by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 30, 2010 | PR
Despite widespread reports of its demise at the hands of social media, the news release is not just alive, but relevant. Its basic format continues to be an important way to distribute content to both online and traditional media. The same principles that scored...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 9, 2010 | Writing
Write fright, or fear of the blank page, is hard to overcome. The white page on the computer screen seems naked, and my attempts at sentence fragments, much less paragraphs, offer it as much cover as a fig leaf. Maybe I should use a larger font. Try double spacing. ...
by Lynn Lipinski | Nov 19, 2010 | Fiction, Writing
Like a stand-up comedian, a writer who wants to make a reader laugh out loud uses attitude combined with observation. Usually, this means departing from the norms of polite conversation or objective writing, and incorporating feelings, opinions and (mis)perceptions...
by Lynn Lipinski | Nov 7, 2010 | Unsolicited advice
Department stores are decked out for Christmas, and the turkey cooking hotlines have operators waiting to assist you with Thanksgiving dinner questions, and I’m thinking about spring. No, I’m not a scrooge looking to get the holidays over as quickly as...
by Lynn Lipinski | Oct 31, 2010 | Personal
He created the haunting, swampy guitar sound that made the Smiths’ How Soon Is Now? the perfect anthem for all my teenage angst. Happy 47th birthday to our generation’s signature guitarist.
