{"id":2885,"date":"2016-11-18T07:22:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T12:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2016-11-19T06:38:40","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T11:38:40","slug":"by-george%e2%80%99s-3-simple-rules-for-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=2885","title":{"rendered":"Chris George\u2019s 3 Simple Rules for Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1978new-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"img_1978new\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1978new-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1978new-768x931.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1978new-845x1024.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1978new-450x545.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1978new.jpg 855w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/>Just do it &#8211; write. Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down. And, if it\u2019s not the right word, put it down anyways (you can always edit later).<\/li>\n<li>Put your writing\u00a0away for a night, a whole day, a week (whatever it takes) and then re-read it like you are reading it for the first time. Let your trusted friends read it. Fix what doesn\u2019t read well. Read it one more time, edit and accept it \u2013 and then move on (you\u2019ve got more to write!).<\/li>\n<li>Always finish what you are writing. Like a campfire, when you have come to an end of a piece, extinguish your thoughts and feelings and don\u2019t leave anything to smolder. In this way, you\u2019ll have peace of mind to pack up and leave for your next writing adventure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chris George, providing reliable PR &amp; GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? 613-983-0801 @<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/cgacommunications.com\/m\/\">CG&amp;A COMMUNICATIONS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just do it &#8211; write. Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down. And, if it\u2019s not the right word, put it down anyways (you can always edit later). Put your writing\u00a0away for a night, a whole day, a week (whatever it takes) and then re-read it like you are reading&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11],"tags":[22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2885"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2885"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8771,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2885\/revisions\/8771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}