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The Bottomless Notebook
Reading through a writers notebook or journal is like discovering pearls, rubies and diamonds amidst a pile of rubble.
3 Quick and Easy Ways to Generate Story Ideas
There are many ways you can generate ideas you can use for your stories, articles and other creative pieces. Start with the three ways given below:
Take Baby Steps In Your Writing To Yield A Book
The thought of writing a book is usually daunting for many writers. After all, how and where do you begin writing a book thats anywhere from 25,000 to 100,000 words
5 Free Time-Saving Tools for Article Authors
You can save time and make your article writing and promotion easier by putting some very great tools to use. Below Ive included 5 tools that can help you.
The Top Five Writing Mistakes Professionals Make
Yes, you know your subject. You also need to think about entertaining your audience, and making your book or other writing easy to read. If your writing lacks organization and compelling, vital sentences that convince your readers to keep reading, they will leave your book or Web site immediately. There goes your "word-of-mouth" promotion.
Top 10 Ways to Know your Book Concept will Sell--Before you Invest Time and Money
Make your book stand out from the crowd! Test your books significance, find your market before you write, and treat your book as part of your business.
The Top 10 Secrets of Successful Authors
If you are not a successful author yet, incorporate the following 10 Secrets:
The Makings of a Personal Essay, Really
Sometimes I can be dense when it comes to realizing the potential of my own life experiences as essays for magazines. I, of course, fully believe that everything in my life is newsworthy, but sometimes have trouble figuring out which experiences will hit home with other people.
Writing as a Gift
What am I supposed to give Anthony as a wedding gift I asked Kristin, my bridesmaid and person-who-was-married. I mean, what kinds of things do brides give their grooms I was thinking of hiring someone to clean the house before we left for the honeymoon so wed come back to a spotless house. Is that a good wedding gift
The Beginners Guide to Freelance Writing
The Big Idea
Becoming the Total Package
Being a great writer is no longer enough if you plan to score a big publishing deal, especially as a nonfiction author.
Top 10 Ways to Know your Book Concept will Sell--Before you Invest Time and Money
Make your book stand out from the crowd! Test your books significance, find your market before you write, and treat your book as part of your business.
Write SMART: How to Create Terrific Writing Goals--And Achieve Them!
Open up your favorite calendar and circle todays date.
The Write Habit: How to Strengthen Your Writing Muscle
Writing is a muscle that needs exercise to stay in shape.
Timer Magic for Writers
If your writing muscle isnt in shape, writing a novel may seem like a sheer, unscalable cliff. "Gee, I dont think I can write today. I left my climbing shoes in my other backpack..."
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Why We Dont Write Our BooksIn the ten years that Ive taught people how to get on with their books, Ive noticed a phenomenon that Ill call Authors Block. Would-be writers can, indeed, sit down and work when pressed to it. The problem is that theyre not so sure they want the pressure of being an author. But they do want to. But they dont. And so on.
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Youre Published! Now How Do You Tell The ReadersThe first thing you must do is quit thinking like a writer and start thinking like a reader. That shouldnt be a problem, because you are one. If you dont enjoy reading, you cant write something that someone else enjoys reading. So, when you read, how do you choose what to read
Catholics Need To Take a Second Look at MoralityAccording to CNN, Catholics voted for President Bush over Senator John Kerry by a 51 to 48 percent margin.Hence, Catholics voted for a Born Again Methodist over a Catholic candidate.Many Catholic Bishops have declared abortion a non-negotiable issue.In the diocese of Brooklyn, which encompasses Brooklyn and Queens, there is not a single memorial to those who have been put to death by our government.Nonetheless, I know of at least one parish in Brooklyn that has a three-thousand dollar memorial dedicated to the aborted.Meanwhile, 36 million people in the United States live in poverty.If the Bishops are not silent, they most certainly speak in a whisper when it comes to issues of social justice and the death penalty.The Catholic Bishops candidate, George W. Bush, executed nearly 30 individuals in 1999 alone.
How to Jumpstart your Next Writing SessionI have always enjoyed writing. Sometimes it’s a problem for me to just sit down and write something. There are days when I choose “procrastinating” over “proactive.” Putting things off is common with everyone. I am very gifted in this area.;
How to Get Started on Writing Killer ArticlesI once wrote an article in which I offered the following tip on how to speak eloquently in public: Talk about something that youre passionate about.When we speak about matters that are dear to our hearts, we often find wellsprings of eloquence from which we can draw.
A Writers Inner BattleThere is a psychological nuisance so powerful that can deflate the drive, self-esteem, and human spirit of many aspiring Writers of any age. These Writers are faced with an obstacle that make them stop, think twice and question their right to be a part of a respected community. This even leads them to doubt their ambition of pursuing their literary or journalistic calling.
A Few Keys to Writing Effective DialogueEvery writer expends a great deal of creative energy developing a story line and limning well-balanced prose with evocative sentences. Thats what writing is all about, after all. But fiction writers have an additional aspect to creation--effective dialogue. Very few stories, novellas or novels are without dialogue, and for some writers, this can be a stumbling block.
Nobody Likes A RamblerWe all know people who ramble.They include every boring and insignificant detail, speak in five-minute-long sentences and take forever to get to the point.When they finally reach the end of their story, most people have either walked away or lost interest.
Effective Editing: It Spells the Difference!If you think proofreading equals editing, then youre wrong! Editing is a lot more than just scrutinizing your manuscript for misspelled words or missing punctuation marks.
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