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May 01
Robert Heinlein’s 5 Business Rules for Writing
MY NEWEST SCHEME Today, May 1st, 2022, just happens to be my birthday. BUT… it’s not because of another birthday that I’m setting this new goal, a goal that would normally be a New Year’s Resolution, it just happens to be 5 months too late for that, but at least it’s the 1st of the …
May 01
What’s In A Name?
CHRIS J. BECKER? I’m Christopher J. Becker, but you can just call me Chris. My pen name/stage name is Chris Jay Becker. I never go by Christopher… too stuffy and prissy, IMHO, and there are far too many guys, and girls, named Chris Becker in this world, so a middle name or initial was necessary. …
Dec 27
A Writer’s Manifesto
My promise to the Reader: 1. I promise to be clear, honest, and concise.2. I will write with a sense of humor, even the piece is frightening, scary, or strident. On second thought, I’ll throw in some jokes then, too.3. I will write with a sense of awe, a sense of wonder, and sense of …
Dec 19
How to Write Drunk and Edit Sober
THE GREATEST WRITING MAXIM THAT HEMINGWAY NEVER SAID “Write drunk, edit sober,” it’s an often-quoted bit of advice generally attributed to Ernest Hemingway. This pithy quote is all over the internet. You can buy Write Drunk Edit Sober posters, Write Drunk Edit Sober coffee mugs, and Write Drunk Edit Sober t-shirts, often accompanied by a …
Dec 19
Copywriting Sample: Restaurant Sales Letter
It’s Time for an adventure: enjoy great Cuban food and drink with me this Friday night at Iowa’s only Cuban restaurant, THE LOST CUBAN Dear Laura, You and I have often discussed the fact that we’re each bored with the dozen Chinese, Mexican, Italian, and other restaurants in the area, and I’d heard of the …
Dec 19
5 Old-School Sales Tricks that Still Work
Originally published on Medium.Com, Jun 1, 2016 Times have changed. But then, that has always been true. It’s like the old adage (are there actually NEW adages?) about the weather: If you don’t like the weather… wait a minute. In other words, change is inevitable. And yet, there is nothing new under the sun, as King Solomon …
Dec 19
Why I Write
THE BIG QUESTION Probably the most asked question in the writing game, after “How do I get an agent” and “How do you get your ideas” is “Why do you write?” It should be the first question all writers ask of themselves. I’ve been writing since I wrote my first creative writing assignment in 5th …
Feb 21
Welcome to Chris Jay Becker.Com
Hello, there, I’m Chris Jay Becker. I’m an Author, Freelance Copywriter, Content Writer, and a Content Marketer. MY WRITING BACKGROUND: My writing background includes writing screenplays, crime novels, comedy material, and journalism. I’ve been a stand-up comedian and a script analyst. I’ve also written ad copy, radio and TV commercials, telemarketing scripts, and website and …
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