Doing What We're Programmed to Do
'Dogs sniff each other. Human beings tell stories. This is our native language.'
--Steve Denning, author of The Springboard: How Storytelling Ignites Action in Knowledge-Era Organizations.
Working With Words
A weblog devoted to spurring a conversation among those who use words to varying degrees in their daily work. Hosted by John Ettorre, a Cleveland-based writer and editor. Please email me at: john.ettorre@gmail.com. "There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real." --James Salter
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
'Dogs sniff each other. Human beings tell stories. This is our native language.'
--Steve Denning, author of The Springboard: How Storytelling Ignites Action in Knowledge-Era Organizations.
About Me
- Name: John Ettorre
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
I'm a Cleveland, Ohio-based writer, editor and writing coach, with more than 25 years of experience, including stints in Chicago and Washington, D.C. My work has appeared in more than 100 print and online publications, from the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor to local and regional publications. My work has been recognized by awards (including an Emmy) from four journalism groups.
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3 Comments:
So true. So very very true.
I don't know, John, me thinks you and Jonathan have been sniffing each other's over at BFD.
On a serious note, I appreciate the perspective you give on thinking and writing. Please keep that faucet running.
Thanks for stopping, guys. And Mr. Kenny, I wouldn't even know how to begin to turn that faucet off, even if I wanted to, which of course I don't. It seems to run on its own energy. Actually, much of the energy is supplied by wonderful readers and conversational partners such as you.
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