5 Quotes & Sayings By Roland Smith

Roland Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.S. in Public Health and earned a Master of Public Health from Columbia University. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School Read more

In addition to practicing law, he has been a principal at RSM International, an investment firm specializing in the transportation industry, and the Senior Vice President for Government Affairs for the American Trucking Association. Roland Smith is a member of the boards of directors for JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley and is a former board member of the National Speakers Association. He is a veteran public speaker and has traveled extensively around the world sharing his knowledge about leadership and how to succeed by following your dreams.

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A good writer should draw the reader in by starting in the middle of the story with a hook, then go back and fill in what happened before the hook. Once you have the reader hooked, you can write whatever you want as you slowly reel them in. Roland Smith
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When you do your research write down whatever interests you. Whatever stimulates your imagination. Whatever seems important. A story is built like a stone wall. Not all the stones will fit. Some will have to be discarded. Some broken and reshaped. When you finish the wall it may not look exactly like the wall you envisioned, but it will keep the livestock in and the predators out. (pg. 144) Roland Smith
...what makes a story unique is not necessarily the information...
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...what makes a story unique is not necessarily the information in the story but what the writer chooses to put in or leave out.(pg. 146-147) Roland Smith
This is Simba,
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This is Simba, " Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase."Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much. Roland Smith