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How to Get Your Book Reviewed This Article is About: Writing A Paper by Caterina Christakos, Cat. Imagine your book at the top of the Best Sellers List of the New York Times. Most authors do. The question is, 'How do I get it there and sell millions of copies?'
When planing your book, there is one critical thing that most authors forget -...
Working With a Freelance Editor This Article is About: How To Writing by Jennifer Tribe, Jen. If you are interested in creating information products, you will very likely deal with editors throughout your career. You may need someone to edit a book, review a special report, or tighten up a magazine article. Even if you are a brilliant...
Why We Don't Write Our Books This Article is About: The Writing Process by Suzanne Falter-Barns, Suz. In the ten years that I’ve taught people how to get on with their books, I’ve noticed a phenomenon that I’ll call “Author’s Block.” Would-be writers can, indeed, sit down and work when pressed to it. The problem is that they’re not so sure they want...
Documenting Everything: Your Journal is Your Logbook This Article is About: Writing A Paper by Stephen Earley Jordan, II, Ste. Sailors had it for years. Great explorers had it as well. If you go on an expedition to an ancient Aztec mound, more than likely the archaeologist will have one too - so, why shouldn't you own one?
No, I'm not speaking of the scurvy that plagued...
How to Write Bad Poetry This Article is About: Writing An Essay by Stephen Earley Jordan, II, Ste. So you’ve decided to crown yourself with a title that a million other people (just like you (yes, just like you!)) give themselves every day. Some people believe giving yourself such a title is equivalent to, and just as beneficial monetarily, as...
Top Ten eBook Mistakes and How to Correct Them This Article is About: How To Writing by Judy Cullins, Jud. Did you know that you already have an eBook inside you?
And, like your coach, you can earn thousands of dollars each month?
Even if you are a non-techie like me, you can write your ebook at the same time you write your print book. Or, solve your...
Publicity Through Philanthropy For Writers This Article is About: How To Writing by Zachary Weiner, Zac. I am twenty three years old, have sold over four thousand copies of my first book in a matter of a month after it's release and recently been contacted for contracts with Random House and Harper Collins for two new titles. I think a good deal of my...
Is Now the Time for a Play about the War in Iraq? This Article is About: Help With Writing by Ron Brynaert, Ron. Everone knows that comedy is mostly about timing. If you hit upon the right nerve (is a funny bone a nerve?) at the right time then, usually, you don't even have to be original or even marginally funny to win laughs. The audience laughs just at the...
Freelance Writing: A Career From Anywhere This Article is About: Writing An Essay by Gary McLaren, Gar. An island in the Mediterranean. A beach in Africa. The east coast of New Zealand. What do all these locations have in common? A recent call for assistance from freelance writers elicited replies from every one of these locations. In each of these...
Savage Nature: The Life of Ted Hughes This Article is About: Help With Writing by Paula Bardell, Pau. One of the most important poets of the post-war period, Edward James Hughes (1930-1998), was drawn towards the primitive. He was enchanted by the beauty of the natural world, frequently portraying its cruel and savage temperament in his work as a...
A Quick Guide to ISBNs for Self-Publishers This Article is About: Essay Writing Tips by Jennifer Tribe, Jen. A Quick Guide to ISBNs for Self-Publishers
ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. It is a code assigned to every published book that uniquely identifies it in the marketplace. ISBNs make it easier and more efficient for libraries,...
Imagine The Imagination This Article is About: The Writing Process by Shadha Kudrath Ali, Sha. Imagine a three hundred page book was in the author’s mind before it was poured out onto the pages of the book.
Imagine all those words are words we all know and use but one person takes those words and arranges them in a certain way in the mind;...
Realism This Article is About: The Writing Process by Samir K. Dash, Sam. ‘Realism’
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In William Dean Howells’ words, Realism is ‘ the truthful treatment of material’. But to the question ‘what is truth’, philosophy gives not only different answers, but also different kinds of...
Teach Me Who You Are This Article is About: Ideas For Writing by Timothy Dey, M.D., Tim. We all have a privately held belief system that defines who we think we are. This belief system is composed of ideas that we have accumulated over time that we think describe us accurately.
These ideas came from sources that varied widely in...
The Paradox of Sarah Kane This Article is About: Styles Of Writing by Paula Bardell, Pau. There are some who believe that the world lost one of its finest late 20th century dramatists when Sarah Kane committed suicide in 1999. Her work produced extreme reactions in critics and audiences alike but many failed to appreciate the pure poetry...
Tracking Your Articles Properly by Martin Lemieux, Mar. Writing articles related to your business is a great way to build your link popularity and also to provide more content for your site and other sites. Not too mention it's always nice when someone finds your site and uses it within their newsletter....
Reward Those Who Publish Your Articles! This Article is About: The Art Of Writing by Martin Lemieux, Mar. It is pretty obvious that content is king online. It is also obvious that writing more content and submitting them to other sites will help boost your popularity and bring more visitors to your site.
So why wouldn't you help boost those pages...
Gut Check: Quitting Your Full-time Job for Your Freelance Career This Article is About: Writing An Essay by Yuwanda Black, Yuw. It's 6:00 p.m. You're dead tired, but instead of an early night, you go to your "second job" — your freelance business.
Between writing articles, researching new assignments and invoicing for completed work, it will be well past midnight before you...
Writing For Free: When & When Not to Do It! This Article is About: The Art Of Writing by Yuwanda Black, Yuw. Right off the bat, I want to say that there is no right or wrong answer to this topic. A lot depends on your end goal — to get a job, garner publicity, build a portfolio, etc. However, there comes a time when every writer should say no to writing...
The Cost Of A Web Site This Article is About: Step Up To Writing by Yuwanda Black, Yuw. Just starting out, you can start with a simple informational site, which is all most need initially, and build up to a fuller site (e-commerce and/or interactive) when you can afford it.
Your goal should be to get an online presence. Remember, most...
Why Every Freelancer Should Have A Web Site This Article is About: The Art Of Writing by Yuwanda Black, Yuw. "Do I send samples, a media kit, or just the query, postcard and/or sales letter?" As a freelancer, when you are trying to reach new clients or stay in touch with old ones, how to approach the contact can be a sticky, confusing, discombobulating...
