Ben's Writing Samples

Lesson 1 Forget (Almost) Everything You Learned in School About Writing "Lest we Forget Statue Canberra War Memorial="   by  Sheba_Also 15+Million Views  is licensed under   CC BY-SA 2.0 I wanted to get into freelance writing, so as any competent young adult who wants to get anywhere in life would, I enlisted the help of my mother.  My mom is the upcoming writer's dream. She has built several successful digital marketing teams, mentored many skilled writers, editors and content marketers, and has overseen the creation of countless articles, blogs, videos, websites and other digital media projects over her professional career. In short, she knows her stuff and is very well-qualified to guide an aspiring freelance writer like myself. I was very fortunate to have such a wise mentor; Writing content with the intent of yielding more web traffic or increasing brand awareness for a client - this was uncharted territory for me. So, I went to my resident subject matter...

The Ultimate Course for the Aspiring Writer:  Lesson 2 Battle Your Laziness "Why anxiety and depression are bad for mental health?"   by  maheen49  is licensed under  CC PDM 1.0 The year is 2020, a turning point in the War on Laziness. The aspiring writer begins to tip the balance in their favor, but laziness will not give in without a lackluster fight. The months wear on and the writer becomes weary. They struggle at their job. They need more money. Their relationships suffer. Each day, the writer suppresses the forces of laziness with great effort. Each day, the two sides meet ready to wage war.  What choice does the writer have? Surrender is not an option, but some days resources are so limited and one begins to wonder whether the fight is worth fighting. The writer surely misses their friends and family, they must desperately want to return to the comfort of their bed and shut their eyes to the world at war. But the writer does not give in. For they hav...

The Ultimate Course for the Aspiring Writer:  Lesson 3 Success Is Just a Word "Success"   by  DennisM2  is licensed under  CC0 1.0 I had some interesting phone conversations just a few days ago. One was with my best friend, the other was with my brother. Both conversations were very different, yet they both converged to a single point of interest: the topic of success.  To give you an idea of what that looks like, I’ll delve into both conversations one at a time, retelling and reflecting on each one in the context of what success really means to me, and what I want it to mean to you .  At the end of this lesson we will reexamine that word and try to provide some insight into how redefining it and other words that you may, like me, have been putting on a pedestal for too long can make things a lot easier for you going forward.  Shall we then?  Phone conversation #1: My friend (2 hours 30 minutes) I have a burning sense that some of you are loo...