The Writing Game

There are a lot of tapes and books and CD and even videos out there that claim they teach you how to write, but how many actually offer a full 4 part course included in their manual. A course that is offered in London as part of a creative writing... Read More

Screenwriting, Screenplays, Screenwriters ? Good Ideas for Stories

The principle for writing good screenplays begins with good idea generation and then the use of structure to extrapolate that idea into a coherent story.Sources of Good Ideas a) Ideas that push cultural boundaries work well. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, The Defiant Ones,... Read More

Autobiography: Installment No.3

ESSAY 3Writing an autobiography involves a matching up of a specific plot-structure with a set of historical events. The autobiographer wishes to endow these events with a particular meaning. Some writers see this process as "essentially a literary, that is to say, fiction-making operation." The document, the autobiography, is still... Read More

The Importance of Writing Clearly for Business

Creating written documents reveals so much about you and your business skills. Your writing tells the reader about your educational background, pride in your work and business expertise. The emergence of the paperless office, e-mail, the internet and web pages only increases the power of the written word. Any company... Read More

Have You Completed A Character Questionnaire?

Creative Writing Tips ?Complete a character questionnaire for each of your main characters or even secondary characters that play a vital role in your story. This way you will know your character(s) well before you start writing about them.Fill in as much information about them as possible. Don't only answer... Read More

How Are You Plotting?

Creative Writing Tips ?Writing is a creative process and how every writer chooses to create, is individual to them. Likewise, with plotting, every writer plots at a level they are comfortable with.Some just plot the bare essentials. They have a firm idea of the story they want to write and... Read More

Mission Possible: Get Published with Goals, Guidance, and Persistance

You send me an e-mail. You tell me you've written over three hundred poems since you were 16 (in your teenage angst stage). You mention the novel you've completed and it's really good (it really is!!!), and the novel-in-progress. You mention how the International Library of Poetry has published one... Read More

What Can Go Into A Plot?

Creative Writing Tips ?We all tackle plotting differently. How you plot will be individual to you, as it is with every writer.Below is an outline of what can go into a plot. How much you choose to develop each point is entirely up to you.So some basic questions to ask... Read More

How to Relax Your Writing

Q. My writing sounds stiff and stilted. Help!A. Memories of high school and college papers are probably getting in the way. We're often brought up to believe writing is a Big Deal. We can't, of course, write the way we speak. That would be too easy!Some corporate departments perpetuate this... Read More

Does Your Plot Suit Your Characters And Vice-Versa?

Creative Writing Tips ?When an idea comes to us for a short story, we either think of a story line first or a character first. Whichever we think of first, and later on build, we have to make sure the plot and the character suit each other.Example one ? We... Read More

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Time-Saving Skills to Get More from Your Writing

As you set out to create your first niche non-fiction... Read More

Creating a Writing Space

It's important to have a space set aside in your... Read More

Go With The Flow: Write With Transition Words and Phrases

One of the most common weaknesses I see in day-to-day... Read More

Business Writing Tip: Question & Answer Format

Traditionally, business writing uses the "one thing after another" format,... Read More

Top Ten Great Headline Ideas

What Makes a Great Headline?Headlines are far more important than... Read More

Home Business Writing Made Simple

Have you ever written a letter to a friend? Ever... Read More

71 Ways For A Writer To Make Money

There are so many ways for writers to make good... Read More

Ferreting Out Work

FERRETING OUT WORK You keep hearing that there's work out... Read More

Know your Audience Before you Write Your Book or Web Site

If you want happy customers to use your service or... Read More

Knock-Out Writers Block: Listening To Your Inner Voice

When I was young, I used to talk to myself.... Read More

Writing Business Letters That Get The Job Done

Despite the widespread use of e-mail in commerce today, traditional... Read More

Character Motivation - Always Ask WHY

For many years, I've been a tutor for students undertaking... Read More

Baby Boomers and Booklets ? Share and Share Alike

As one of those fabulous Baby Boomers, you now own... Read More

The Practice of Writing

Virgil, the great Roman poet, wrote "Practice and thought might... Read More

Uncommon Advice for Beginning Novelists

1) Convince yourself you want to do something else. If... Read More

How to Come Up with Fresh Story Ideas

How to Come Up with Fresh Story Ideas When Your... Read More

Have You Plotted Your Story Before Writing It?

Creative Writing Tips ?The writer, who doesn't have the time... Read More

Graphology - Unleash Inner Personality & Talent of Child

|| Graphology & Graphotherapy ||Everybody wants to know more about... Read More

Writing Made Them Rich #4: Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho was born on August 24th 1947 in Rio... Read More

Rules for Getting the Story Down

1. Write it fast, fix it later.2. Commit to writing... Read More

Get Your Writing Reviewed by Major Publications for Free

All Writers need the press, especially new writers. As a... Read More

Keep your Book Dream Alive

Is your book nearly finished, finished, published, or even in... Read More

The Struggle

Sometime one must coax the words out.Each day is a... Read More

Autobiography: Installment No.3

ESSAY 3Writing an autobiography involves a matching up of a... Read More

8 Ways to Improve Your Writing Immediately

Is it possible to improve your writing instantly? The answer,... Read More

Turbo Charge Your Career! Write And Produce Your Own Stage Play!

Have you ever wondered how you can adapt your screenplay... Read More

New Year Resolutions for Writers - The Best Kind to Make and How to Keep Them

On the first day of a bright and shiny new... Read More

What You May Not Learn In College... (Part Two)

If you become a writer for any publication, private business,... Read More

The Cost of Being a Writer

You are the only one who knows what being a... Read More

Why We Dont Write Our Books

In the ten years that I've taught people how to... Read More

Retail Margin, Trade Discount, and What it Means for the Author

DEFINITIONSRetail margin is basically the difference between your book's wholesale... Read More

Are Writing Exercises Effective?

It was reported that the great American author Sinclair Lewis... Read More

How Can You Find Freelance Work As A Writer?

For those looking at the jobs listings for writers, they... Read More