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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont rely on your spellchecker - or - the importance of good proof reading
- Weather posting a page to your Website, writing a letter to a customer, or submitting an article for publication, it is extremely important to demonstrate how professional you are. Not only does a series of spelling and grammatical errors show a discourtesy to your readers, it makes you look amateurish. Potential customers will lose any trust they may have had in your business. Only a week or so a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips for better writing
- It is certainly true that we don't get a second chance to make a first impression. As the impression we make on the Internet is almost always with the written word, is it unfortunate that there is so much poor writing bouncing around in cyberspace. The following tips are intended to help you make a better first impression.Speaking of first impressions, I don't want to present myself as "the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Be concise
- Concision. (Sounds like I made up another word.) It's the idea of being concise in our ongoing communication with others, both written and oral.Many take forever to say so little. These are the same people who spend a lot of time in meetings. Some who may have little to say use lots of words to say what could be said in a few words. It is boring. It wastes time. It reduces productivity. The...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pairs/groups of words often confused - part 2 of 6
- BAITED, BATEDBaited usually refers to traps or snares. When the reference is to someone who is hardly daring to breathe, the correct word is always bated:"She watched with bated breath."I've yet to read that someone "bated a trap" instead of baiting it, but there's always a first time.BARE, BEARBare means naked; bear (apart from being a large animal...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pairs/groups of words often confused - part 3 of 6
- ELICIT, ILLICITElicit means to extract or draw out; illicit means not legal.EVERYONE, EVERY ONEEveryone means every person in a group; every one means each person and is always followed by "of"."Everyone needs to know how to swim.""Every one of you should be able to swim."FAIR, FAREFair means average, good-looking, pale, unbiase...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pairs/groups of words often confused - part 4 of 6
- LATER, LATTERLater means afterwards; latter is the second of two things."Later that day we went for a walk.""We have two choices. The latter is the more reliable, but the former would be cheaper."LAY, LAIDThis pair confuses writers almost more than any other."He lay on his bed." Although this sentence is past tense, "laid" would be incorrect ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pairs/groups of words often confused - part 5 of 6
- PASSED, PASTPassed is the past tense of pass. Past means a time that has gone. "Time passed and we all forgot the incident." "In times past it was the custom for women to wear hats in church."PEACE, PIECEPeace means the absence of war (or even noise); piece is a portion of something.PEAK, PEEK, PIQUEPique means to excite or irr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pairs/groups of words often confused - part 6 of 6
- SALE, SAIL Sale is either offering something for purchase ("for sale") or offering it at a special price ("on sale"); sail is part of a ship or boat.SELL, CELL Sell is to exchange for money; cell is a small room.SCENE, SEEN Scene is the place where something happens; seen is the past participle of see."Yet he had seen nothing suspicious at the scene of th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Editing secrets
- Once you've plotted out your book, developed the characters and written the last word of text, the real work begins. As busy editors are bombarded with hundreds or even thousands of submissions a year, it's more important than ever that authors apply their own editing skills to their manuscripts before putting them in the mail. Checking your basic grammar and spelling are of course important, but ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A new way to self publish
- More and more good authors are turning to the Internet to self publish. There are several reasons for that. All of them are probably well known to every writer by now, so we'll not go into them here. What we'll talk about here is a new way to self publish.Everyone has, by now, heard of ebooks. This is a wonderful way to publish on the net, but it requires special programs to empliment it. A...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont get burned: evaluating script writing contests
- Hundreds of writing contests tempt screenwriters with the lure of prize money, instant film industry contacts and personal feedback from film professionals. But contests can be costly, screenwriters should choose intelligently.Before you write that check, research and evaluate the contests that interest you. Narrow down your choices to the best contests for you personally and the best ones ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing made them rich #4: paulo coelho
- Paulo Coelho was born on August 24th 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.At age 17 he announced his intention to be a writer. It was a decision bitterly opposed by his parents, partly because Brazil at that time was under a military junta that persecuted writers and intellectuals.Coelho's rebellious behaviour led his parents to have him confined to a mental hospital in Rio de Janeiro wher...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - To tell if you are a literary snob
- "I don't know if I should put 'writer' on my business card," I murmured."Then don't," my wife said in her infinite wisdom. "Put 'author' on it.""But if I put 'author' on, none of those big companies with overflowing coffers will want to hire me as a writer," I said, wondering if George Bush needed a speechwriter or if General Motors wanted someone to write the owner's manual for next...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get an attitude about your writing
- (This excerpt is taken from my new writing workshop Writing To Sell In the Internet Age.)Writer John Clausen, in his excellent book about freelance writing: Too Lazy To Work, Too Nervous To Steal, recommends that you get an attitude about your work. And he's right.Many writers are submissive. This attitude brings out the worst in others. It leads to people in a position to pay you fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 easy steps to writing your appealing letter
- You must write a hypnotic persuasion letter to help you achieve all your goals! Get the boss to give your a raise, induce that beautiful blue-eyed girl to be your lover and persuade your mother to buy a BMW Z3 for you this summer.Give me twenty minutes and I'll teach you step-by-step my secret writing your own success system. If you follow this 5 steps formula of writing, you'll never fail ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing for local veterinary hospitals
