| 731 | Stop Struggling and Write Your Article Preview: Don’t let overwhelm hold you back— follow this expert advice and start writing your promotional article today. As a writing coach, I frequently work with independent professionals who have great ideas for promotional articles, but no idea how to start writing them. Here are the first three of six essential steps to help you get clear about your s... (more) Published By: David Roddis Submitted: 01 November,2004 |
| 732 | The Top Five Mistakes That Companies Make with Regard to Technical Documentation Preview: I’ve seen it time and again. One of the most common weaknesses that I’ve seen in engineering companies—indeed, an almost universal fault—is the lack of proper technical documentation. Some would laugh this off as a minor detail; however, the repercussions are often severe. A company’s entire future can be made or lost based on the amount of attent... (more) Published By: V. Berba Velasco Jr., Ph.D. Submitted: 04 November,2004 |
| 733 | Don't Forget That Manual! Preview: No user manual? Surely you jest! It may seem comical, but it's a surprisingly common situation. I've encountered many companies that don't provide any user manuals with their products. If they do, their manuals are often horribly incoherent, or else years out of date. It shouldn't happen, but it happens all the time. Now, this problem is less co... (more) Published By: V. Berba Velasco Jr., Ph.D. Submitted: 04 November,2004 |
| 734 | 12 Top Tips For Up And Coming Article Writers Preview: 1. Make your articles available on your site. You'll have an easy way to get more sales by showing your visitors that your are an expert on the topic your visitors are interested in. 2. Use lots of white space. Keep your sentences and paragraphs short and to the point. 3. Write for your target audience. You'll have a better chance of attracti... (more) Published By: Ken Hill Submitted: 05 November,2004 |
| 735 | How to Be an Editor's First Choice Preview: .How to Be an Editor's First Choice By Mridu Khullar There are writers who editors like, and those they’d bet their careers on. How can you be that writer who the editor will call on every time she needs an important assignment to be done? Are you a hot favorite or a pass-on-for-another-freelancer who keeps querying but receives no response? Here... (more) Published By: Mridu Khullar Submitted: 08 November,2004 |
| 736 | Ten Quick Tips for Inexperienced Writers Preview: 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 you’re struggling to find the right word. A thesaurus ... (more) Published By: V. Berba Velasco Jr., Ph.D. Submitted: 08 November,2004 |
| 737 | Somebody Stole My Book Preview: Someone Stole My Book Patricia Gatto ©2004 All Rights Reserved. Joyful Productions At a recent library presentation, a woman stole our book. Not the copyright, not the story, but a single copy of our children's book. Another person might view this as a compliment. The book has enough value for someone to steal it, but I disagree. I don't believe ... (more) Published By: Patricia Gatto Submitted: 08 November,2004 |
| 738 | THESE EMBARRASSING, COSTLY, TERRIBLE TYPOS Preview: Typo n. pl. -os. Informal. A typographical error. Typographical error. A mistake in printing, typing or writing. That's what it says in the New College Edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. But it does not begin to tell the story of these mistakes - these embarrassing, costly, terrible typos. I know -- from collect... (more) Published By: Rolf Gompertz Submitted: 09 November,2004 |
| 739 | Stop Struggling and Write Your Article - Part II Preview: Don’t let overwhelm hold you back— follow this expert advice and start writing your promotional article today. In Part 1, I talked about the importance of planning and structuring your article. Here are three more essential steps to help you make sure your article is ready to go. 4. Avoid clichés (like the plague). As in, clichéd language, cli... (more) Published By: David Roddis Submitted: 11 November,2004 |
| 740 | Influences Preview: Influences I think it was the Russian writer Tolstoy who said that the most significant revolutions were internal; in other words they happen individually and in your head. I can see what he meant, although if the old boy had been around in 1917 he might have bitten his lip. We tend to think of revolutions as being violent and bloody conflicts,... (more) Published By: James Collins Submitted: 11 November,2004 |
