| 611 | Fight The Fluff! Preview: The first and final rule of quality writing is this: what doesn't strengthen your writing, weakens it. There are no neutral words when you're trying to be persuasive - every word must be doing real work and every sentence must be necessary. Don't say in two sentences what you can say in one; don't use five words when you can use three. Don't us... (more) Published By: Robert Warren Submitted: 04 June,2004 |
| 612 | Be Brief Preview: BE BRIEF When writing, always try to be brief. Unnecessary words are a lazy person’s habit, waste the effort of the writers and reader and muddy the thinking and decision making. Here are some tips: •Make the first paragraph clearly state the purpose answering in a general way the who, what, when, where and why. Let the reader know what you w... (more) Published By: Militza Basualdo Submitted: 04 June,2004 |
| 613 | A HOME IN THE ETHER? Do Writers really need a website? Preview: "Do I really need a web site?" This must be one of the most frequent questions asked by on-line writers and for which there is only one answer ... NO, of course you don't! If you think that is a little odd coming from someone that designs web sites and who has just released Free & Easy Web Design, a workshop for writers and publishers then read o... (more) Published By: Sue Kendrick Submitted: 09 June,2004 |
| 614 | Find Your Niche & Follow It - Part 1 Preview: In this series of articles I'm going to show you how to find out if there's a hungry crowd for your information product BEFORE you write a single word. Mark Twain once said: “Find out where the people are going and get there first”. With the advent of the internet you can certainly find out what folks are wanting. Being the first at the front o... (more) Published By: Rob Taylor Submitted: 10 June,2004 |
| 615 | Seven Secrets to Writing a Book that Sells Preview: It's one thing to write a book, it's an entirely different thing to write one that's a saleable, viable, marketable product. Ensuring the success of a book is something even the biggest publishers have never been able to guarantee. Mitigating circumstances, flash trends, and world events will all affect buyer preferences. That said, there are stil... (more) Published By: Penny C. Sansevieri Submitted: 14 June,2004 |
| 616 | Using The Right PDA Preview: When we think of writing it triggers many thoughts and visions depending on our framing. It could trigger a lone man with a full astray, unshaven, staring at an old plunking typewriter with white blank crisp paper waiting in anticipation for his words. If a mother or younger, it could conjure up an image of a 30-something woman typing away on a k... (more) Published By: Catherine Franz Submitted: 14 June,2004 |
| 617 | The New Way to Publish Preview: These days, there are several ways to get your book published. You can get an agent and go the traditional route, you can self-publish, or you can take advantage of a new form of publishing called "print-on-demand" or POD. What exactly is print-on-demand publishing? Think of it as self-publishing with a twist. It used to be, if you wanted to circ... (more) Published By: Penny C. Sansevieri Submitted: 14 June,2004 |
| 618 | Earn Money From Freelance Writing Preview: If your writing skills are not so good, or you’ve failed your English test on the high school, you may be feeling a little slighted about writing an article, report, sales copy or ebook. If it’s your case, there is a solution just for you. Writing doesn’t have to be the hardest part of your ebook creation. You can actually hire someone to do it... (more) Published By: Younes Boutriq Submitted: 17 June,2004 |
| 619 | Dabble in Poetry? Your Chance to Let Your Virtual Ink Flow! Preview: Fellow Poets Holistic Junction is excited to cordially invite you to our Poetry Challenge Forum! Each week, we will offer a new literary venture in which you may participate! Our Current Poetry Challenge will begin on Sunday, June 20th, 2004. Winners will be announced the following Saturday, June 26th, 2004. All poetry challenges are sponsore... (more) Published By: C. Bailey-Lloyd / Lady Camelot Submitted: 19 June,2004 |
| 620 | The Writing Club Preview: Typically when falling asleep in bed at night great thoughts enter the mind, long stringed and meaningful sentences trip over each other to receive attention at the front of the brain alongside all the brilliant findings, results, meanings that speak volumes and hard hitting phrases that are just the ticket to open the door to success. The last t... (more) Published By: Ieuan Dolby Submitted: 23 June,2004 |
