe that’s the, well, point. If a writer has trouble figuring out what to say in a nut graph,” says journalist Michelle V. Rafter at her blog WordCount, “it could be because they haven't figured out what the story they're writing is about.”

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DISCLAIMER

Not every blog post needs a nut graf—some narrative stories or really short posts, for example. But in my opinion, most can improve with them.

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FURTHER READING

Chip Scanlan has a thorough article about nut grafs over at Poynter.

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QUESTIONS? THOUGHTS?

Any questions? Do you see blog posts that could use this addition?


I’m a freelance writer and editor. I leapt here from a magazine whose site I still edit, and I offer blog-writing consultations. Read more about my fascinating self
here.

Images courtesy www.pdclipart.org.

About

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:29 PM PST

With the explosion of social media, increase in connectivity and continuing evolution of the 24/7 information cycle, words matter in ways that never have mattered before.

Customers need to be reached. Messages need to be sent. Speakers need to be heard. Articles need to be read. Pages need to be uploaded and downloaded. And all these things need to be done accurately, creatively and on deadline. Whether it's 140 characters or 140 pages, consumers of words have come to expect excellence.

Your company, your cause, your client needs copy that reflects the savvy and sophistication of your audience. You need a writer who understands media in all its platforms, in all its formats.

I've written for companies large and small (press releases, internal communications and newsletters), newspapers, magazines, non-profits, literary magazines, academic journals, business journals, private individuals, and, of course, for numerous websites.

Among the topics I’ve written about: Forex Trading, Raw Food, Moving/Relocation, Insurance, Finance, Travel, Film, Music, History, Politics, Energy, the Environment, Law and every major sport and plenty of minor ones too.

I know how to adapt my writing to suit different audiences.

Contact me today to discuss how I can help you determine what words work for you.

Product Profiles

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:59 PM PST

Here's a group of articles I wrote for Rodale/Men's Health about various office, travel and leisure products. Specific product recommendations have been removed.

Body Paint

Carry-On Bag

Desk Lamp

Electric Currency Adaptor

Electronic Translator

Fax Machine

Garment Bag

Office Chair

Office Desk

Resume Paper

Speaker Phone

Stadium Chair

Tailgating Chair

Travel Alarm Clock

Travel Iron

Forex How-To Articles

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:21 PM PST

Here’s a group of Forex (Foreign Currency Exchange) How-To articles I wrote for a Portuguese client. They are meant for general interest or for traders new to Forex:

Day Trading on Forex

Forex Course

Forex Education

Forex Software

Manual Trading vs. Automatic Trading

Selecting a Forex Strategy

Why You Need a Forex Trading Diary

Moving/Relocation Articles

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:51 PM PST

This is a series of articles I wrote for an C & M Moving in Houston, TX.

They are fictionalized accounts of real people's moving stories. 

There’s four so far and they’re viewable here, here, here and here.

Come visit me on Associated Content!

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 07:44 PM PST

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Posted: 02 Mar 2010 12:30 AM PST

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Posted: 02 Mar 2010 12:29 AM PST

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Posted: 02 Mar 2010 12:26 AM PST

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Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:58 PM PST

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Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:37 PM PST

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Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PST

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