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Road ahead: Fab 45-Day 5 finds the Intersections

Giant highway sign saying THE FUTURE and an exit arrow

Writing to you with something useful and interesting and perhaps even entertaining is on my mind a lot these days.

grad cap thumbnailWhat have the past hundreds upon hundreds of blogs I’ve birthed into the world had in common? No matter the topic or the source of the publishing impetus, they were written with a specific teaching or marketing purpose in mind. I sketched an outline, usually with a clear objective. Sometimes I just went at it. I knew the pattern I taught my college level business writing students would kick in to bring my ideas to completion and then to publication:

  • Planning 20% of time 
  • Writing  30% of time 
  • Refining/ Revising 45% of time 
  • Evaluating 5% of the time

Social media posts had that edge of spontaneity. They’re more often in the moment and often stimulated by the instant influence of others’ posts, or the news on the radio as I worked.

 Today, Day 5 of the Fab 45 fuses the planned and the just popped up! I’ve decided to respond to something remarkable in my day as the jumping off point. I can’t help but write in some more valued by also sharing some archived wisdom and maybe some point form tips. Today: Intersections

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