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“Where has this book been all my life? Word Up! is a must-have for anyone who writes anything, anywhere, anytime. I wish I had found it twenty-five years ago.”

— Maxwell Hoffmann, product evangelist for Tech Comm Suite at Adobe Systems
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Writing Workshop at the Information Development World Conference

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
Hemingway, master minimalist writer

Register for my workshop to learn my fast, pain-free technique for creating concise, compelling, less-costly copy.

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Be-Verbs: The Bumper Sticker

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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Be-verbs. You’ve read about them in the book. You’ve heard about them in the workshop. Now you can spread the word. Join the few. The proud. The wordies.

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Word Up! Gets Amazon Review #100

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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Today “Word Up!” received its 100th review on Amazon. The more reviews a book has, the better its chances of popping up as a recommendation when people browse. So when you post a review, you help other readers and the author. To all “Word Up!” reviewers, past and future, thank you.

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Word Up! a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston

“Word Up!” has been named a finalist in the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

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The Kindle Book Review Names Word Up! a Semifinalist

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston

The Kindle Book Review announced this year’s Best Kindle Book Awards semifinalists, including, in the nonfiction category, Word Up! The winners and top five category finalists will be announced September 1, 2014.

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Word Up! Wins an IndieFab Award

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston

Judged by a group of librarians and booksellers from around the United States, the Foreword Reviews IndieFab Book of the Year Awards were announced this evening at the American Library Association annual conference in Las Vegas. Among the winners in the Writing category: Word Up!

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Word Up! Wins a Discovery Award from IndieReader

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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Yesterday, IndieReader, “the essential consumer guide to self-published books and the people who write them,” announced the winners of the 2014 IndieReader Discovery Awards—including third-place winner for nonfiction overall: Word Up!

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Tom Johnson Interviews Marcia at the Intelligent Content Conference

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston

Blogger and technical communicator Tom Johnson interviews Marcia on the importance of writing skills in today’s techno-savvy world.

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Maxwell Hoffmann Reviews Word Up! for the Society for Technical Communication

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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Maxwell Hoffman: “Although I’ve written this review with technical communicators in mind, Word Up! is an ideal … guide for anyone who does any type of writing.”

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twitter wins

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

president barack obama announced today that a law taking effect immediately bans capital letters and punctuation marks twitter wins obama said adding in what some considered an ill advised pun i fought it as long as I could but theres no point any more

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Word Up!
Want to write more powerfully? You've come to the right book. Word Up!--an eclectic collection of essays, more inspiration guide than style guide--serves up tips and insights for anyone who wants to write with more umph.
Written by: Marcia Riefer Johnston
Published by: Northwest Brainstorms Publishing
Date published: April 27, 2013
ISBN: B00CYSB2IK
Available in Ebook Paperback
You Can Say That Again
A light look at how we fill our writing, our speech, and our thoughts with needlessly repetitive (okay, just repetitive) words. Includes a list of 750 redundant phrases we hear and use--say it ain't so!--every day.
Written by: Marcia Riefer Johnston
Published by: Northwest Brainstorms Publishing
Date published: April 6, 2015
ISBN: B00VSBRB0M
Available in Ebook Paperback
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