| 621 | You Need More than Skills & Experience to Get a Job These Days… Preview: A lot of people believe that an employer’s decision on hiring a candidate depends on just skills and experience. Well they couldn’t be farther from the truth because that is false. Here is the truth… Skills and experience within your profession aren’t what gets candidates the job. The truth is that there are too many candidates with the proper ... (more) Published By: David Green Submitted: 24 June,2004 |
| 622 | The Top Five Writing Mistakes Professionals Make Preview: Publishing Guidelines: You are welcome to publish this article in its entirety, electronically, or in print fre*e of charge, as long as you include my full signature file for ezines, and my Web site address in hyperlink for other sites. Please send a courtesy link or email where you publish to Judy@BookCoaching.com. Title: The Top Five Writing Mi... (more) Published By: Judy Cullins Submitted: 24 June,2004 |
| 623 | How to Make the Most of Your Website Copywriter Preview: How to Make the Most of Your Website Copywriter By Glenn Murray * Many people feel uncertain when dealing with copywriters. Like any artform, writing is subjective; instead of black and white, most business owners and marketing managers see indistinguishable shades of grey. But copywriting possesses one key element that most other forms of art d... (more) Published By: Glenn Murray Submitted: 25 June,2004 |
| 624 | How to Evaluate Writing Contests: Six Starter Questions Preview: At some point in your writing career you will probably encounter the possibility of entering writing contests. As you peruse writing newsletters and magazines, at any rate, you’ll almost inevitably find listings of competitions; you may very well begin to wonder how to decide whether a given contest is “right” for you and your poetry or prose. He... (more) Published By: Dr. Erika Dreifus Submitted: 26 June,2004 |
| 625 | Pulling Sales with Your Ad Copy Preview: One of the best marketing tools available to your internet business is good sales ad copy. This can pull in sales faster than just about anything. If you’re not a writer or cringe at the thought of writing your own sales copy, you can always hire a professional, however if you’re on a budget and have an adventurous spirit, writing your own ads ... (more) Published By: Elizabeth McGee Submitted: 28 June,2004 |
| 626 | 8 Tips to Get Publishers to Notice You Preview: By: Brandie King, Copyright 2004 If your articles aren't getting published very often, or you just want to increase the chances of them being published, then you will benefit from the tips in this article. 1. Article Length You should always keep you article 500 to 800 words long. If you can't fit what you want to say into that amount of spac... (more) Published By: Brandie King Submitted: 29 June,2004 |
| 627 | Writing, Reading, Speaking, Talking Preview: Finding the Sweet Spot in Dialogue Writing Over the years I have heard complaints from various quarters—friends, students, and family—that even if they could write the story they’ve always wanted to tell, they could never get the dialogue to “sound right.” This problem is common among writers and lends itself to few easy answers; however, under... (more) Published By: Staci Stallings Submitted: 01 July,2004 |
| 628 | What is Inspirational? Preview: Over the course of the past ten years, the inspirational book market has exploded. Thanks to blockbusters like the Left Behind series as well as the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, the inspirational market has become a major contender for book industry dollars. There are now lines of inspirational romance, and Chicken Soup-esque fare like A Cup ... (more) Published By: Staci Stallings Submitted: 01 July,2004 |
| 629 | ePublisher - How to Publish Successfully Preview: You may think that writing your book has been the ultimate challenge, until you want to get it published when the real nightmare begins. Getting published with one of the big names is indeed a daunting task; there’s the submission process, followed by the prohibitively long waiting time, and last but not least, the uncertainty of the outcome. Me... (more) Published By: Dan Richie Submitted: 02 July,2004 |
| 630 | The Forces of Nature in Your Stories Preview: Nature plays a big role in stories. Nature can make a character more authentic because it can influence his/her action or behavior. If you ever find yourself stuck on to how to describe one of your characters, add a force of nature in your character description. Describe how your character behaves or reacts during a bad (or good) weather. Take f... (more) Published By: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ Submitted: 03 July,2004 |