- Freelance writer STANLEY BURKHARDT has a passion for animals. He loves animals so much, he crafted himself a new career. For the last eight years, Stanley has made a career out of writing for local veterinary hospitals -- and getting paid for it.Burkhardt admits, "I am probably the first writer you have met who has written for veterinary hospitals. My opinion is that many writers don't see ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Create a dream diary
- How many times have you forced yourself to sit in front of a computer and waited for inspiration to strike?Most of us at some point, whether just starting out or even an experienced published writer, have suffered from the proverbial writers block or have struggled to kick-start their creativity.Sometimes ideas just flow and writing our article or story is easy. Inspiration flows over us li...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dialogue tags - a study in common errors
- Verb and SubjectIncorrect:"I bet you two had a fine time," said Ben.When using tags, it's unusual to have the verb before the subject. The general rule of thumb is to use this construction sparingly, as a rare change in pace or flow. In addition, many editors are asking this construction not appear at all in a manuscript.Correct:"I bet you two had a fine time," B...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to come up with fresh story ideas
- How to Come Up with Fresh Story Ideas When Your Well has Been Tapped DryWhen I face the desolate impossibility of writing 500 pages, a sick sense of failure falls on me, and I know I can never do it. Then gradually, I write one page and then another. One day's works is all I can permit myself to contemplate.-John SteinbeckI know that it seems easier to make that extra pot of c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learn to write like a pro
- Many writers write for the experience. Others dream of having a number one best seller. Both are wonderful reasons for writing. What many fail to realize is that these two do not have to be mutually exclusive. With a little research, you can enjoy writing incredible stories and see to it that they generate a profit.The first thing that is needed is a business like attitude toward the proces...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Nobody likes a rambler
- We all know people who ramble. They include every boring and insignificant detail, speak in five-minute-long sentences and take forever to get to the point. When they finally reach the end of their story, most people have either walked away or lost interest.If you were reading their words, would you read right to the end? Or would you find something more informative, less boring and shorter...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - New york code orange jaisini new art series
- The creativity of Jaisini is not designed to be preaching or too critical. Paul Jaisini reached his level of mastership to know exactly that life is worth living to look in the future having no regrets about the past.In the aftermath of sept 11 there was a motto for New Yorkers to go on living and conducting business as usual in order to fight the very concept of terrorism, fear. And being ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Write your life
- Take out a white piece of paper and place it on your kitchen table. You now have two choices. You can write or draw on it, or you can leave it there.If you write or draw, you control the paper's destiny, the words or images it will express, the character it will display, the very meaning of its existence.If you choose to leave it on your kitchen table, it will remain white. Over time...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing without style
- Style manuals are all well and good, and in fact, highly desirable for newspapers. The average reading level of newspaper readers is the sixth grade. Over the years it became imperative that newspaper writing be simple, consistent, and use basic punctuation, even when that violated some elementary rules. The end result has been that borderline idiots may now understand today's papers.I feel...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Vital verbs
- Remember back in the dark days of your school years when you had to learn the parts of speech? A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. When asked what a verb was, you smugly answered, A verb is a word that indicates action, or some such definition. Fine. You got that straight. Since then, you've uttered or written verbs in the hundreds of thousands.Verbs are great words. They enabl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing good dialogue.
- There's nothing that kills a scene like hackneyed dialogue. Just stop and think about the average B-Grade Hollywood Movie. Sure, at times the plot is bad and the characterisation woeful but most of the time, what stops it from being a good movie is the dialogue. Cringe-worthy dialogue.So, how do you write good dialogue? There are a number of factors and the most important one is: don't try ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to write words worth a thousand pictures
- Our Image-Driven SocietyWe live in a new image-driven society. It can be hard on writers unless they learn to connect with today's readers. Writing that connects is easy when you keep a few basic writing principles in mind. Let's face it, as a writer, you are competing with the greatest influence in our image-driven society, the film and television industry. So, let's take three well-known ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Its all about you!
- The Hottest Word on the WebDid you know marketing people and copywriters are developing a science about writing for readers in this new medium called the Web? In fact, they use carefully selected words to catch a reader's attention. Here are a few:NewTrueAuthoritySexualGuaranteedBonusFirstQuic...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to write for the web
- The Scanning ReaderWriting for the Web is different than writing for print. The differences are slight but significant. First, people don't really read online; they scan because of what is called the "flicker rate" of a computer monitor. This means people read 25% slower online than in print publications. What does this mean for you as a writer? It means you have to write differen...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A writers inner battle
- There is a psychological nuisance so powerful that can deflate the drive, self-esteem, and human spirit of many aspiring Writers of any age. These Writers are faced with an obstacle that make them stop, think twice and question their right to be a part of a respected community. This even leads them to doubt their ambition of pursuing their literary or journalistic calling.It is that inner v...
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