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I applied today for an opportunity to do some writing and I’m very excited about it.  I’m not going to go into a great deal of detail right now because it’s probably not appropriate.  I also signed up today for a two day copywriting seminar in March.  It’s not that I think I am a weak writer, it’s because I want to put some polish on skills, maybe learn some new techniques but mostly I want some insight on how to become a really successful writer.

I don’t mean successful in a monetary way (although I have to admit that it would be nice) but to be able to write things that would really touch people’s lives and be thought provoking and help facilitate good things happening in the world.  I have a number of friends who are really brilliant at what they do and I would like to be able to articulate those things in ways that will appeal to people and make people think and I think that this seminar will help me to do that.

I am thinking lately more about “becoming” and less about “being”.  I find myself wanting to connect, communicate and really do something meaningful with my life.  I know my boss doesn’t understand that copywriting is something that most definitely has a place in our office, even if my focus is primarily numbers-based. I think that working with the company website and putting together some powerful and compelling prose could greatly increase the opportunities made available to us.  I understand that we work largely with science, but there is no reason that science should be cold and unemotional.  Facts can be presented attractively.  And the people with the money to invest don’t always speak the scientific language. They may desire quantification that can’t be found only in data. If you can appeal to an investor in a way that speaks to dollars and sense (spelled that way on purpose), you can often get them to open the purse a little wider.  At least that’s been my experience.  There are some people who no matter what your approach will always be clutching the pursestrings.

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I will let you all know if I get to go forward with the opportunity I mentioned at the beginning of this post.  Even if I don’t, I am feeling good for having submitted an application and hope to strengthen my voice and writing to be able to really make a difference.

(P.S. I know that at this time of year, we often turn our thoughts to those less fortunate…And while I am all for helping people, please don’t forget animals need our help, too.  )