| 851 | Taming The Book Proposal Preview: Taming the Book Proposal: The Basics Oh, that most maddening of documents! For so many of us eager to move forward with our nonfiction projects, it looms large like a guard at the queen’s castle, blocking the path to publication. Its perfection eludes us yet it stands there teasing, “Complete me, or your manuscript will never see the light of day... (more) Published By: Jill Nagle Submitted: 02 March,2005 |
| 852 | For Beginners: 10 Ways To Prepare To Get Published Preview: For Beginners: Ten Ways to Prepare to Get Published (Skip directly to ten for the fastest shortcut!) By Jill Nagle Like any field, excellent writing requires study, practice and mentorship. Very few successful authors ever published their first draft of their first work. Nearly all had to expend considerable effort to improve their craft. Here a... (more) Published By: Jill Nagle Submitted: 02 March,2005 |
| 853 | The Arrogant Writer Preview: The Arrogant Writer: Five Ways to Nurture and Defend your Muse By Jill Nagle Arrogance has a bad rap. We think of arrogant people as unpleasant to be around, full of themselves, and incapable of taking an interest in anyone else. However, when applied to one’s own writing, a certain measure of well-placed arrogance can be a useful tool. Writing... (more) Published By: Jill Nagle Submitted: 02 March,2005 |
| 854 | 7 Devistating Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Preview: Writing engaging articles and energizing ad copy takes more than just typing out what you want to say. By correcting these major mistakes, your copy will soar to newfound heights. While there are many common mistakes made by copywriters, seven in particular are deadly. Mistake One: Don’t take that tone with me! Many writers fail to write to the... (more) Published By: Jason A. Martin Submitted: 04 March,2005 |
| 855 | Satirical Poetry About Tony Blair Preview: All Hail. Is your hospital full of aliens, despite the cleaning firms, Antenna waving buggies, And creepy crawly germs, Then dont waste another second, now were into election spin, Just complain over and again, and up pops smily smily grin. You just have to critiscise, or mention cancellation lists, And smily smily grin appears, always eager to a... (more) Published By: malcolm pugh Submitted: 05 March,2005 |
| 856 | Mind Mapping Your Journal Entries Preview: Clustering, also called Mind Mapping, is a great way to save space and time when you journal. For those of you that aren't familiar with Mind Mapping, you can search in Google on the words or read one of Tony Buzan's (the creator) books. At the end I've included the ten basic rules of Mind Mapping. A Mind Map is a powerful graphic technique that ... (more) Published By: Catherine Franz Submitted: 06 March,2005 |
| 857 | The Author Within You! Preview: I always had an active imagination when I was young. I hated school, and would pass the time away day- dreaming about things I should not even have known about at such a young age. I used to make up stories in my head, that would always have me as the centre of attention, like collecting an Oscar for a Hollywood film that I had starred in, or reco... (more) Published By: Leanda Wood Submitted: 08 March,2005 |
| 858 | Simple Tips for Creating a Good Book Poster Preview: Posters can be a great and inexpensive way to promote your book. But don't rush right out until you know the key items to include on your poster. The Title and Author's name Make sure to have a bigger font than the rest of your poster to bring attention to the title and author of the book. This may be the only aspect of the poster they rememb... (more) Published By: Laura Hickey Submitted: 09 March,2005 |
| 859 | Friends for a Season or a Reason Preview: The Lord has brought special people in your life. People come into your life for a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you w... (more) Published By: Jeffrey Submitted: 09 March,2005 |
| 860 | When Panic Attacks Writers Preview: If you write for a living, you deal with deadlines. Sometimes you will have several jobs on your plate at the same time. On top of that, your clients or editors don't coordinate their demands, so you might even have two or three deadlines all falling within the same day or two. It happens. And being the professional you are, if you think you c... (more) Published By: Nick Usborne Submitted: 09 March,2005 |
