We know that rhetoric is the art of speaking or writing in words and phrases that have the power to persuade. In many ways, rhetoric is the art of persuasion. It is the “art of persuading”. One of the best ways to understand rhetoric is through the example of the two famous words of the…

If you are someone who enjoys the process of writing notes, here is a way you can make notes. Write the note on the back of a napkin, or on the back of a note card, or anywhere else. Add a few lines of note-taking information and you have a nice note to take to…

I recently had a discussion with a writer that I was planning to post in our blog. She mentioned that she had to write the book herself because she didn’t want to read any advice on writing from a blog post or an article. I said, ‘You should be writing the book yourself!’ She replied,…

I’ve been writing goals and objectives for as long as I can remember. They are things that I want to accomplish as an adult, and I have to admit that sometimes they get in the way. For example, my goal to read 100 books in the next year is a little bit more challenging than…

In legal writing, we’re presented with numbers, or numbers of the same type, that we’re trying to figure out and determine something. To me, this is a concept of “what’s the number?”, or “how many?”, or “how many of this?” It’s a process of taking a number and then trying to figure out what it…

Writing is a great way to create a sense of self-awareness. We all know that our writing is a reflection of our thoughts and feelings, and our writing is always our own. We all know that our writing should be written out loud. I wrote out loud my feelings about moving to California for the…

It’s a very personal style, so it can be hard to discern if just the style is what you’re looking for. With that said, there are a variety of poetic styles to choose from. I like to go with the flow and let the words do the talking for me. I think that the way…

I can’t count how many times I’ve heard someone say, “I’m just a writer.” You know what I mean? I’m a writer, yes. But I’m also a student, a teacher, a friend, a mentor, a parent, and a caregiver. At the end of the day, I’m all of those things and more. I’m also a…

I was born in California. That means I grew up in the ‘hood, meaning I didn’t get to see many places outside of that ‘hood. I didn’t have the opportunity to experience many things firsthand before I was a teenager. I never had the chance to study abroad in a foreign country, to travel, or…

We all have our own ways of thinking and ways of expressing ourselves. As a writer I often think about my own writing and try to figure out how I can use it in a different way. I often think about writing for a different purpose, and I'm not talking about making money here. I'm…