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By: 4 tips for teaching the strong-willed writer — In Our Write Minds

4 tips for teaching the strong-willed writer — In Our Write Minds — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:17:06 +0000

[...] Ben Franklin taught himself to write by studying and imitating great books. Samuel Johnson, who compiled the first English dictionary, [...]

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Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:47:41 +0000

[...] Curious about how the man on the hundred dollar bill did his thing? Read his autobiography or check out this article called, “How Ben Franklin Learned to Write.” [...]

By: "How Ben Franklin Learned to Write" by John Forde » Copywriters Clearinghouse - Home

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:18:24 +0000

“How Ben Franklin Learned to Write” by John Forde…

Eight times, Ben Franklin crossed the Atlantic.France, Spain, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany…

By: Writing Tips from Benjamin Franklin « the creative space

Writing Tips from Benjamin Franklin « the creative space — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:59:27 +0000

[...] Writing Tips from Benjamin Franklin [...]

By: jackforde

jackforde — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:07:18 +0000

@Bernie:
Incidentally, I’ve just started reading “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell. It’s the “story of success,” as in… he takes a look at what patterns are common for people who have succeeded in all kinds of fields. It’s less a how-to manual and more of a scientific observation. In chapter two, he’s writing about the 10,000-hour rule. Simply, that there are innate qualities that get people started with an advantage, but in the great majority of cases it’s the time they put into perfecting their talents that makes 95% of the difference. In short, what’s the secret to greatness in anything? Time on the job.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:54:18 +0000

Nice piece. Many of the “great ones” only became great after years and hours of practice. The same applies to Beethoven, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan. Practice, practice and more practice, leads to perfection.

By: jackforde

jackforde — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:50:12 +0000

Thanks! With my Philadelphia roots, I’m a big fan of Franklin too. Read his autobiography if you haven’t already. Exceptional.

By: Chris Endres

Chris Endres — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:32:47 +0000

Thank you for writing this peice. I loved the view into the mind of Ben Franklin, whom I have always admired. I never really thought of Ben as a copywriter, and your observations are excellent and on point, and beyond that, useful.

Thank you again,

Chris Endres

By: Abdul Rahman A Samad

Abdul Rahman A Samad — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:39:39 +0000

Damn. Good stuff here. I think I read it somewhere in Masters of Copywriting too about this stuff. About writing using the outline and stuff.