Im Just The Writer
Writers are often are greatly surprised or disappointed by how their work is changed when it is adapted for the big screen. When Irwin Shaw's World War II novel The Young Lions was shot in Paris in 1958, the Nazi character was played by Marlon Brando. Ever the method actor,... Read More
Gut Check: Quitting Your Full-time Job for Your Freelance Career
It's 6:00 p.m. You're dead tired, but instead of an early night, you go to your "second job" - your freelance business.Between writing articles, researching new assignments and invoicing for completed work, it will be well past midnight before you can even think of going to bed. How much longer... Read More
Does Your Fight Scene Pack a Punch?
Long ago, movie directors mastered the technique of creating a convincing fight scene. Bodies crash to the floor.. chairs are upended... viewers are treated to closeups of terrified or furious faces... and the punches thrown are enough to make us wince and close our eyes. (No more of those prissy... Read More
Weaving Your Personal Statement Together
1. SECRETS TO SUCCESS2. MAKING A POWERFUL FIRST IMPRESSION3. AVOID AMBIGUITY4. MAKING A PROFESSIONAL IMPRESSION4. BONUS SAMPLE PERSONAL STATEMENTThe failure of the vast majority of students to get admission to their chosen university is one of the great unpublicised stories of our time.Why do they fail?Because they think in their... 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
Business Letter Etiquette
Business etiquette is fundamentally concerned with building relationships founded upon courtesy and politeness between business personnel. Etiquette, and especially business etiquette, is a means of maximising your potential by presenting yourself positively.Writing a business letter is not simply a matter of expressing your ideas clearly. The way you write a... Read More
Mumblings
The self-indulgent writer listens only to the mumblings of sycophants, toadies, and flatterers, thus failing to heed the valid criticisms of editors, critiquers, and reviewers.Since improvement involves the time to review, to edit, to revise, and to rewrite, the self-indulgent writer avoids or neglects to do this. All writing can... Read More
Cheap Therapy
I call it cheap therapy. That gushing, near-religious, poured-from-the-body stress release that comes after writing my heart out for hours each day, delivers more balm to my soul than years of psychoanalysis.There were eight of them. Eight family members and friends died in five short years. I was a neophyte... Read More
Your Words Will Determine Your Business!
Be careful when you write.Words you use, sentences you phrase will reveal what you are.We come across so many examples daily.There are sales letters that I do not even bother to go beyond first few lines.There are others which keep me hooked till the end.What differentiates one from another?-Use of... Read More
Top Ten Reasons Its Great To Be A Writer
10 - You will always have a job. As long as people want to read, other people like us need to write. And people will always want to read, right?9 - Every day is different. If you're a freelance writer who can work from home, you still have deadlines to... Read More
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3 Tips to Achieve Your Writing Goals
1. Make your goals achievable.By achievable, we mean realistic and... Read More
10 Tips on How to Cultivate Relationships with Editors
If you are an aspiring writer, or you simply want... Read More
What Is The Single Worst Mistake Most People Make When Writing Classified Ads?
All sales begin with some form of advertising whether it's... Read More
Does Your Story Have A Theme?
Creative Writing Tips ?It should.A theme is a one-line explanation... Read More
Review of A Classic: Finneys Invasion of The Body Snatchers
To keep it simple and basic: Jack Finney's Invasion of... Read More
Should I Keep Writing?
Writers are an insecure lot.It's easy to understand why. You... Read More
The Writing Club
Typically when falling asleep in bed at night great thoughts... Read More
Weaving Your Personal Statement Together
1. SECRETS TO SUCCESS2. MAKING A POWERFUL FIRST IMPRESSION3. AVOID... Read More
Is The Theme Running Throughout The Story?
Creative Writing Tips ?It's no use coming up with a... Read More
Best Writing Advice I Ever Got
I've been in the communications business a long time?over 25... Read More
Its All About YOU!
The Hottest Word on the WebDid you know marketing people... Read More
Writing the PDA Way
When we think of writing it triggers many thoughts and... Read More
Making Better Word Choices ? 4 Examples
Choosing the wrong words can have a poor effect on... Read More
The Spectre Hound
And a dreadful thing from the cliff did spring, and... Read More
Write For Yourself First
It would be very selfless or noble of me to... Read More
How to Avoid the 11 Biggest Mistakes of First Time Authors
"If you want to change your life," Harry Beckwith wrote... Read More
Inspiring the Poet in You!