| 741 | Poetry Techniques Preview: The style of writing poetry differs from person to person; long or short meters, three or four lines to a stanza. But the great thing is, no matter how a poem is written it still holds great emotion. Some techniques used in poetry are onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, rhyming, simile and metaphor. Onomatopoeia is one of the easiest to learn... (more) Published By: Gary R. Hess Submitted: 13 November,2004 |
| 742 | Surefire Ways to Get Your Magazine Article Queries Accepted Preview: One of my writing discussion groups recently had a topic thread going about the success rate of pitching magazine article ideas. It seems that the standard acceptance rate is about 30% - 40%. In my own experience though, I've had about a 90% acceptance rate and I mentioned that in the group. This inevitably led to a nuts and bolts discussion, and ... (more) Published By: Kathy Burns-Millyard Submitted: 15 November,2004 |
| 743 | My Path to Self-publishing Preview: Last year, I completed my first novel--a 180-page fictional account of one man's personal journey of discovery in which he contemplates the meaning of life and death. Writing this book was both a therapeutic exercise for me--allowing me to explore my own questions and thoughts on the subject matter--plus a bit of a business venture. Could I actu... (more) Published By: Matt McGovern Submitted: 16 November,2004 |
| 744 | The Secret Ingredient to Your Writing Preview: Okay, so what do you need to succeed in your writing career? To keep it simple, I would say just five things – the first four are obvious enough but the last one may shock (and comfort) you. Let's go through them in order: Technical ability This doesn't mean you have to be Saul Bellow or Toni Morrison before you start but it does mean that the... (more) Published By: Rob Parnell Submitted: 16 November,2004 |
| 745 | HOW TO HUNT FOR MARKETS--OVER THE HOLIDAYS Preview: Chances are, you'll be busy over the next several weeks. Between preparing for, celebrating, and unwinding from the holidays it may be difficult to maintain your regular writing routine. And if researching potential homes for your work is part of that routine—as it is for many of us who regularly submit stories, essays, poems, articles, and review... (more) Published By: Dr. Erika Dreifus Submitted: 16 November,2004 |
| 746 | Writers Turn to the Internet for Support, Friendship and Advice Preview: Riding on the fumes of potential, you take pen to paper or keyboard to monitor. Endless hours of creativity intermingle with apprehension, but your need to write engulfs your spirit. You swim high on the waves of excitement and trudge forward through the waves of doubt. Finally, your manuscript is complete. Looking back, the process becomes a bl... (more) Published By: Patricia Gatto Submitted: 16 November,2004 |
| 747 | How To Get Started on Writing Killer Articles Preview: I once wrote an article in which I offered the following tip on how to speak eloquently in public: Talk about something that you’re passionate about. When we speak about matters that are dear to our hearts, we often find wellsprings of eloquence from which we can draw. I offer similar advice to anyone who wants to learn how to write with flair an... (more) Published By: V. Berba Velasco Jr., Ph.D. Submitted: 17 November,2004 |
| 748 | Knock-Out Writer's Block: Listening To Your Inner Voice Preview: When I was young, I used to talk to myself. Long, drawn out, one-sided conversations. I didn’t have an imaginary friend, I just talked to myself. My mother says that’s why I became a writer: because of my overactive imagination. I admit she may be right. Those conversations currently get me through my worst cases of writer’s block. I have to laug... (more) Published By: Celise Downs Submitted: 19 November,2004 |
| 749 | Can You Really Sell Your Writing Output On Radio? Preview: I had never given the matter much thought in the past but after an experience I enjoyed lately, I am now rather of the opinion that you can. It happened this way… Coinciding with the launch of my latest book ‘Your Retirement Masterplan’ (How To Books ISBN 1857039874) I participated in eleven 10/15 minute live interviews on local radio over a per... (more) Published By: Jim Green Submitted: 21 November,2004 |
| 750 | Novel to Screenplay: The Challenges of Adaptation. Some basic steps when adapting a novel to the screenplay form. Preview: ADAPTATION 101 Brimming with confidence, you’ve just signed the check purchasing the rights to adapt John Doe’s fabulous, but little known novel, Lawrence of Monrovia, to screenplay form. Suddenly, panic sets in. “What was I thinking? How the devil am I going to convert this 400-page novel to a 110-page screenplay?” The answer is: “The same way... (more) Published By: Lynne Pembroke and Jim Kalergis Submitted: 23 November,2004 |