You may have heard about the five phases of grief. Psychological professionals have outlined the pattern of emotions that humans cycle through during the grieving process. As a writing professional, I’ve discovered the five phases of receiving feedback. Any writer who is advancing in their career has been through the sometimes shocking experience of having her work critiqued. Cycling through…
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The Art Of Travel And The Art Of Writing
In Alain de Botton’s engaging book, The Art of Travel, he distinguishes between the anticipation and recollection of travel versus the reality of actually traveling. When we anticipate, we study travel brochures and create in our imagination all sorts of exotic adventures, lying ahead of us. Once really there, we photograph the Eiffel Tower with our friends or family, their…
Submitting Your Manuscript Getting Started
I am often asked “Do you know of a publisher who would be interested in my book?” There’s no easy way to answer this question. You see, according to the PMA Newsletter, there are over 86,000 publishers in existence (http://parapub.com/statistics). It would be impossible to know what each one is looking for at any given time. However you do know…
Site Promotion Wheel Reinvention Not Required
The delivery of relevant information is an important key to the success of any website. However, if you are an netrepreneur and you have come to terms with your inability to develop new content for your website there are a couple of options you should consider. 1) Freelance Writers You can work with an existing writer in developing content for…
How To Read When You Re Writing
Many writers say it: “I don’t read when I’m writing”. They think it will contaminate their voice, that whatever style they’re reading will somehow seep into their work and it really won’t be theirs. That’s only a problem if you’re writing a 21st-century urban romance and last night’s reading of Pride and Prejudice has you making your characters sound like…
Become A Profitable Home Based Freelancer
Freelance writing can be one of the most rewarding home based businesses ever and the benefits are many. You can stay at home with your kids, and even if you are homeschooling you can freelance part time and homeschool the other part of the day Becoming a freelance writer does not have to be hard. It’s a matter of deciding…
Blogging A Writer S Journal
A novel way for a writer to keep prospects and fans in the loop on their progress as a writer is through the use of a web log or ‘Blog’. “This notion of self-publishing, which is what Blogger and blogging are really about, is the next big wave of human communication. The last big wave was Web activity. Before that…
Cheap Ghost Writing Isn T Easy But It S Worthwhile
You might think that selling yourself short is a sure way to not be a success in the ghost writing field. And your eyes are probably dancing with the large sums of money that you’ve heard ghost writers pull down, in yearly figures such as $60,000 to $100,000, or amounts such as $15,000 to $60,000 per each book written. You’re…
Writing Resources 7 Books For Improving Your Manuscript
Whether a crawling novice or polished professional, writers from every walk of life have room for improvement in their work. An endless array of rules and techniques must be kept in mind when writing – punctuation, grammar, transition, show don’t tell, etc. As a result, it’s extremely important to have a firm grasp on the fundamentals. By stressing the fundamentals,…
Creating Content By Hiring Writers
Internet is all about providing information to people. That’s why there is a huge demand for informative articles that other webmasters can use on their sites. But although you can write them yourself, there are times when you need some assistance in order to provide content to your visitors or for other purposes. You may need to hire a writer…