http://ryanmcshane.com/2009/04/02/be-a-solid-writer/ A shoes-off, barefoot blog, aiming to help public relations students and young professionals find their paths in the industry. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://ryanmcshane.com/2009/04/02/be-a-solid-writer/#comment-51 Fri, 08 May 2009 03:53:08 +0000 http://ryanmcshane.com/?p=242#comment-51 [...] the Fat Last month, I wrote a post focusing on the qualities of a solid writer (read “Be a Solid Writer”), which referenced a saying a professor of mine  often used — “trim the [...]

]]> http://ryanmcshane.com/2009/04/02/be-a-solid-writer/#comment-33 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:25:09 +0000 http://ryanmcshane.com/?p=242#comment-33 Spot on, Jay. This should have been at the top of the list. In addition to reading good writing, practitioners will learn the differences between a parenting reporter and beer reporter’s writing style. This helps a lot when your hours are spread across a number of unique clients. Thanks for the comment.

]]> http://ryanmcshane.com/2009/04/02/be-a-solid-writer/#comment-32 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:27:30 +0000 http://ryanmcshane.com/?p=242#comment-32 Read everything available. Good journalism will breed itself, and anyone in the PR field should be regularly reading the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Financial Times and other dailies. With sufficient exposure, it will become easier to identify and produce good writing.

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