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Writing, editing, design
http://robertbohle.com/blog
Newspaper design, writing and editing are the focus of this one blog for my two sites: NewsDesignSchool.com and RobertBohle.com. I also blather on, er, share my thoughts, about anything media.
Recent Posts
Try to write? There is no try…
“Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.” — Yoda At the risk of channeling Yoda, I have been chafing a bit lately whenever I or anyone else says something like, I’m trying to write a ___________ (fill in the blank). It could ...
Fail or flail?
“Fail” and “epic fail” seem to be showing up more and more in the tweets I read. Both went viral on the web about a year ago and people assign the terms to both simple and catastrophic fumbles, stumbles and, of course, failures. According to ...
Steal this post: 3 things you must do now
As a writer and freelance editor and designer, one thing I am very good at is creative work avoidance behaviors. From checking my e-mail to hitting the kitchen for a snack to re-arranging my sock drawer, I’ve done them all. At least twice. That...
Muse-ings
The Muse got off the couch long enough the other night to look over my shoulder as I flailed away at the keyboard trying to make cogent thoughts materialize from the flotsam and jetsam of my mind. I not only have brain damage, I think I have mind dam...
Dogs and people
I am convinced that dogs and people are involved in much more of a symbiotic relationship than we might think. Of course, if you’re not one of the tribe of Dog People, the whole topic must seem weird to you from the start. I’ll try to exp...
Writing is like painting
And I hate painting. Well, actually it’s not so much the painting, it’s all the prep work. Scraping, sanding, spackling, repairing, ACK! It’s the same with writing, at least non-fiction. With fiction, you don’t need to worry s...

