Category: Writing, page 15
Articles in 'Writing' category:
The Truth About The Writing Life
When you are a writer, you cannot separate your writing from your life. Writers cannot not write, so writing for you is like breathing. It is so natural you don't even think about it. I think it's a shame that so many writers treat their writing as anything from "special...
The 4 Biggest Reasons Every Author Should Count on an Author's Assistant
Every big-time author has an author's assistant - someone the author can call on to do the amazing number of tasks that surround the successful completion, publishing and marketing of a book. But first-time authors are lucky - they can have author's assistants, too - virtually.
Earning Money is Easy for Skilled Article Writers
There are common people, students, moms, etc, who earn easy money by writing articles. This article explains how.
Write Better And Faster Using The Index Card Method
In this article I'm going to discuss the "index card method" of writing. If you haven't ever tried it, you should know that using index cards to write is a very good and useful way to get the job done. It's easy once you get the basic idea, and if...
Why Write Well?
Your writing is the key component of your professional image. This article describes three aspects of writing and discusses how they make or break your image.
Blogging Beyond Leaps And Bounds
Blogging is a passion and the same time an opportunity to get places. People who often find themselves searching for identity and purpose would be surprised at how blogging can make a difference for them. Indeed, it is something worth checking and people who love to write about anything should...
Book Review: Stolen Boy By Michael Mehas
Stolen Boy is billed as a work of fiction, however it actually explores a real event, and that event is still unfolding in the Southern California court system. Jessie James Hollywood faces the potential of the trip to lethal injection for his actions. So real is Michael Mehas' book that...
Edward Hopper: Capturing Private, Solitary Moments
I have a fascination with the paintings of the American artist, Edward Hopper. Somehow-whether by technique, imagination or subject matter-he is able to create the most compelling and evocative scenes, which stir my imagination. One of my favourites is Automat an oil painted by him in 1927. A young woman...
The 7 Biggest Opportunities for the Virtual Assistant as an Author's Assistant
The occupation of the author's assistant has been around for at least two hundred years, but it has taken on new meaning and relevance over the past few years with the increasing number of authors who are self publishing as a virtual process.
Editorial Advice: To Listen Or Not To Listen?
Whether you're an author publishing through traditional means or delving into self-publishing, you are going to want the feedback of a good editor or perhaps more than one. The difficulty for authors, especially those choosing self-publishing is when do you take an editor's advice and make changes and when do...
Book Review: Marketing Your Small Business For Big Profits By David Mason
I have no idea how many books are crammed onto bookshelves all about the subject of marketing, there must be many millions. It is a subject well understood, how do you make someone buy your Widget as opposed to the other guys Widget? Marketing is the answer, but, marketing comes...
5 Questions To Generate Great Ideas
With these simple questions provided in this article as your basis, you will be able to generate any number of great ideas. No writing will ever be a problem again!
How To Self-Publish Your Poker Or Gaming Book
Everyone thinks it is so easy to write a book. With so many people writing books these days, it is amazing there are enough people still buying books. In today's world, if you have any amazing life experience, suddenly publishers want you to write a book about it. If it...
Giving The Power To The People
Building an online community to create collaborative publications - essentially books written page by page by different people from around the world - may sound like an ambitious project but it's happening today thanks to the power of the Internet, and more importantly, the power of people.It may sound foolhardy...
How To Sell In Your Article Without Selling
Ok, so you're passionate about your website, you love talking about your subject and you're excited to share your knowledge, information, and maybe your products and services with the world. But how do you share your enthusiasm with your readers without coming across like you're making a pitch? How do...
Attain the Required Result by Speaking Persuasively
Speaking persuasively is every speaker's aim. We must look to first change people's thought processes before any real physical changes in behaviour can be affected. So what must we do to get inside of people's heads?
Developing a Persuasive Speech
Developing a persuasive speech is one that many individuals fear because it is really difficult to convince someone to agree on your point of view.
What is a Speech - An Introduction
A lot of individuals- when asked regarding speech- would only discuss about introduction, body, and the conclusion or the ending. However, if we talk on about the speech deeper, we find that speech is more than just the word or the body of speech.
Do you Have What it Takes to Start your Own Freelance Writing Business?
If you are considering starting your own freelance writing business, then read this article to see if you have what it takes to succeed in this competitive industry.
Question and Answer Sessions
Handling Q&A sessions is a key skill to master for all presenters. A great presentation can easily be ruined by the way you interact with your audience. This article gives specific assistance in how to tread through the mine field of question and answer sessions.