How NOT to Get a Freelance Writing Job
In the business of freelance writing, it's not enough to be good at writing. You also have to be good at finding work ? and selling yourself when you do. Persuading a new client to let you write for them, rather than one of the hundreds of other writers out... Read More
Four Easy Ways to Get a Book Written (Especially If You Dont Like to Write)
Becoming an author is probably a lot easier than you think. It's time to get that book out of your head and onto the printed page. Ready? Boot out your excuses. Here's how to do it.Method One: Think Quality, Not Quantity. To be classified as a book ? as opposed... Read More
Write Your Life
Take out a white piece of paper and place it on your kitchen table. You now have two choices. You can write or draw on it, or you can leave it there.If you write or draw, you control the paper's destiny, the words or images it will express, the character... Read More
Become the Writer You Always Dreamed of Being
So you want to be a writer, except you don't know where to begin. Heck you can't even think of something to write about let alone how you're going to get paid for writing. Maybe you have gotten over those humps but can't figure out why you're not a successful,... Read More
Effective Editing: It Spells the Difference!
If you think proofreading equals editing, then you're wrong! Editing is a lot more than just scrutinizing your manuscript for misspelled words or missing punctuation marks.As a whole:Edit only *after* you've written the *whole* piece. If you stop to edit after every paragraph or sentence, you will disrupt the flow... Read More
Arouse Your Short Story And See It Published
Are you ready to abandon your short stories? Before you toss your newest story in the trash, revisit it using many of the same guidelines editors keep in mind when they review your work. If you follow these guidelines, you will be many steps closer to placing your short story... Read More
The Prologue - When to Use One, How to Write One
What is a prologue? When should you use one? Should you forget about a prologue and simply start at Chapter 1?All too often we pick up a published book and read the prologue, then wonder why it was there at all. It doesn't seem to do anything that Chapter One... Read More
Ten Quick Tips for Inexperienced Writers
One of the biggest problems that inexperienced writers have is simply knowing how to get started. If you've unsure of your writing skills, then here are some quick tips to help you get started.1. Get yourself a thesaurus-or better yet, two of them. These can be tremendously helpful tools when... Read More
Get Rich Writing With Your Computer Word Processor
Your computer is a writing machine, a word processor, a desktop publishing system that can make you rich and famous. The big seller on the internet is information products and you can get a flood of cash pouring into your home office from you writing. Your computer can be turned... Read More
Self-Examination
Self-examination sheds light on a writers motives, goals, and aspirations, while self indulgence hide the obvious and absorbs any illumination before it occurs.When a writer exams his motives, goals, and aspirations, he opens up new viewpoints because he or she sees other avenues to writing; perhaps the short story writer... Read More
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Getting Looked Over, Without Getting Overlooked: Writing for Scanners and Skimmers
* Scanning and Skimming Practices *Whether you're writing e-mail messages... Read More
Be Your Own Literary Agent and Get Published
So you're one of 20 million Americans who want to... Read More
Writing Is Not Life-threatening
Some writers complain that writing is arduous work requiring long... Read More
Mind Mapping Your Journal Entries
Clustering, also called Mind Mapping, is a great way to... Read More
8 Advantages to Writing a Book as an Entrepreneur
As an aspiring or an established entrepreneur, you are an... Read More
Get Published: The Nuts and Bolts of Good English, and How to Impress a Publisher (3)
A well-punctuated approach letter may make the difference between acceptance... Read More
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 4 of 6
LATER, LATTERLater means afterwards; latter is the second of two... Read More
On Giving and Receiving Feedback
Writing is a personal and introspective process. To share with... Read More
Benjamin Franklin: His Ageless Writing Tips
If Ben Franklin were alive today, he would be...uh, very... Read More
Graphology - Unleash Inner Personality & Talent of Child
|| Graphology & Graphotherapy ||Everybody wants to know more about... Read More
Writers Helping Writers - A Noble Legacy
It is satisfying to be a part of such a... Read More
10 Tips on How to Cultivate Relationships with Editors
If you are an aspiring writer, or you simply want... Read More
Put a Spin on Your Idea!
Eight or nine times out of ten, picking up and... Read More
Mumblings
The self-indulgent writer listens only to the mumblings of sycophants,... Read More
The Author Within
Just about every marketer on the Internet claims to be... Read More
Time-Saving Skills to Get More from Your Writing
As you set out to create your first niche non-fiction... Read More
Getting Past The Shoulds To Write
During the past few months I have received many questions... Read More
How To Stay Fit While Writing
Day after day, writers tend to sit for hours writing... Read More
A Mode of Transportation
Great writing transports one vicariously to realms that the reader... Read More
Learning to Question Your Elephant Child: Who, What, Where, When and Why
Having problems writing? I don't know why. San Francisco Chronicle... Read More
How to Publish a Book: Key Differences Between Publishing and Self Publishing
For many authors just starting out, it can be a... Read More
Untrue Father (A short Story)
Kallu was a tenant of Santosh Kumar Nayak. Santosh Kumar... Read More
Call Yourself a Writer? Where Are Your Notes?
