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- Need More Time to Write? Part I - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIn the jungle of daily life, writing time is hard to find. Best intentions flag in the heat, and rarely recover by morning. You want to write, you have to write, but it’s just not happening and the guilt feels like monkeys howling in your chest. Job, kids, errands, friends, family, ...In the ...
Views: 1021(1 vote) - New Recipe For Your Fresh Paper Pie - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Sunil VermaMany writers aspire to create original and incomparable works, so that to stand them out of heaps of previously written stuff. They resort to crafty tricks to grab the attention of readers and eagerly try to find an unoccupied niche, undeveloped idea or some lurid news to make their papers one ...
Views: 652(1 vote) - Newsletter Marketing - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Judine SlaughterIf you have a product or service to sell, newsletters are a great way to keep your name on the consumer's mind. Your newsletter should include information about what you do, but also articles with tips and advice from others in your industry. This requires professional savvy to pull it all ...
Views: 1411(1 vote) - Occupational Outlook for Freelance Writers - Good News! - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2008 from Michael LeeI must say that the occupational outlook for freelance writers is getting better by the minute. Why do I say such a thing? Well, this is the Internet Age! Almost everything can be found online. From references on gardening to the latest gossip about your favorite celebrity! This is probably ...
Views: 687(1 vote) - One Way To Make What You Write Better - by Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorAnytime you decide to write anything, whether it’s an article or a manuscript, you should congratulate yourself. Some people find writing easy, while others feel less sure about the process or their skills. Either type of writer is courageous. You know that when you write, especially if you ...
Views: 704(1 vote) - Online Resources Available For Dissertation Writing And Editing Services - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2008 from Jack SmithNow there are no worries for students while making the dissertation because they have online resources available for writing and editing dissertation services. Are you planning to hire a dissertation service? There are various online site which a student can visit while writing a dissertation. ...
Views: 666(1 vote) - Online Writing Jobs: Success Secrets Of Online Freelance Writers - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2008 from Michael LeeThese days, online writing jobs are as profitable as your regular 9-5 timetable. If you’re just a newbie in this arena, you’re probably having a difficult time accepting all this. After all, you have been taught that you need to have your own desk at an office in order for you to ...
Views: 1015(1 vote) - Overcoming Writer's Block: Avoiding The Trap - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2008 from santosh kumarI may as well just say it. Writer’s block, I’m convinced, doesn’t exist. Mostly, I think, authors use writer’s block as an excuse to explain to themselves, an editor, or a concerned spouse why the book isn’t done or the chapter hasn’t been turned in. Writing ...
Views: 783(1 vote) - Penetrating The Media’s Psyche - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Eve B. RoseEver sit open-mouthed in amazement while reading a news story? Ever get so irritated that you hurl pillows at your television? If so, you’re not alone. “We’re all tired of the teasers, of the stories that go nowhere,” says Gerard Braud of Gerard Braud Communications. “Reporters set up a ...
Views: 709(1 vote) - Persuasive Essay Topics - How To Come Up With Persuasive Topics For Your Readers - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2008 from Michael LeeYou need to come up with persuasive essay topics to effectively drive your point home. In fact, these literary texts, as the name implies, are created to persuade readers to your way of thinking. In more ways than none, persuasive essay topics should convey the meaning of your reasoning. In ...
Views: 1187(1 vote) - Persuasive Writing Topics - Great Ideas for Persuasive Writing - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2008 from Michael LeeWhether it is for a school assignment or for a personal whim, choosing persuasive writing topics is as important as the content. However, there are certain times when choosing among many persuasive writing topics can become a difficult process. This happens to both novice and experienced ...
Views: 1008(1 vote) - Persuasive Writing: 3 Useful Persuasive Writing Tips For Beginners - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2008 from Michael LeePersuasive writing can be a bit of a challenge, especially for beginners. Unlike descriptive essays, persuasive articles have a mission to convince readers about a certain issue or subject. This kind of article also takes on a more serious tone. Some of the more popular choices range from ...
Views: 872(1 vote) - Pioneer in the field of writing - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2011 from shishir banerjeeExpertSEOSolution ExpertSEOSolution is pioneer in the field of providing expert Search engine optimization services. ExpertSEOSolution is well known for delivering services with excellence. ExpertSEOSolution has a team of proficient and well experienced SEO experts, efficient in providing the ...