Poems. Just the mention of them makes me smile. Why?... Read More
Tips for First Time Authors : 2 Easy Steps to Make Your First Book a Success
Congratulations on writing your first book. That is quite an... Read More
To Outline Or Not To Outline
Ah, the age-old writer's debate--to outline or not to outline?Outlines... Read More
Write Your Life
Take out a white piece of paper and place it... Read More
Get Published: The Nuts and Bolts of Good English, and How to Impress a Publisher (1)
Not all writers write good grammar. That's a fact. It's... Read More
Do You Know How To Write English For Global Audiences?
When you write for international audiences, mainly directly in English,... Read More
Writing Is Not Life-threatening
Some writers complain that writing is arduous work requiring long... Read More
English Grammar ? Seven Outdated Rules You Can Ignore
No matter what your fifth-grade English teacher says, some grammar... Read More
A Perfect Day for Writers
In one of the exercises in my "Getting Started as... Read More
7 Steps to Successful Publishing
The decision to publish a book is very exciting! It... Read More
Ferreting Out Work
FERRETING OUT WORK You keep hearing that there's work out... Read More
Can Your Theme Be Proved In Your Story?
Creative Writing Tips ?Your theme has to be something you... Read More
Is Now the Time for a Play about the War in Iraq?
Everone knows that comedy is mostly about timing. If you... Read More
Characters In A Romance Novel
Before you even begin writing your novel, you need to... Read More
Editing and Polishing - How Much is Enough?
A few days ago, I critiqued a chapter for a... Read More
Arouse Your Short Story And See It Published
Are you ready to abandon your short stories? Before you... Read More
Tell the World About You
You have a new website, or a new business, or... Read More
Personal Journaling - Strategies To Make It Easy
Recently I was watching the Oprah show and it was... Read More
Revising Your Manuscript: Fourteen Questions to Ask Yourself
1) Can you summarize the story in about a sentence... Read More
If The Viewpoint Character Is A Secondary Character, Have You Established Who He is?
Creative Writing Tips ?I have said above that if a... Read More
Discover the Magic of the Most Beautiful Words in the English Language
'Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always... Read More
Autobiography: Installment No.3
ESSAY 3Writing an autobiography involves a matching up of a... Read More
Revving Up Your Writing Productivity
Productivity begins by recognizing and valuing your brilliance, time, and... Read More
Who Said That? Making Dialogue Crystal Clear
Recently, I was hunting for a book that would simply... Read More
Balance Your Life
Balance your life ... Read More
Dont Make This Huge Writing Mistake!
You can create a great headline, a dynamic first sentence,... Read More
The Writing Game
There are a lot of tapes and books and CD... Read More
5 Reasons People Like Technology White Papers
A good white paper is a paper that makes you... Read More
Mexican Living: Pasatiempo
It occurred to me one day that I needed something... Read More
Baby Boomers and Booklets ? Share and Share Alike
As one of those fabulous Baby Boomers, you now own... Read More
Applying KISS Principle in Writing
I have added a new word to my vocabulary. Logorrhea.... Read More
Editing and Polishing - How Much is Enough?
A few days ago, I critiqued a chapter for a... Read More
That Cute Lil Ol Apostrophe
Have you ever had a student write to tell you... Read More
English Grammar ? Seven Outdated Rules You Can Ignore
No matter what your fifth-grade English teacher says, some grammar... Read More
Timer Magic for Writers
If your writing muscle isn't in shape, writing a novel... Read More
Important Points of Fiction
Fiction manuscripts receive feedback that addresses and scores:· The theme... Read More
Writing Press Releases That Get Noticed
Among the various foolproof methods used to boost traffic to... Read More
A Few Brief Tips to Deal with Writing Rejection
What to do when you get rejected.You've just finished your... Read More
How to Get Free Publicity in In-flight Magazines
If you're targeting an educated, more affluent audience with your... Read More
The Prologue - When to Use One, How to Write One
What is a prologue? When should you use one? Should... Read More
The Iniquitous Slip
All the famous writers I heard of could paper the... Read More
Editing
EditingExpect, allow, and accept that every first draft will represent... Read More
Writing Made Them Rich #3: Richard Bach
One day in the mid-1970's a young man stumbled into... Read More
9 More Writing Tips for Successful Email Marketing
A few months ago, I wrote a guide entitled: 101... Read More
Turbo-Charging Your Writing Career - 6 High-Yield Strategies
Hands up all those who'd like to have a successful... Read More
Get An Attitude About Your Writing
(This excerpt is taken from my new writing workshop Writing... Read More
How Can You Find Freelance Work As A Writer?
For those looking at the jobs listings for writers, they... Read More
The Work Flow Cycle of the Editorial Industry
As an editorial professional, I'm sure you're aware of the... Read More
Dig Deeper to Reveal Character
He ran up the steps and knocked on the door.... Read More
Permission NOT To Write
Quite a few years ago, I enrolled in a Degree... Read More
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