Content Mastery Guide

Editor and Ghostwriter

Articles – an easier way

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This blog is all about you creating your own content. Because I truly believe that you can! And once you create it, I'm here to help you refine it, if you choose.

AND, I know that some people just have too much else going on to deal with creating content for a newsletter or other article marketing pursuits.

That's why I was so impressed when I first came across Claire Communications. I saw their exhibit at the ICF Conference in Quebec City, but I think by then I'd already noticed that they were handling the newsletter design and delivery for CTI (Coaches Training Institute, where I trained as a coach).

Linda Puig, the brains and beauty behind Claire Communications, has put together a wonderful service. Her customers can choose between a variety of customization and personalization options, and end up with a completely hands-off solution for either an ezine or a hardcopy newsletter (or a great combo offer).

She also sells stand-alone articles that you can personalize and use.

Quotes are a great source of inspiration for your own writing

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Ideas are infinite, original, and lively divine thoughts.  Friedrich Von Schlegel (1772–1829), German philosopher.

Have you ever noticed that some of your favourite authors tend to pepper their work with interesting quotes about their topic?

Quotes are a great addition to any piece (I’m going to try to remember to use them more myself!), and one of my favourite sources is:

http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/

It’s a searachable database of over 87,00 quotations. You’re sure to find quotations on virtually any topic.

Quick Writing Prompt: Enter a search term at Bartleby or Think Exist and see where that takes you.

Be still and ask for ideas

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I don’t spend a lot of time being still, I admit it.

However, I’ve found that when I stop rushing madly to figure something out, and just sit with the question (e.g. "What would be a good idea for my next newsletter article or blog post?"), an answer always comes to me.

Quick Writing Prompt: Clear your mind, if only for a moment. Focus on the one question or problem you’d like an answer for, and be still. Repeat as needed 😉

Now Available – printable Top 10 Article Generator worksheet (“on the go” version)

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Someone just wrote and said they'd be taking the Top 10 Article Generator away on vacation (great idea, actually! I always find traveling very "fertile" for brainstorming and new perspectives).

That made me realize that the MS Word "fill-in" form version really doesn't travel well – it's meant to be used on-screen.

In case there are more of you who'd like the chance to work on your Top 10 article away from your computer, I've now included a printable Top 10 Article Generator worksheet when you sign up.

[Update – December 8, 2012 – This resource is no longer available. Check what's new by visiting the Resources page.]