Views: 515(1 vote) - Power Tools For Writers, Part One - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzWhether you’re building a house or writing crime novels, it helps to have a good set of tools. Handsaws are great for some jobs, but mitering roof beams with elbow grease is murder. For the big stuff, and for extra muscle on small jobs, it helps to power up. Like carpenters, writers have to ...
Views: 940(1 vote) - Power Tools For Writers, Part Two - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzLast summer, single-handedly and ill-equipped, I began to remodel my kitchen. In a burst of novice enthusiasm, I sledged through studs and ripped up floors. I hung drywall and knifed mud. I tiled, grouted, griped and complained. Then, frustrated and over my head, I walked off the job. It’s ...
Views: 1022(1 vote) - Press Release Key Components: Who, What, When, Where And Why - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2008 from Barbara SpagnolaMost journalists have been taught that they must be able to answer the five Ws before they have a credible piece of journalism. The five Ws are Who, What, When, Where and Why. It seems so simple, doesn’t it? Yet newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations receive many Press ...
Views: 1067(1 vote) - Principle Of The Most Successful Authors - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from Glenn DietzelAccording to the Association of American Publishers, 83 per cent of Americans want to write a book, but for those who follow through, the publishing industry has grim news. Publisher’s Weekly reported that in 2004 Nielsen Bookscan tracked sales of 1.2 million books. Unfortunately, the vast ...
Views: 836(1 vote) - Prologue (Pharmakon Book Excerpt) - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from FSB AuthorsI was born because a man came to kill my father. If he hadn't showed up with a gun in his pocket and bad thoughts in his head, I wouldn't exist, much less have a story to tell. This tragic footnote to my conception left me feeling as if I had three parents: a father, a mother, and a ...
Views: 864(1 vote) - Prologue (Walking on Walls excerpt) - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2008 from FSB AuthorsIt was late July. The summer mangoes had dropped from the trees and were lying rotting on the ground, ripped open by feasting bugs and birds. Their intoxicating, sweet smell mixed with the heaviness of the nightblooming jasmine. This languid perfume created a thick, rarefied atmosphere that at ...
Views: 682(1 vote) - Providing A Unique Perspective To Art - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2008 from Link ManagerIf you imagine meeting artists and studying their work personally then visit the art fairs. Art fairs are a festival where various art forms: both visual and other forms of art, are showcased to public. In such fairs, the participation of artists can also be marked. The art fairs are held ...
Views: 742(1 vote) - Rejection is Just an Invitation to Resubmit - Always RSVP - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from FSB AuthorsI started writing songs when I was seventeen. This was in the Sixties when life seemed like one opportunity after another, waiting to be fulfilled. I played in a band, and we did original songs, inspired by Dylan, The Beatles, etc. I wanted to record, found a studio through an ad at the back of ...
Views: 1114(1 vote) - Rejection Logic: How To Bounce Back When Your Writing is Denied - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIf you’re a writer, then you’re a conscious human being. If you’re a conscious human being, then you’ve felt the sting of rejection. Therefore, if you’re a writer, you might as well stay in your pajamas all day and mope around semi-conscious drinking mojitos. Logical or not, writers dread ...
Views: 1006(1 vote) - Resume Writing Tips - How To Write A Resume That Persuades! - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2008 from Michael LeeWhen applying for a job, you have to remember that you're not the only available candidate. Your future employer or the head of the HR department probably has a good number of resumes waiting on his or her desk. In order to catch their attention, you have to make sure that your resume stands ...
Views: 716(1 vote) - Rewarding Tips For Promoting Your Art - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Saatchi GalleryPromoting a work of art is not an easy process as one might consider. It is a crucial one. There are various factors that can mean the difference between accepting or rejecting your work from an art event. However, if you consider some of the effective steps in formatting an art portfolio it ...
Views: 606(1 vote) - Role Of Art Gallery In The Present Age - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2008 from Link ManagerArt gallery is a space where various forms of art are displayed to public. The various art are sculpture, handloom, photographs, illustrations, installation art and applied arts. Works of various artists are exhibited in a room or cluster of rooms in a series so that art lovers can evaluate and ...
