http://writingabookwithwally.com Discover what you need to know to create or acquire writing that drives business Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://writingabookwithwally.com/writingabusinessblog/blog-posts-tips-and-wisdom/#comment-9095 5/18/13: My Recent Writing on Writing » Wally Bock's Zero Draft Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:31 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?p=2190#comment-9095 [...] Blog Posts: Tips and Wisdom Two great sources of short posts are tips from you and wisdom from others. Be careful, though, it’s easy to over-commit. [...] [...] Blog Posts: Tips and Wisdom Two great sources of short posts are tips from you and wisdom from others. Be careful, though, it’s easy to over-commit. [...]

]]> http://writingabookwithwally.com/advice-from-the-masters/#comment-9081 Advice from the Masters: John Pierce » Wally Bock's Zero Draft Wed, 15 May 2013 16:50:05 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?page_id=700#comment-9081 [...] more? Check out the complete list of Advice from the Masters posts. Posted by Wally on May 15, 2013 Tagged with: Advice from the Masters, Writing [...] [...] more? Check out the complete list of Advice from the Masters posts. Posted by Wally on May 15, 2013 Tagged with: Advice from the Masters, Writing [...]

]]> http://writingabookwithwally.com/advice-from-the-masters/#comment-9071 Blog Posts: Tips and Wisdom » Wally Bock's Zero Draft Mon, 13 May 2013 16:36:53 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?page_id=700#comment-9071 [...] else that will help your reader. Quotes are the most common. I do them on this blog as “Advice from the Masters” [...] [...] else that will help your reader. Quotes are the most common. I do them on this blog as “Advice from the Masters” [...]

]]> http://writingabookwithwally.com/writingabook/checking-the-facts-the-chivas-regal-story/#comment-9060 ML Sun, 12 May 2013 00:01:18 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?p=1210#comment-9060 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> http://writingabookwithwally.com/writingabusinessblog/writing-blog-posts-6-tips/#comment-9058 5/11/13: My Recent Writing on Writing » Wally Bock's Zero Draft Sat, 11 May 2013 14:39:38 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?p=2164#comment-9058 [...] Writing Blog Posts: 6 Tips Last week a friend asked for advice on writing blog posts. Here are six tips. [...] [...] Writing Blog Posts: 6 Tips Last week a friend asked for advice on writing blog posts. Here are six tips. [...]

]]> http://writingabookwithwally.com/writingabook/checking-the-facts-the-chivas-regal-story/#comment-9057 Wally Sat, 11 May 2013 13:54:38 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?p=1210#comment-9057 I didn't mean to suggest that there was some list of "verifiable" examples. In the book mentioned in the post, we used an example of pricing in an Indian jewelry store that was reported by Dr. Robert Cialdini in his book on the psychology of persuasion. Lots of people study pricing and many of those studies deal with the psychological effect of price. The behavioral economists, especially Richard Thaler and Dan Ariely share many examples. You'll find a treasure trove of examples and insights in<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/080909469X/" rel="nofollow"> Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)</a> by William Poundstone. I didn’t mean to suggest that there was some list of “verifiable” examples. In the book mentioned in the post, we used an example of pricing in an Indian jewelry store that was reported by Dr. Robert Cialdini in his book on the psychology of persuasion. Lots of people study pricing and many of those studies deal with the psychological effect of price. The behavioral economists, especially Richard Thaler and Dan Ariely share many examples. You’ll find a treasure trove of examples and insights in Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It) by William Poundstone.

]]> http://writingabookwithwally.com/writingabook/checking-the-facts-the-chivas-regal-story/#comment-9046 ML Thu, 09 May 2013 13:32:13 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?p=1210#comment-9046 What are those other "verifiable examples" similar to Chivas? Please share. What are those other “verifiable examples” similar to Chivas? Please share.

]]> http://writingabookwithwally.com/writing-skills-and-tools/6-steps-to-becoming-a-good-writer/#comment-9044 Blogging: List Posts » Wally Bock's Zero Draft Wed, 08 May 2013 16:43:59 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?p=1109#comment-9044 [...] 6 Steps to Becoming a Good Writer [...] [...] 6 Steps to Becoming a Good Writer [...]

]]> http://writingabookwithwally.com/writing-tips/read-your-writing-aloud/#comment-9031 Writing Blog Posts: 6 Tips » Wally Bock's Zero Draft Mon, 06 May 2013 16:40:14 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?p=210#comment-9031 [...] Reading your post aloud lets your mouth catch things your brain will miss. As William Zinsser told us: “People read with their ears, whether they know it or not.” That means you should do some of your writing with your voice. [...] [...] Reading your post aloud lets your mouth catch things your brain will miss. As William Zinsser told us: “People read with their ears, whether they know it or not.” That means you should do some of your writing with your voice. [...]

]]> http://writingabookwithwally.com/writingabusinessblog/blog-writing-get-going/#comment-9018 5/4/13: My Recent Writing on Writing » Wally Bock's Zero Draft Sat, 04 May 2013 13:15:37 +0000 http://writingabookwithwally.com/?p=2140#comment-9018 [...] Blog Writing: Get going! After the headline, you’ve only got a few seconds to grab your reader’s attention. Don’t waste it on preliminaries. [...] [...] Blog Writing: Get going! After the headline, you’ve only got a few seconds to grab your reader’s attention. Don’t waste it on preliminaries. [...]

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