| 651 | What can lots of content do for your site? Preview: Today there are so many web sites on the web, but so few of them have good content and there are even fewer web sites that have large amounts of content. Why is the web like this? For one most webmasters are trying to make a quick buck and others don't know where to begin or are too lazy to do the work. Content really is king! Why? because visit... (more) Published By: Matt Colyer Submitted: 10 August,2004 |
| 652 | 5 Ways to Enhance Your Creativity Preview: We're born creative. However, this innate characteristic becomes buried as we get older. Our logical left brain usually takes the driver's seat. Here are 5 ways to help you unearth your creative self. 1. Surprise Your Mind. List laughable, ridiculous, outrageous and bizarre ideas. Don't limit yourself to ideas that other people consider "sane," ... (more) Published By: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ Submitted: 11 August,2004 |
| 653 | 7 Deadly Mistakes that Cost You Money and Assignments Preview: Sometimes, you just don’t get second chances. Freelance writing works a little that way. If you’ve offended an editor, it’s quite unlikely that she’s going to work with you again. If you don’t muster up the courage and ask for a higher payment rate, you won’t get that chance till the next acceptance. And if you sell all rights for less, you write... (more) Published By: Mridu Khullar Submitted: 12 August,2004 |
| 654 | Revving Up Your Writing Productivity Preview: Productivity begins by recognizing and valuing your brilliance, time, and space. It starts with awareness of what works and what does not. It continues with examining what needs grease, or other needs. Search for the truth for what you need in order to rev up your writing. 1. Long to-do lists. Long to-do lists can be emotionally draining without ... (more) Published By: Catherine Franz Submitted: 15 August,2004 |
| 655 | Keys to Characterisation Preview: Keys to Characterisation Copyright © 2004 Aspire2write.com Far too many inexperienced writers create flat, stereotypical characters: the brave fireman, the damsel in distress, the strict schoolmistress. The best characters are those who evoke emotions within the reader – fear, admiration, affection, laughter, horror… If the writer fails to make ... (more) Published By: Aspire2write Submitted: 18 August,2004 |
| 656 | How to Catch the Writing Bug Preview: ---------------------------------------------------------- Permission is granted for the below article to forward, reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website, offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as long as no changes are made and the byline, copyright, and the resource box below is included. ----------------------------... (more) Published By: Stephen Bucaro Submitted: 18 August,2004 |
| 657 | Writing about 'writing'. Preview: Writing about ‘Writing’! By Liana Metal What am I going to write about? Which topic is the best? Who is going to be interested in my article? You can ask yourself endless questions on ‘what’ is going to be the subject of your article. Don’t despair! This is not a problem . Any topic will do, and a lot of people will read your article as far as ... (more) Published By: Liana Metal Submitted: 22 August,2004 |
| 658 | What Can Go Into A Plot? Preview: 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 are… 1.Briefly what your story is about 2.The theme? 3.Main Characters ... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 659 | Can Your Theme Be Proved In Your Story? Preview: Creative Writing Tips – Your theme has to be something you can prove in your story - It doesn’t have to be a universal truth. This means that your theme doesn’t have to be something that happens in real life all the time (providing our logic can accept it, in order for us to believe it). Whatever story you choose to write, be it a contemporary o... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 660 | How Are You Plotting? Preview: 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 have a good memory to be able to memorize everything. ... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 661 | Do You Know What A Plot Is? Preview: Creative Writing Tips – What a plot is and what a story is can be sometimes confusing. If you think they are the same… They are not. A plot is the outline of your story. The story is everything included. I will illustrate the difference by asking you to visualize two pictures… 1.Visualize a skeleton. Then 2.Visualize a body. The skeleton is... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 662 | Does Each Element of Your Story Further The Theme? Preview: Creative Writing Tips – Whichever theme you choose, all the elements, which make up your story, dialogue, conflict, scenes, etc should be written with the theme in mind. Your theme should progress the story. If you find that anything in your story doesn’t progress it, it should be cut when you are in the editing stage. Before we see an examp... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 663 | Is Your Title Compelling? Preview: Your title is your selling tool. It’s the first thing readers will scan and contemplate whether to read your story. What your title’s job is, it has to lure the readers into your story – it has to be so compelling that they won’t even have a chance to ask themselves, ‘Will this story interest me?’ Their eyes will glide over the title and into th... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 664 | Does Your Story Have A Theme? Preview: Creative Writing Tips – It should. A theme is a one-line explanation of your story.. Every story should have one because our stories are about something. When I say should, I mean that this isn’t always the case. Especially so for beginner writers, who may not know, that the theme carries the story. Or even those who’ve been writing for years... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 665 | Does The Title Reflect The Story? Preview: Short Story Writing Tips – We all have different tastes in what we like to read. Some have a particular taste for horror, while others prefer romance or fantasy or crime stories, etc. My favourite genre in short stories is horror, so once the title grabs my attention, I will enthusiastically read the story. You may want to leave your readers in... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 666 | If The Viewpoint Character Is A Secondary Character, Have You Established Who He is? Preview: Creative Writing Tips – I have said above that if a secondary character tells the story of the main character, then the spotlight should be kept on the main character. This shouldn’t be taken to the extreme though. In other words, you don’t just write the story of the main character without telling your readers a bit about your secondary char... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 667 | Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind? Preview: Creative Writing Tips – You are plotting the story. You write down what will happen, what problems will arise, what obstacles you will place so the character won’t reach his goals immediately, what he’s going to do to overcome these problems etc… So all these things will be happening to your character since it’s his story we are telling. Does... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 668 | Have You Settled On First Choice When Choosing A Title? Preview: Short Story Writing Tips - We’ve established what a title should be and we’ve also established your title is your selling tool. So if it can make or break the sale of your story, then we’ll have to agree that it is extremely important. How much emphasis have you placed when selecting a title? 1)You can’t write a story before titling it, so you ... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 669 | Have You Tested Your Plot? Preview: Creative Writing Tips – Our plotting stage is our testing area. Everything in the plot should be tested for its effectiveness before we put in into our stories. If you believe something in your plot could be better, make it better. Figuring everything out in your plot will save you time rewriting later. So how do you test your plot? Start w... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |
| 670 | Have You Tested Your Theme Against Your Plot? Preview: Creative Writing Tips – How we usually begin the preparation stage in the writing process is… We think of an idea for a story We think of a suitable theme We plot Once we come up with a theme and we begin plotting, we have to see how the theme and the plot match up. Sometimes as we plot we find that the theme we had init... (more) Published By: Nick Vernon Submitted: 24 August,2004 |