Views: 4571(1 vote) - Sell More Books Faster With Self Publishing Ad Copy Secrets - by Submitted on May 28, 2008 from StevenE WakeupliveWho couldn’t use some great ad copy tips once in awhile?! Here are secrets shared by ad pros to use in your promotions online and off. 1. DIGITAL IMAGES – Add images with your ad copy. Rule of thumb here is NOT “the more the merrier.” So choose one or two of your best ...
Views: 638(1 vote) - Selling Your Writing And EBooks The Easy Way: Through Your Social Networks! - by Submitted on May 07, 2008 from Mandy SinghIf you are a writer or simply someone with an awesome ebook to sell, you may know of many different marketing channels for your work, but have you ever considered the power of your own social networks? This article looks at a great new tool for reaching the people that you've already touched ...
Views: 565(1 vote) - SEO Copywriting: How To Write For Publication, Part 1 - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2009 from Dave DaviesMany metaphors have been offered up to describe or explain the Internet, but calling it “an ocean of words” is as accurate as any other. In 1998 the first Google index counted 26 million pages, by 2000 it had reached the billion mark and by 2002 it had more than tripled again to over 3 ...
Views: 680(1 vote) - Seven Thoughts on Our First Hell-Ride Through Filmmaking - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2009 from FSB AuthorsWhat follows was written from the IGNORANCE of having only produced and directed one film, and the ARROGANCE of having only produced and directed one film. 1. Every day is the Cuban Missile Crisis: Your world could blow up. Shooting an independent film is a radioactive adventure more volatile ...
Views: 1021(1 vote) - Should I Write My Life Story? - by Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Carol C. DenbowNearly 81 percent of people say they have a book inside them. It’s in their hearts, minds, and soul; but unfortunately, it never seems to develop in pen. Most of these people feel their life story or an event in their life is worthy of becoming a book—and they may be right. Why then don’t we ...
Views: 1657(1 vote) - Sign Here, Please - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIf you are in business, chances are you have a business card. It is certainly one of the most basic and common business tools, so useful both as an introduction and reminder. Consider how much information is generally available on a business card: your name, of course; how you can be reached ...
Views: 817(1 vote) - So Whose Fault Is It When Candidates Fudge On The Federal Budget? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from FSB AuthorsYou may have the sneaking feeling that there's something the presidential candidates aren't telling you about the federal budget. And you're right. Here it is: Every expert who looks at the federal budget uses the same word to describe it: unsustainable. The federal government is $9.5 trillion ...
Views: 727(1 vote) - Start Marketing Your Book Today - Whether You’ve Finished it or Not! - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Melinda CoppAlthough everyone thinks about book marketing AFTER they’ve published a book, smart authors start before they even go to press. Especially as a first-time author, if you start marketing your book at least six months before it’s done, then you can build an audience of readers who are ready to buy ...
Views: 1108(1 vote) - Subtle Selling on Facebook - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2008 from Jim GreenYou can advertise openly on Facebook if you are prepared to pay the price but you can also engage in subtle selling at zero cost if you put your mind to it. Some three months ago I signed up, created a profile, and set about building a bank of 'friends'. Within weeks I had 1000+ which prompted ...
Views: 1169(1 vote) - Succeeding In The Business Of Freelance Writing - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2008 from Hanit PiplaniSomething that's always surprised me about the freelance writing business is just how many writers there are out there who don't seem to realize that they're running a business. Succeeding in the Business of Freelance Writing It never fails to surprise me just how many make no effort ...
Views: 708(1 vote) - Tackling A Writing Assignment: How To Get Started - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2008 from Bhisham ChanderWriting assignments are often considered the worst possible class or course assignment. There's nothing worse than sitting down in front of a computer, with a blank screen in front of you. Where do you start? How do you get that first sentence written? Once you start, how do you avoid common ...
Views: 1007(1 vote) - Tee-Time And Me-Time - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2008 from FSB AuthorsMothers live in a permanent state of guilt. How come men don't? Mothers are guilty not just about whether they work and how much they work and should they work and where they work. But they are also guilty about what they do with the few moments they can call their own. A classic example of the ...
Views: 779(1 vote) - Ten Great Ways to Promote your Book - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Paul SloaneSo you have written a book and had it published. Congratulations. Now you are faced with the challenge of what to do next. Many authors think that marketing is a job for the publisher so they sit back and wait for the royalties to roll in. You might have a very long wait. The market for ...
