Le Adorare Productions
San Antonio, TX

You are my hero and I am so proud you are sharing your wisdom and those who receive it will benefit greatly!

God Bless and Congrats,

Micky

Still very wise counsel indeed. This is the reminder I needed today.

Bob
Minneapolis

When I started blogging, I made a commitment to myself to post at least once a month which I have been able to achieve (often with just a few minutes to spare).

If you are like me, you hear about those bloggers who post at least once a day! I don’t think I have the time or energy to do that so I will stick with my once a month plan:)

A tip I wanted to share with you is that I find it helpful to work on 2 or 3 blog posts at the same time on the subjects I write: entrepreneurship and technology. I find that I get more information over the longer time period as opposed to just sitting down and writing. This practice improves my writing and I am better able to communicate my thoughts and ideas more succinctly.

Plus, this allows me to have a post ready to go every month so I fulfill my writing commitment. I started this 3 years ago so I have several drafts ready to go: 42 drafts a matter of fact.

That means I could release a blog post for the next 36 months (assuming some of these drafts don’t make the cut and will be deleted) and I will not miss a deadline. Plus it motivates me to think about my favorite subjects in a more richer way in order to allow me to communicate them to the world.

Maybe my technique will help you tackle your writer’s block. I know there are many Mike Smith fans who want to hear what you have to say (me being one of the biggest)!

Thanks and God Bless,

Micky Thompson

See my bracketed edits and comments below:

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A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again;[replaced the comma w/ a semicolon] clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a three-year-old[hyphens for a compound adjective; 3 changed since it is a one-syllable number with no surrounding double-digits] boy. His mother tugged him along, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard[comma] and the child continued to walk[add comma] turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

. . .

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston[add comma] and the seats averaged $100. This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the[The] Washington Post [and italicize all three words] as part of an[a] social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines["outlines" here is awkward diction; how about "primary questions" asked were these: in[In] a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour:[use a comma instead of that colon] Do[do] we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context? One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written on an almost priceless instrument, how many other things are we missing?

[Outstanding! I would like to pass the revision on -- with your approval -- to my Interpersonal Communication class at City University of Seattle, and I would love you to hire me as one of your proofreaders.]

Respectfully,

Geoff M. Pope
S E A T T L E
206.354.3233
a close friend of Dan Johnson