by Lynn Lipinski | Aug 23, 2013 | Fiction, Writing
Writing is not unlike mining for gemstones. It’s labor intensive, can be frustrating and sometimes surprisingly rewarding. You can write better reports, blogs, emails and tweets if you break your writing tasks into three easy steps, similar to those taken by a...
by Lynn Lipinski | Aug 13, 2013 | Essays and Features, Personal, Writing
Two minutes of running as a beginner and I was gasping for air. How did people run for a mile? I couldn’t make it around the block. I asked my fast-footed sister for advice. “You’ve got to slow your breathing down,” she said. I had no idea how...
by Lynn Lipinski | May 31, 2013 | Technology, Writing
Worm: The First Digital World War by Mark Bowden My rating: 4 of 5 stars So, can Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, make TCP/IP and the domain name system exciting? The answer is yes and no. The 2008 Conficker worm infected millions of...
by Lynn Lipinski | May 1, 2013 | Writing
Writing about complex ideas sometimes brings out the big vocabulary words and abstract expressions. This seems like the right approach — complex ideas should be explained and expounded upon with complex words, right? Wrong. If reader understanding and retention...
by Lynn Lipinski | Apr 23, 2013 | Writing
Who says business writing has to be boring? OK, probably lots of people do. But anyway, there are lots of easy ways to liven up your memo and report writing which will increase the chances that someone, somewhere will actually read it all the way through. Here’s...
by Lynn Lipinski | Sep 29, 2012 | Writing
The much-maligned passive voice in writing is a cardinal sin amongst those serious about the art form as well as those championing clear writing. But passive voice is more of a necessary evil than something that must be banished at all costs. Passive voice...