Views: 1643(1 vote) - Ten Steps to Oratory Eloquence - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesAs you hang up the telephone, the icy fingertips of panic grip your stomach; your heart races. Your most recent project was delivered on time, within budget, and is approaching payback one year ahead of schedule. Your industry association wants you to address their annual convention. Relax: ...
Views: 7651(1 vote) - The Importance of Voice in Your Writing - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2008 from Maxine ThompsonI never realized how important my voice was until I lost mine after my recent thyroid surgery.... We’re not talking laryngitis, either. Have you ever tried to ask for directions when you sound like a fog horn, and the mailman can’t understand you? Or, have you tried to order a ...
Views: 1189(1 vote) - The Apostles Of Clean Fighting: Who Put The Rifle Into The National Rifle Association? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from FSB AuthorsWhy is the National Rifle Association called the National Rifle Association? It seems an odd choice considering the organization's commitment to the Second Amendment, which refers broadly to "arms," not rifles, that require keeping and bearing. Wouldn't it make more sense for the NRA to call ...
Views: 763(1 vote) - The Best Tool a Coach Ever Had (and No One’s Using It!) - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2011 from Carol HessAttention Coaches! Sitting right there in your office, back there in the corner where you don’t have to look at it, is a box. Inside that box is the best business tool you’ll ever have for creating a successful coaching practice. That tool is writing. Here’s what writing will do for your ...
Views: 542(1 vote) - The Biggest Challenge Facing A Poet, Getting Published - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from santosh kumarThe best advice that I can give any child or adult who wants to be a poet is to read lots of poetry. Get a feel for poetry. Look at different styles of poetry. I have grown so much in my own writing by reading the work of other poets. Don’t be afraid to accept constructive criticism. Part ...
Views: 673(1 vote) - The Billionaire Writer's Secret - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from gurpreet singhDuring a career spanning twenty-five years of novel, film, and television work, I've two major tools most valuable: the yogic “chakras” for characterization, and Joseph Campbell’s model of the Hero’s Journey for plot structure. These are not random choices, nor were they ...
Views: 924(1 vote) - The Cast: The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian book excerpt - by Submitted on May 07, 2008 from FSB AuthorsFamily Reunion Making a full-scale motion picture like Prince Caspian is a journey unto itself -- not only a physical one that took hundreds of filmmakers thousands of miles across two hemispheres, but also a spiritual and emotional voyage for the film's family members. With mothers and ...
Views: 1048(1 vote) - The Fourth of July and Three Sure-Fire Hints to Solidify Your Writing Independence - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Beth RodgersHave you ever considered the idea that the Fourth of July is a writing holiday? Not only did we gain our independence on that illustrious day, but we cemented the idea that writing is a national pastime – something we enjoy doing and something that allowed us to gain that independence we fought ...
Views: 903(1 vote) - The Ghostwriter As Fictional Hero - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2008 from Andrew CroftsThe narrator of Robert Harris’s controversial new thriller (The Ghost) is a ghostwriter and to my surprise and delight he has quoted my book Ghostwriting at the beginning of every chapter. That has set me thinking; why don’t more thriller and crime writers use us as their main protagonists? Like ...
Views: 1363(1 vote) - The Golden Hour - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from santosh kumarDuring a conversation earlier today, a formerly svelt young lady said that she had given up on the idea of exercise, because to have a body worth the trouble, it would take three or four hours a day. Novice writers complain that in order to build their careers, it would take six or seven hours ...
Views: 705(1 vote) - The Guiding Write - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2009 from Dee DukehartWriting is “easy,” right? Writing may be, but is the syntax – sentence structure – powerful and presentable? Is your grammar correct? Did you use the proper punctuation? We all read sales and business letters, memos and reports from associates around the world. Each is asking for our time, ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - The Happy Ending - Love Conquers All Or Thoughts On Fiction Writing After Dialoguing With My Dog - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2009 from Emily HanlonRecently, I was considering the question of peace, which doesn't happen often while writing fiction. There's all that drama, love, hate, desire, envy and so on. Peace, with any luck, comes at the end of the novel. I was considering this aimlessly as I lay with my head on Phoebe's warm flank. ...
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