Innovative Writing Techniques

     How to keep your audience
             breathless
Lesson 1: Ball Gagging
Writing is tough.
  I call BS!           .
                       Attention
                         whore!




You just want              I’m
traffic to your        offended.
     cave.
The Key: Engage

   You inspire           .    I’m going to
      me!                    re-draw this to
                                  all my
                                followers



I “liked” this on
    Facecave

                                 Will you be the
                               keynote drawer at
                                our conference?
Our goal today: to give you cave octopi

                              You can’t
                            even spell me.
                               I am that
                              awesome.
Your Hosts
What’s my motivation?
• Why am I doing this?
• What makes you sit down and start typing?
• Amy: photography and images
What’s my motivation?
• Leslie: Prompted writing
• Jim: being called out             It’s been so
                                    long since I
I’m really happy for                 last post---
 you, Imma let you
finish, but BusyDad
is the greatest blog
procrastinator of all
         time!
How do I start?
Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages
exercise.
How do I start?
Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird and the
concept of the “Shitty First Draft”
- THE BIBLE of writing, according to
Leslie
How do I start?
Everything starts out as a “Shitty First Draft” – according to Jim, who has
no proof to back up that statement.




   “And now,” cried Max, “let’s turn this mutha out!”
But my life is uninteresting
• Photoshop
“Photoshop makes your wildest dreams come true.”
But my life is uninteresting
• The Blog-Given right to embellish




            No


                                      Yes
You can make anything engaging
Make lists
Write an
opinion piece
Tie it into the most watched viral
          video of the year
Tie it into current events
                 “I was going to let
                    it go when the
                    quick brown fox
                    jumped over
                    the lazy dog,
                    look at what
                    happens when
                    we do…”
Get scientific on it
Get poetic on it
Tap into your community
Dare to be…




  You.

Innovative writing techniques

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    Innovative Writing Techniques How to keep your audience breathless
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    Writing is tough. I call BS! . Attention whore! You just want I’m traffic to your offended. cave.
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    The Key: Engage You inspire . I’m going to me! re-draw this to all my followers I “liked” this on Facecave Will you be the keynote drawer at our conference?
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    Our goal today:to give you cave octopi You can’t even spell me. I am that awesome.
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    What’s my motivation? •Why am I doing this? • What makes you sit down and start typing? • Amy: photography and images
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    What’s my motivation? •Leslie: Prompted writing • Jim: being called out It’s been so long since I I’m really happy for last post--- you, Imma let you finish, but BusyDad is the greatest blog procrastinator of all time!
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    How do Istart? Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages exercise.
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    How do Istart? Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird and the concept of the “Shitty First Draft” - THE BIBLE of writing, according to Leslie
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    How do Istart? Everything starts out as a “Shitty First Draft” – according to Jim, who has no proof to back up that statement. “And now,” cried Max, “let’s turn this mutha out!”
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    But my lifeis uninteresting • Photoshop
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    “Photoshop makes yourwildest dreams come true.”
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    But my lifeis uninteresting • The Blog-Given right to embellish No Yes
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    You can makeanything engaging
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    Tie it intothe most watched viral video of the year
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    Tie it intocurrent events “I was going to let it go when the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog, look at what happens when we do…”
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    Tap into yourcommunity
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