by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 24, 2014 | Writing
“Make every word count.” — Sol Stein. Do you wonder why your sentences seem to lack the power of those of other authors? Here’s three editing fixes that will add power to your paragraphs. Let’s say you wrote: She detested and disliked telephone callers asking...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 17, 2014 | Creating
“The artist finds a greater pleasure in painting than in having completed the picture.” — Lucius Seneca. Do you dream of people buying your art masterpieces or reading your bestseller or attending your sold-out performance? Or do you picture the Most Creative...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 10, 2014 | Writing
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” — Albert Einstein Do many of your sentences and paragraphs end with words, such as “his,” “it,” “with,” or “was”? If yes, you’ve left your reader with a dull word. It gives him...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 3, 2014 | Leading
“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” — Philippians 4:8 You want to stay focused on that “excellent or praiseworthy”...