by Scott Dreyer | Apr 21, 2021 | Writing
In my award-winning book Write Like a Champion, I explain several common types of writing tasks: how-to, persuasive, definition, etc. In a “definition” paper, you seek to define a term. That came to mind while recently listening to a podcast by master...
by Scott Dreyer | Apr 15, 2021 | Writing
One of my favorite forms of exercise is walking. Some 200 years ago Thomas Jefferson also recommended taking long walks was the best exercise. But unlike Jefferson, I also like to listen to podcasts while I walk. That way, I can strengthen myself physically, mentally,...
by Scott Dreyer | Dec 17, 2020 | Writing
A Literary Analysis paper, aka Rhetorical Analysis, is a kind of sophisticated writing. For this task, the author reads another writer’s text and identifies and analyzes the literary devices, emotional appeals, etc. that the first author uses in his or her...
by Scott Dreyer | Apr 28, 2020 | Writing
This link is from the Paul Revere house and gives the historical background of that historic night. This poem from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow made Revere’s ride famous in history. However, it is rather inaccurate, in that Revere–who was one of three riders...
by Scott Dreyer | Apr 9, 2020 | Writing
This writing assignment, in a Q&A format, comes from a Seth Godin Freelancer course I am taking, titled “A Course for Freelancers who want to move up.” In line 1, Godin tells me to make my answers public, so as an obedient student, here they are. (Do...
by Scott Dreyer | Mar 4, 2020 | Writing
Growing up, I loved listening to the radio. With today’s technology, radio now almost sounds like stone-age know-how, but the AM and FM sound waves opened up new worlds to me as a young listener in Virginia. During many summers I sat by the road with my little...
