Persuasive #writing techniques that work like #witchcraft.
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In 1839, a gentleman named Edward Bulwer- Lytton wrote, The pen is mightier than the sword, leaving his mark on history for creating arguably the corniest line of all time.Give a man a sword and give his foe a pen and we’ll see who lives to write (or fight) another day.But, corniness aside, Edward was onto something. Perhaps, not where it concerned violence. But, rather, how writing has the power to spark action in the reader.Better yet, to spark this action, the reader doesn’t have to read the writing the exact moment a writer writes it. She can read it a week later, a month later and even a decade later and still feel herself being pulled to do something.Timeless books like Think & Grow Rich that have stood the test of time, serve as testament to the fact that good writing can almost (...)