The Copywriter Underground

I couldn’t believe my RSS Reader (just switched to Google).
Kristen King of Inkthinker laid out NINE (count ‘em) posts containing nothing… but incredibly useful links for writers of all stripes.
A collection of links (mostly to blog posts), she’s obviously kept track of the good stuff, and for writers, it’s suddenly harvest time (only in spring).
Valuable [...]

What Michael Stelzner did for writing blogs has now been done for writing books. On his Writing White Papers site, Michael’s just released the recently voted-upon list of the Top 10 Books for writers: 
On Writing - Important lessons and truths for any writer. By Stephen King.
The Elements of Style - THE reference for language use in a [...]

The whole “eyes gouged out” thing is a teensy exaggeration. I’m not quite willing to do that, though I am ready to fall back on a tired, hoary cliche.
You don’t get to whine if you don’t vote.
Me? I’m voting precisely so I can whine later. It’s not pretty. But with old clients resurfacing and [...]

Yesterday, a new client forwarded an original copy file from their SEO writer. It wasn’t pretty.
The copy was fine. But the formatting was sloppy. The file lacked branding, offered little project information, and even omitted minimal contact information.
That writer would never think to hand over copy poorly written on tissue paper. Why send the electronic [...]

It’s the Internet, so I shouldn’t be surprised when I find an excellent list of reference/style/grammar sites for writers on a design blog.
Still, I’ve been looking for a chance to mention the Designers Who Blog site for ages. Despite the title, they also concern themselves with photography, advertising, writing, etc.
Stop by and kick the tires.
As [...]

Michael Stelzner of Writing White Papers - never one to let a good concept go unused - has morphed his “Ten Best Writer’s blogs” idea into a “Top 10 Books for Writers” post.
I’m learning about a lot of titles I knew little about. But wonder why so few of the classics are seeing the light [...]

I spend hours every day in front of a 19″ flatscreen monitor. I play with new text editors and word processors like they’re toys.
And I know I couldn’t make a living from the base of a 14,162′ inactive volcano if it wasn’t for the Internet.
Yet I can’t quite escape the idea that pens and notebooks [...]

Michael Stelzner of Writing White Papers recently published a list of the top posts of the year from those occupying the Top 10 Writer’s Blogs slots.
As you could imagine, choosing one post from a year’s worth of them isn’t easy, and those chosen by the respective writers cover a lot of ground.
They’re worth a [...]

I love the Notebookism blog. Their dedication to pen and paper resonate, even in this age of treos, palms, bluetooth and all the other “personal” high-tech.

They posted a short paean to listmaking on pen and paper:
Using pen on paper just feels good. You need the right paper and the right pen–an old Bic on a [...]

Last Friday I posted about feeling tired and ready for a break from writing, and what form that break might take.
Well, here it is Friday again, and I feel like I’ve been gently massaged by a dozen baseball bat-wielding youth. And I think it’s time to kill off all this “head off, recharge my batteries [...]