And that’s why I share the haikus that I write for fun within the realm of my business. Writing can be hard, I like to give myself a little creative stretch now and then. So I turn to haikus which have just the right balance of structure and absurdity.
It’s one of the ways I show up as me in my content. Because that’s what good messaging does. It telegraphs you. It attracts your group and lets the others walk away. It shows your heart. ♥
Holiday Haiku
Well Said Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Holiday Haikus
I have a lot of fun writing haikus. It’s a creative way to get my brain thinking differently about words. And, business communication doesn’t have to be serious all the time!
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Well Said Wednesday: Well Said Haiku...For The Holidays
Today, we turn over the Well Said Wednesday blog over the 575by423, the official haiku division of 4.23 Communication.
Sleighbells ring, are you…
Kidding me? I’m still eating
Halloween candy!
Photo by Samantha Hurley from Burst
Bonus Well Said Wednesday: A Scary Halloween Haiku
That moment when a) you’re kind of known for holiday haikus, b) you’re kind of known for publishing your Well Said Wednesday blog every other week, c) Halloween falls on a Wednesday, d) it’s a holiday, e) it’s your “off week” for the blog but f) you have a blog post from 2016 that includes a Halloween holiday haiku!
Long way of saying, please enjoy this bonus Well Said Wednesday, a flashback to Halloween 2016.
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Bonus Well Said Wednesday: Writing, Planning and Haiku
Sticking to a set content schedule gets people into a groove of hearing from you. And it delivers the subtle message that you're someone who can be counted on not to flake; that you know how to stick to a schedule.
If you're curious about editorial planning. I'm piloting a new Content Calendar Build Workshop in January. It's a hands-on, get-the-guidance, do-the-work session to build your content calendar for the first three months of 2018. Details are here. A few seats are still open.
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