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Teachers Should Write, During Their Summers
Author: Mark Barnes
Before I became a teacher, I was a sports writer. Working for a newspaper taught me a lot about writing, especially dealing with the pressures of deadlines. I enjoyed the writing so much that I started writing fiction about 10 years ago, during my time off...
Become an Instant Author by Playing Well with Others
Author: Paulette Ensign
You wrote a tips booklet. Maybe more than one. Oh wait, are you one of the people who still hasn't done one yet? Not to worry. This is not leading up to any kind of guilt trip for you. This article is going in a completely different direction. Stay with me on this...
The Arrogant Writer: Five Ways To Nurture and Defend Your Muse
Author: 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...
The Daily Rite
Author: Catherine Franz
If you want to be a writer, then you must write - you must write something every day. If possible, have an established time to write every day. Budget your time to make that period available even if it is only a few minutes...
Writing is a Discipline
Author: Charles O. Goulet
If a writer considers writing to be a task, he/she is doomed to failure. Since it cannot be a task, then what is it? It is a discipline. What does that mean?...
Freelance or Staff
Author: Charles O. Goulet
There is no doubt that a staff writer enjoys advantages not availed by the freelancer. However, there are benefits available to the freelancer that a staff writer can never expect....
Write That Down! Compulsively Collecting Content for Your Writing
Author: Scott Ginsberg
Have you ever read someone else's writing and thought one of the following things: Where did he get such great stories?...
Money Trails for Writers
Author: Marg McAlister
I'm willing to bet that quite a number of you once had to debate (or discuss) the saying: "The pen is mightier than the sword." If you were arguing 'for', you would have been able to come up with many examples of how words triumphed over muscles....
Make Your Mark Upon Humanity
Author: Roy E. Klienwachter
The greatest gift you have to give to yourself and humanity is the book, the song, the poem the artwork or invention that is locked away within your consciousness...
Pages: Your Book of Life
Author: Bonnie Moss
Many of us dream of writing a book. Why not.What greater story can you write about thanfrom the pages of your own book of life.Each day is a new beginning...
Freelancing Doesnt Mean Writing For Free. Does it?
Author: Devrie Paradowski
Writer's forums are bustling with debate over whether or not a writer should send something out for free. Some people feel that writing for free weakens the market for other writers, while some people feel that writing is an art that should be shared freely...
A Writers Tools
Author: Charles O. Goulet
William Faulkner, the great Mississippi writer, said, "The tools I need for work are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whisky."...
The Best Freelance Job Boards for Writers
Author: Janet K. Ilacqua
How many times have you checked out a job board to that either it no longer exists or that there is one or two jobs listed. Out of the hundreds of job boards on the Web today, how do you find those containing projects that you are interested in and qualified for...
8 Advantages to Writing a Book as an Entrepreneur
Author: Denise Hamilton
As an aspiring or an established entrepreneur, you are an expert in something, but does the rest of the world know? You have a wealth of information, experience and knowledge that you can package into a book that will benefit others. This truly is the information age and people want to know what you know...
8 Tell-Tale Signs That Forecast Writing Success!
Author: Jennifer Brown Ban
'Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work." -Stephen King...
Becoming the Total Package
Author: Jenna Glatzer
Being a great writer is no longer enough if you plan to score a big publishing deal, especially as a nonfiction author...
Writing as a Gift
Author: Jenna Glatzer
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 Makings of a Personal Essay, Really
Author: Jenna Glatzer
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...
How to Have an Effective Reading Group
Author: Stephen Jordan
Kallu was a tenant of Santosh Kumar Nayak. Santosh Kumar was a businessman in a small town of Utter Pradesh. So far the rent is concerned he was charging the rent very much according to the prevalent rates. Santosh Kumar was not contended with the rent alone Kallu was paying...
Write For Yourself First
Author: Roy E. Klienwachter
It would be very selfless or noble of me to tell you that I have created my web site only to help you and the rest of humanity. The reason for me spending so much time and energy into my writing and this site is selfish. And I must remind myself of that from time to time, especially when I move into a down period and I am asking myself "why."... |
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