I am not a good writer, but I learned this

// September 26th, 2013 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

I don’t think I’m a great writer. When I finish writing I usually don’t have the patience to go back to proofread. Once I’m done writing, I am done. Ready to move on to something else. It’s been this way since grade school and I am, for certain, a creature of habit.

I do, however, enjoy learning new words. Like up at the top of this blog: “précis.” It pretty much means summary – and more importantly for my site – it starts with a “p.” I’m always trying to expand my vocabulary and those sorts of things.

Anyway, when I talked recently about building a personal brand, I realized that building the brand that is “Matt Chepeleff” is more important. After all, part of my brand is a 6.4 out of 10 ranking as a writer – and that’s fine with me.

I did recently learn, however, one bit of knowledge from the world of writing that had always confused me. (more…)