December 30th, 2008 at 8:55pm |
Since every literate person can write, most people think they can be writers. Interestingly enough, we all can speak quite well, but few of us would deem ourselves ‘speakers.’ However, this prevalent belief encourages beginners to say the oddest things that make professional writers want to cringe (or preferably strangle them with a thin wire). [...]
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December 30th, 2008 at 8:17am |
Types of things to watch out for with agents:
* Charging the author a fee up front, to be accepted as a client. Can be called a reading fee, or a monthly “office expenses” charge. The best agents, and most successful ones, only charge a percentage fee of royalties the author earns, typically 15%. Suppose a [...]
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December 29th, 2008 at 9:24am |
Even with a dozen published books to my name, I sometimes need a dose of inspiration when I sit down to write. Above my desk, I’ve posted a paper with various pieces of fiction-writing wisdom I’ve collected over the years. Some of the advice may sound odd, but I’ve found it all helpful. Here it [...]
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December 28th, 2008 at 4:35pm |
(Article Submitter)… It’s an amazing time saver. Also it will help you stay organized. Let’s look at article marketing or submission in general.
Article directories allow you as the author to store your work and take advantage of the traffic that visits them. So Instead of directly searching for other sites to publish your [...]
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December 28th, 2008 at 10:52am |
Over the years, many people have asked me to look at their writing. “I need to know, do I have talent or not,” they say. “Then I’ll know if I should pursue writing or stick to accounting.”
Their request is seriously flawed, I’d reply. Anyone can become a better writer. When I taught English Composition at [...]
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December 27th, 2008 at 12:04pm |
1. Don’t set yourself a writing routine or stick to it.
2. Always make sure that doing your writing is at the bottom of your list of priorities, and even when you are writing, if something else you have to do that day springs to mind, then go and do that instead.
3. If [...]
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December 25th, 2008 at 8:13am |
Are you running short of ideas for your blogs or articles? Is generating fresh ideas for writing becoming difficult? By following the techniques discussed in this article, you will be a writing power house.
1. Subscribe to a dozen RSS feeds on various subjects you are most interested in. Scan through the feeds every morning or [...]
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December 23rd, 2008 at 11:25am |
Tech-writing is a tricky business. It’s not a very high profile industry, so there’s not much support around. Follow these 10 quick tips, and you’ll be well on your way to a satisfying tech-writing career.
1) Follow a sensible career path…
STEP 1: Start in a team
STEP 2: Stay only just long enough
STEP 3: Manage yourself
STEP 4: [...]
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