words and writing

“You have to think before you write because great headlines aren’t great sentences—they’re great ideas expressed in words. Remember, you’re a creative first and writer second.” — Dan Nelken, A Self-Help Guide for Copywriters

“There are many good reasons for writing that have nothing to do with being published. Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of its satisfactions is to come to terms with your life narrative. Another is to work through some of life’s hardest knocks—loss, grief, illness, addiction, disappointment, failure—and to find understanding and