Writers are notorious collectors of slips of paper. They tear... Read More
A Series of Articles on Autobiography
ESSAYS ON AUTOBIOGRAPHY: NUMBER 1Preamble:Nearly seven years ago I wrote... Read More
How to Write a Holiday Tale that Isn?t a Turkey
When we write stories, with the purpose of sharing them... Read More
How To Write for the Web
The Scanning ReaderWriting for the Web is different than writing... Read More
5 Ways to Break the Story Spell
You sink back into your favourite chair with a new... Read More
Publisher Ethics For Reprint-able Articles
Let's Discuss Publisher Ethics:If you are an ezine publisher or... Read More
Documenting Everything: Your Journal is Your Logbook
Sailors had it for years. Great explorers had it as... Read More
How to Use Textpad to Write Articles Faster
It's a good idea to use TextPad because all opt-in... Read More
Fight The Fluff!
The first and final rule of quality writing is this:... Read More
Increase Your Web Traffic By Using Keyword Articles
If you have an online home based business you know... Read More
Apotheosis - the Seminal Insight of the Hero for Screenwriting
Every hero has a seminal insight - the apotheosis. Once... Read More
Do The Unfamiliar To Keep Your Writing Going
One of the best ways to blow someone's winning streak... Read More
A Writers Tools
William Faulkner, the great Mississippi writer, said, "The tools I... Read More
Why Should You Use Worksheets For Proofreading?
Proofreading worksheets are a great tool to help individuals open... Read More
The Beginners Guide to Freelance Writing
The Big IdeaOkay. So youve figured out that you would... Read More
Who Else Wants To Make $3546 By Simply Pressing a Button!
If you have been online for any length of time... Read More
6 Ways to Jump-Start Your Writing Day
1. PLAY A GAME LIKE SOLITAIRE....for half an hour or... Read More
Getting the Story Down
Questions and answers on writing life experiences for ourselves and... Read More
The Myths of Writing: Have You Bought Into These?
There is an image most people carry of the artist... Read More
Writing Secrets You Must Know
Writing better is critical for students. But it's even more... Read More
Screenwriting ? The Lone Wolf Story Structure Template
Story Structure Templates are the fastest way to write screenplays.... Read More
Do I Have To Be A Good Writer to Market My Own Business?
Many of the most effective low-cost marketing strategies require writing.... Read More
Alternative View Points and the Lamp of Creativity
Pictures they say are worth a thousand words, but many... Read More
Write For Yourself First
It would be very selfless or noble of me to... Read More
Writing Without Style
Style manuals are all well and good, and in fact,... Read More
Write SMART: How to Create Terrific Writing Goals - And Achieve Them!
Open up your favorite calendar and circle today's date.Why? Because... Read More
A Freelancers Journey, Part One
Today it begins.I have always known I was a freelancer.... Read More
In Praise of Personal Pronouns
Rudolph Flesch, a pioneering advocate of readability, put great stock... Read More
The Prologue - When to Use One, How to Write One
What is a prologue? When should you use one? Should... Read More
10 Secrets For Writing Killer Complaint Letters
Complaint letters aren't always fun, but sometimes they need to... Read More
Freelance Writing: A Career From Anywhere
An island in the Mediterranean. A beach in Africa. The... Read More
How To Filter Description Through Your Characters
How do you describe a scene without slowing down the... Read More
Should You Do a Writing Course?
First, let's tackle the question that is uppermost in many... Read More
8 Quick Tips on Creating Vivid, Memorable Characters
These 8 tips on using characters in your stories will... Read More
Whats Missing in your Nearly Finished Book?
Bookcoaching clients come to me at different stages of writing... Read More
Write A Better Newsletter!
You've decided to write your very own Newsletter to promote... Read More
What Is The Single Worst Writing Mistake?
The following answer sounds simplistic?but think about it. The single... Read More
Finding The Book Writing Resources, Tips, And Help You Need!
Writing can be more difficult that just compiling your thoughts... Read More
Balance Your Life
Balance your life ... Read More
Writing Made Them Rich #4: Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho was born on August 24th 1947 in Rio... Read More
How Long is a Chapter?
How long should your chapters be?I can't resist... I have... Read More
How To Write to a Word Count
You've finished your story, and you're pretty happy with it.... Read More
Beginners Blues: How to Collect Samples, Testimonials, and References as a Freelancer
Beginner's Blues: How to Collect Samples, Testimonials, and References as... Read More
The Spectre Hound
And a dreadful thing from the cliff did spring, and... Read More
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