Argumentation convinces with logic and/or evidence

How to Write a Novel [or Almost Anything Else] Using the Snowflake Method

January 9, 2013

Here is a brief article written Maryelser Kinmore for eHow.com: Discover the expert in you. What intrigues me about the process she explains is that, with only minor modifications, it can also be used to write almost anything else: book…

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Lead with a Story: A book review by Bob Morris

September 16, 2012

Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire Paul Smith AMACOM (2012) “Experience is the best teacher. A compelling story is a close second.”   This book is among the best that discuss one or more…

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The power of exposition (if used effectively)

February 26, 2011

Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) may well be the first person who formulated the four levels of discourse. At least I know of no sources that precede his Rhetoric and Poetics. They serve as the basis for many seminal…

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