I’d Rather Be Writing – Tom Johnson

Aligning Yourself with a Cause

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 Posted in Technical Writing | 6 Comments »

At a department Christmas social the other week, we had a special meeting following lunch. During the meeting, people spontaneously shared their feelings about working for the Church or other ... Read more..

How Do Blogs and Wikis Fit Together?

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 Posted in Blogging, Wikis | 7 Comments »

Although many people put blogs and wikis in the same social media category, blogs and wikis are actually quite different. Blogs are individually authored mini-magazines or journals where one author ... Read more..

My Guest Post on Unstoppability for DMN Communications

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Blogging, Creativity, Technical Writing | 4 Comments »

I wrote a guest post on Unstoppability for my friends Scott Nesbitt and Aaron Davis at DMN Communications. Scott and Aaron are two technical communicators based in Toronto who have ... Read more..

If You’re a Writer, Write

Monday, July 13th, 2009 Posted in Creativity | 25 Comments »

Many of you—at least a third, I'm guessing—are writers by nature. You majored in English, dabbled in creative writing, probably immerse yourself in literary novels at lunch. You love the ... Read more..

Managing Writers: Interview with Richard Hamilton (podcast)

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | 1 Comment »

[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/managingwriters.mp3] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Length: 35 min. Richard Hamilton is the author of Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation. His book, published ... Read more..

“Like My Own Personal Brand of Heroin”

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in Blogging | 7 Comments »

The other night Jane and I saw Twilight. It wasn't my first choice, but it's not bad, especially for a vampire movie. Actually, Edward Cullen's phrase, "You're like my own ... Read more..

Writers See Stories Where Others Don’t

Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in Creativity | 2 Comments »

Last week I had the opportunity to listen to Chad Hymas, an inspirational speaker (not the Chris Farley type), who related several powerful stories that changed him. A quadriplegic after ... Read more..

Brain Waves and the Stimulation of Motivation/Creativity

Thursday, November 1st, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 9 Comments »

I listened to virtual rain fall for several hours today, trying to determine whether the pitter-patter of the falling rain is, as the Writer’s Mind CD says, stimulating the Alpha ... Read more..