Careers

Career Tips for a Writer

A writer has the creative ability to draw word pictures. They have the ability to communicate through the written word. A writer’s work can be to write articles of fiction woven by a vivid imagination or to write articles covering non fiction like educational resources, news, reviews, technical documents, or articles on science, environment and health. Work could also entail…

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Writing

How To Build Your Writing Style

Writing style is a writer’s uniqueness. When you build your unique style, you will be known for it. For instance, Ernest Hemingway used to begin his sentences with ‘and’ or ‘but’ that was his particular style; Dickens uses aesthetically complex sentences, and that’s his style. So, each writer has his own style, which is the sum total of all the…

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Writing

Practically Perfect Proofreading And Other Editing Myths

One of the difficulties a writer faces is reviewing their work in an attempt to locate all errors. There are generally two forces that work against a writer who attempts to ensure their work is error-free. 1. Being too close to the work you have difficulty concentrating on the writing. 2. You know what you want to say so it…

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Writing

How You Can Become A Better Writer

I have been writing professionally for more than two decades and teaching writing nearly that long. Every conference, every writing staff, and every class has always included some writer who asks: “How Can I Become A Better Writer?” They don’t usually like my answer. “Practice writing every day and read to study the writing of others every day.” They don’t…

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Writing

How To Love Writing

If you belong to the few who like to write – if you enjoy “the finest melody the words make,” the rhythm and pace of phrases and sentences, the architectural possibilities of paragraphs – do not read this article. It is intended for those who don’t have such warm feelings for writing. For those who experience great anxiety and discouragement…

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Article Writing

Ebook Article Marketing Ovecoming Writer S Block

What is writer’s block? Well, I just can’t think of a single darn thing to say. Oh well, I’m outta here! Sound familiar? No! Oh, get real! We’ve all experienced this phenomenon when we absolutely have to write something, particularly on deadline. I’m talking about. . . . .uh, I can’t think of what the word is . . .…

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Exercise

Lisa Ryckman Reviews Fad Diet Books Ruthlessly

The Rocky Mountain News’ energetic and prolific health and fitness writer, Lisa Ryckman, is always a good read. In this particular column, she reviews some current fad diets with a deliciously mordant wit. See, it’s hard to fool a fitness writer who really knows what she is talking about. Read the whole column but here are some excerpts. On the…

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Writing

A Writer S Life For Me

It may be the hope of all who have ever put pen to paper that they might be able to write on a full-time basis. The romantic notion of a writer’s life is compelling enough to many to find them seeking ways to make a living by crafting the written word. David Boles is the publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Go…

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Misc

What Is Your Point

What is your point? What do you do if you don’t know? Why does it matter? It is important for every writer to know their point because the writer is in charge of the reader’s experience. If the writer doesn’t know the point then the reader surely won’t. That means at best, a writer without a point will soon be…

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Writing

Self Marketing Techniques For Writers

One of the most effective ways to present your work to prospective clients is by having an online presence. As the world shrinks through the use of the worldwide web, you will find clients on an international basis may be interested in your work and in your ability to work for them. First Step By creating a website you have…

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