| 861 | Are Creative Stereotypes Holding You Back? Preview: Here's a quick quiz: 1) When I see a see a sunrise, I'm moved to: A. Compose a poem. B. Try and capture the beauty with my paints and brush. C. Stumble drunkenly into bed -- boy that party was a lot of fun. D. Cover my face with my pillow and go back to sleep. Who in their right mind gets up early enough to look at sunrises? 2) At work, I'm the ... (more) Published By: Michele Pariza Wacek Submitted: 09 March,2005 |
| 862 | JointEffects, a Weblog Preview: Moon Lovers My Guru once said that she is inconsolable when she cannot watch the Moon rise. That stuck with me. I, too, have fallen in love with the Moon, and now watch for it at night, and on my computer I track the cycle of it's fullness each month. I'm becoming more aware of the restorative power of this practice of watching. Of course, reme... (more) Published By: Robin Reed Submitted: 10 March,2005 |
| 863 | Getting Past The "Shoulds" To Write Preview: During the past few months, I have received many questions as to how I have gone from an unknown writer to overcoming society’s adversarial thoughts on what writing should be and even become a well known writer. So today, I was inspired to write on this. Let me present a gist of my story. And like all stories, there’s always more depth. When it ... (more) Published By: Catherine Franz Submitted: 10 March,2005 |
| 864 | Free Content Articles: How To Optimize Your Free-reprint Article Preview: I have been around the internet for quite sometime — offering outsourced services and software products. I see a lot of internet marketing techniques on how to get more traffic and attract more paying customers, but only one technique seemed to work for me considering my tight budget. So what is this technique? This technique is called free cont... (more) Published By: Glenn Prialde Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 865 | Important Internet Research Information for Writers Preview: The internet is a treasure-trove of information vital to the aspiring or established writer. Whether you are an article writer, book writer or looking to write content for websites, the following will help. Before looking at the free ways to gather information, you may like to know there's a new tool on the block for conducting internet se... (more) Published By: Therese M Donnelly Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 866 | Develop a Kick-Ass Plot! Preview: What is a plot? The dictionary definition of the word ‘plot’ relating to a story is: “The plan or main story of a literary work” [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary] So the plot then, is the planned storyline. Some writers fly by the seat of their pants, not knowing where they are going or how they will get there, whereas, other writers would ... (more) Published By: Lynette Rees Submitted: 18 March,2005 |
| 867 | Romance Readers' Pet Peeves Preview: I thought it might be a good idea to talk about over-used phrases in romance novels and short stories. This isn't just for me to have a moan and groan, but for you writers to consider avoiding over-use. We've all done it at some time or another -- picked up a book by a well known or even not so well known author and put it down again, wondering i... (more) Published By: Lynette Rees Submitted: 18 March,2005 |
| 868 | It's All From the Point of View Preview: It’s all from the Point of View By Theresa Chaze Point of view is one of the most important aspects of writing and is the most common of all writing mistakes. Its purpose is to direct the readers attention where the writers wishes it to go. There are three classifications of point of view: first person, omniscient, and third person. Each classif... (more) Published By: Theresa Chaze Submitted: 20 March,2005 |
| 869 | A First Time Author's Publicity Kit Materials Preview: If you're a new author that has been requested to send publicist materials, you may feel left in the dark on what to send. Here's a list of the usual items. 1. Author Bio This is no place for modesty. You're competing with many other authors out there and need to show how your hot and worth it. Remember to include your accomplishments and give a... (more) Published By: Laura Hickey Submitted: 21 March,2005 |
| 870 | Being the "Butt" of an Article Preview: A writer friend of mine just forwarded me an email that someone has just sent her. She’s a brand new writer, has a column going in her local paper, and really enjoys writing. The email she was sent is as follows, only the name of the person sending it has been changed: “Dear Columnist, Recently the word ‘butt’ was used in one of your columns. ... (more) Published By: Ed Williams Submitted: 23 March,2005 |