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Write Like You Mean It: Mastering Your Passion for the Written Word
“Honest, transparent, and realistic . . . His approach offers insights, advice, and sensible strategies to stop procrastinating and start writing.” —Neil Foote, Principal Lecturer, Mayborn School of Journalism
In his debut title, Write Like You Mean It, award-winning journalist and content writer Steve Gamel dives into his best advice for writers that he has gathered over the years. With stories from his early years and frequent foibles as a journalist, Gamel equips aspiring writers with trade tips to learn, tools to utilize, and lessons to write stronger content. He has designed “a book that is useful to all kinds of first-time writers, veteran writers, nonfiction writers, fiction writers, freelance writers, college writers, high school writers, writers who own their own business, and so forth.”
Simple steps in each chapter break down the productivity practices of creatives, the organization needed to get to the finish line, and the purpose behind it drawing readers in with quality content and style. He discusses the intentional processes behind organizing ideas, conducting interviews, beating writer’s block, networking, editing, and publishing. Whether you’re an old hand at writing, a novice, or a college professor aspiring to write full-time, this book is for you, so you too can Write Like You Mean It!
“Blazes a trail for aspiring writers . . . provides numerous practical tips and suggestions to help you deal with the challenges of writing and getting published.” —Tim Stevenson, Master Sherpa Executive Coach, and author of Better
“Steve does a great job of laying things out in an easy format that communicates good information to the reader—which is what writing is all about.” —Ben Baby, NFL and Boxing Reporter, ESPN
In his debut title, Write Like You Mean It, award-winning journalist and content writer Steve Gamel dives into his best advice for writers that he has gathered over the years. With stories from his early years and frequent foibles as a journalist, Gamel equips aspiring writers with trade tips to learn, tools to utilize, and lessons to write stronger content. He has designed “a book that is useful to all kinds of first-time writers, veteran writers, nonfiction writers, fiction writers, freelance writers, college writers, high school writers, writers who own their own business, and so forth.”
Simple steps in each chapter break down the productivity practices of creatives, the organization needed to get to the finish line, and the purpose behind it drawing readers in with quality content and style. He discusses the intentional processes behind organizing ideas, conducting interviews, beating writer’s block, networking, editing, and publishing. Whether you’re an old hand at writing, a novice, or a college professor aspiring to write full-time, this book is for you, so you too can Write Like You Mean It!
“Blazes a trail for aspiring writers . . . provides numerous practical tips and suggestions to help you deal with the challenges of writing and getting published.” —Tim Stevenson, Master Sherpa Executive Coach, and author of Better
“Steve does a great job of laying things out in an easy format that communicates good information to the reader—which is what writing is all about.” —Ben Baby, NFL and Boxing Reporter, ESPN
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212 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 14, 2021
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October 30, 2021
Great for beginner writers or those curious about the writing world. Covers many aspects of a writing career without getting too in-depth with anything. Journalism, freelancing, and fiction writing are all covered. Best for aspiring writers or teenagers/young adults interested in the writing life.
January 8, 2024
Write Like You Mean It is the bag of tricks, tips, and guides all aspiring writers should have in their reference collection. It is not a play-by-play color commentary that takes your writing “back, back, back…outta here.” Rather, it is a hybrid collection of advice and anecdotes by an aspiring sports broadcaster turned print media specialist that gets you thinking about the writing process as a whole.
My only complaint, and reason for not giving 5-stars, is that Write Like You Mean It heavily caters to a particular group of writers. While this is to be expected given the author’s professional history, it seems as though the book draws on this shared experience when highlighting some of key messages. For those of us without this particular background, we may be left asking, “How so? How can I apply [insert specific objective here] to help with [chapter goal/topic] when I don’t share the frame of reference and experience?”
Despite the occasional lapse of connectivity, the book serves as great catalyst to get you thinking about how you write, how to improve your writing, and how to guarantee that your love of the craft, your enthusiasm for your message, is conveyed to your audience.
My only complaint, and reason for not giving 5-stars, is that Write Like You Mean It heavily caters to a particular group of writers. While this is to be expected given the author’s professional history, it seems as though the book draws on this shared experience when highlighting some of key messages. For those of us without this particular background, we may be left asking, “How so? How can I apply [insert specific objective here] to help with [chapter goal/topic] when I don’t share the frame of reference and experience?”
Despite the occasional lapse of connectivity, the book serves as great catalyst to get you thinking about how you write, how to improve your writing, and how to guarantee that your love of the craft, your enthusiasm for your message, is conveyed to your audience.
January 23, 2023
The chapter on writers block was very effective in identifying the causes of writers block and offering solutions. Otherwise, I found the book to be lacking in specific and practical details for writers to apply to their own writing. Also, I found the footnotes pointing to the author's blog to be silly. Firstly, it's not credible to cite yourself as evidence to make your point. Secondly, he could have simply incorporated that information into the book directly. Even though I thought the book that had a reasonable length, but it could have benefited from the additional information.
September 27, 2024
This book has a lot of goop tips and tricks. From someone who has been there.
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