Most weeks I open this post with the following:
To do great writing, read great writing. Here’s the great writing I’ve been doing this week:
But today is April Fool’s. In honor of the occasion, here is some recommended reading that no doubt writers wished really did exist, presented in the style of one of David Letterman’s famous lists from The Late Show:
10. Anonymous’ Guide to Driving Bores, Loudmouths and Know-it-Alls Off Your Favorite Message Board
9. Spam Be Gone: Permanently Cloak Your Email Address from Over-Eager PR People
8. The 10-Step Program for Banishing Boring Phone Calls Forever!
7. Experts’ Secrets to Picking the Perfect Punctuation and Grammar Every Time
6. Never Do Interviews Again: The Mind Reader’s Manual to Getting Good Quotes
5. Write Stories Even the Crankiest Editor Will Love
4. Blogging Once a Week Landed Me a Million-Dollar Book Deal – Here’s How You Can Do It Too!
3. Milking Content Farms For All They’re Worth
2. How to be a Six-Figure Freelancer Without Having to Try Too Hard
1. Editors: What They’re Really Thinking
Love it! If I could get my hands on numbers 1 and 6, my life would be sooo much easier…