Category: Writing, page 5
Articles in 'Writing' category:
The Finishing Touch: How to Craft Titles That Sell
When you’re perusing the shelves at your local bookstore, what’s the first thing you notice about almost every book you pick up? The title!
Writer's Block Doesn't Exist
Ever sit in front of a blank word processing document, cursor blinking on the screen, mind searching for what to do next? If so, you’re not alone. Every writer struggles with where to start, how to keep motivated, and where to go next with their work. These challenges are collectively known as “writer’s block” – the plight of every aspiring scribe, and the simple strategies in this article will help you banish this creative obstacle forever.
The Paradox of Sarah Kane
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 of her writing until it was
Three Things to Know Before Submitting Your Articles Anywhere
You will find a number of my articles scattered across the internet in more than 150 Article Directories. They have been viewed by thousands of readers, republished, and even emailed to friends of the readers. The benefit has been free information for my readers and traffic to my various blogs and websites. Feel free to copy my formula.
The Writing Club
Typically when falling asleep in bed at night great thoughts enter the mind, long stringed and meaningful sentences trip over each other to receive attention at the front of the brain alongside all the brilliant findings, results, meanings that speak volumes and hard hitting phrases that are just the ticket to open the door to success.
Savage Nature: the Life of Ted Hughes
One of the most important poets of the post-war period, Edward James Hughes (1930-1998), was drawn towards the primitive.
Six Tips for Submitting Fiction
Last month we started work on a new ezine for writers, which we intended to use to publish high-quality, contemporary fiction, from writers all over the world. We placed a few adverts asking for submissions of just that. What we got was a revelation.
Memoir Writing Help, Memoir Writing Ideas
You might not need any memoir writing help, per se, as you know your past and you know quite well how to write, thank you. You might instead just need someone to inspire you, motivate you, give you a nudge--with some memoir writing ideas.
The Lost Art of Hand Writing
For a couple of years now I have used a computer for everything from writing articles, to communicate, to playing games and to printing addresses onto envelopes. My laptop is never far away, it is usually by my side or on my knees, and the furthest it ever gets from my side is when I am on the toilet or in the swimming pool. Recently though I had to write a personal letter to my mother, just to say hello sort of thing and I thought that a printed letter would not be quite the right thing for the
Distinctiveness in Personal Statements: Byproduct or Goal?
"What makes you unique is not that you have had these life-altering experiences, but rather how and why your perspective has changed or been reinforced as a result of those and other everyday experiences.
English as a Medium for Indian-writer
To explain the reason behind this R.Parthasarathy says that there at least two problems which prevent Indian writers to take the risk.
Essay Reveals a Writer in You
During your study at college, many eyes will evaluate your essay, many heads will be thinking about its content. And your aim is not to disappoint them, not to hand in just another ordinary essay.
How to Use Quotations Effectively?
Quotations are the repetition of words used by somebody in the past. When you repeat the speech or spoken words of a character from a play or novel, you are said to be quoting that character. Use of quotes requires quotation marks, speech marks or inverted commas to denote repetition.
Cooking With Annie Dote
The submission deadline to an anthology is looming and I want to write an essay for it. I take a seat at my kitchen table, and begin flipping through my journals for inspiration. "What are you looking for," my husband asks. An innocent enough question. "An anecdote," I reply.
Essay Types and Modes You'll Need to Write for College
You Want Us to Write What? Understanding the Task Assigned Which academic essay writing types we use depends upon which disciplines (or classes) we write for. Each instructor or professor will assign papers that invite us to reveal in writing what we have learned/what we think about the material for that particular class:
Journaling Demystified
Have you been considering journaling, but have questions about how to get started? Journaling is a wonderful way to explore your faith through prayer, reflection and personal narrative. Shared here are some of the popular questions about journaling, and the opportunity to formulate your own answers to see if journaling fits for you and your journey.
Chaucer's the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Criticism of the portraits in Chaucer's General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales has taken various directions : some critics have praised the portraits especially for their realism, sharp individuality,
Copywriting Skills Can Get You Out of a Whole Heap of Trouble!
Why Copywriting is important and how it can be used in everyday life.
Stop Killing Your Book Dream with Poor Planning
Instead create a plan, write and complete your book this year.
Blogging Your Travels Can Make You Famous
Blog is a term used to describe web sites that maintain continuous information or unfolding events. If you are a widely travelled tourist, you can blog about your travels in such an interesting way to captivate readers' interests.It is a clear road to self-publication.