26 ideas, in fact.
For business owners, an ability to tell stories and express a point of view matters.
And, while there may be a big push to video and audio formats, for many people there will still be a lot of value in developing their writing skillset (content, internal/external communication).
I recognise that this is a bit rich coming from someone who isn’t a “writer” by profession, but these points have been really helpful for me personally in the last 5 years.
- Start a daily blog
- Research basic story structure
- Write longer, thoughtful captions
- Follow writers, surround yourself with creative people.
- Consider yourself a “writer” or speaker.
- Understand tempo and sentence lengths
- Use simple language that matches your audience
- Start a podcast
- Read frequently
- Tell stories
- Find “hero’s” and study their work
- Write content or copy even if you don’t feel like it.
- Learn to write contextually for different platforms
- Create long form content
- Each sentence has a purpose, each word has a purpose
- Expect half of your stuff to be below average
- Learn to see the resistance
- Try new things.
- Think about tone
- Commit to volume before quality
- Don’t overdo emoji’s
- Carry a notebook for ideas
- Expect to start again sometimes
- Share your work
- Be patient
- Seek feedback.
