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[...] What do you see? A coffee cup? A Post-It note? That’s inspiration right there. Draw lines and create analogies between simple objects that surround you. A remote control can inspire a post on how blogging is [...]

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Attract Attention with These 3 Types of Curious Comparisons — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:24:35 +0000

[...] I was writing, I recalled that James at Men With Pens wrote a great post about analogies recently: Bridging the Information Gap with Analogies. It’s a great post, so go read that, [...]

By: Dhane Diesil

Dhane Diesil — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:24:54 +0000

Making sure your analogy is visual is the most important aspect of the analogy in itself. If a person can't see it, your going to confuse them even more. And that's the worse thing you can do. Especially when you're trying to get a very important point across. Dhane Diesil's last blog post..642 Must Have Web & Graphic Design Resources

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By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:33:13 +0000

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By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:48:02 +0000

Thanks for a great series on analogies! I also write a lot about technology and you laid out a great guideline on ways to use analogies for clarity. I just started reading you guys and you offer some very helpful writing tips to a "non-writer" blogger. Lauren's last blog post..Mint.com Budgeting Tool for Micro Businesses

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:45:52 +0000

Oh sure… you write your How To Write An Analogy post after I do my muddled analogy about shoes. (Is there a raspberries emoticon? ‘Cause I need to borrow him.)

Good to see my favorite pen men are back from hiatus. Yay.

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By: Michael Martine | Remarkablogger

Michael Martine | Remarkablogger — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:14:28 +0000

@Harry, you deserve it. I often try to perpetuate an analogy with an image, so I like seeing when someone else does it. Michael Martine | Remarkablogger's last blog post..What Are Pings, Trackbacks, and Pingbacks?