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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - To write successful business & academic communications, learn the architecture of a story
- Human beings seem to be born with a gene for telling stories. Stories from our families, our communities, and the media form our worldview and shape our lives. In fact, scientists have discovered that our ability to create stories is intricately connected to our ability to learn. This is because our brains seek to create meaning through relationship, which is what stories do so well.Our sto...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How not to get a freelance writing job
- In the business of freelance writing, it's not enough to be good at writing. You also have to be good at finding work ? and selling yourself when you do. Persuading a new client to let you write for them, rather than one of the hundreds of other writers out there, can be an art in itself. Here's how not to do it?Don't give any details about yourself.When you're applying for a new pro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why manners maketh the freelance writer
- Lately I've been noticing an odd trend amongst the freelance writers who contact us every week: rudeness.First there was the writer who accepted a job found on our boards and forwarded the completed assignment to the employer with the words, "Project attached. Email me payment immediately." No please, no thank you ? in fact, no niceties at all.Needless to say, the employer wasn't imp...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Publication road
- The journey to having my first novel for children published has been riddled with road blocks and shonky bridges. The good news? At every rickety stage I've picked up tips (and anti-tips) which I'm happy to share with everyone...ReadFor me, this was the easy stage! Aspiring writers need to read like maniacs to be aware of other writers' work, both locally and internationally. There i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Passionate about writing?
- I'm a writing fool! 2 book proposals, 1 user's guide, a business technology analysis paper, and a FileMaker Pro 7 application! Can you say, "RedBull?" Actually, my preferred energy drink of choice is Monster. But I'll save my energy drinks discussion for another time.What I would like to focus on is how similar Writing and Programming are. Both are creative. Both require adhering to some ty...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Should you hire a ghostwriter?
- Have you heard the term 'ghostwriter' and wondered what they do or who they work with? Although it sounds mysterious, ghostwriting is actually a very simple agreement where an individual or company hires a writer to create a work that will be owned outright by the buyer. The buyer is not required to give credit to the writer and is even allowed to claim authorship.Many people who are lookin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writers can grow to be comfortable with criticism
- On my first newspaper assignment as a critic, I was well prepared to dish it out. I was less prepared to take it. Imagine my surprise when my witty, well-crafted critique drew a smattering of letters filled with name-calling and nasty words. It stung. Could the critic handle criticism? I discovered that with some emotional discipline and introspection, I could not only handle criticism, I could gr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Written communications ? 6 tips on language & tone
- In most aspects of business, we will be expected to write a message to a client or customer, in the form of a letter, memo or e-mail. Language and tone in these communications is vital to the relationship with the recipient, and can mean the difference between a sale and a lost prospect. Therefore, we cannot afford to get it wrong. Following are six tips on how to write to a customer or client to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Generating nonfiction book titles without a hassle
- The process of developing a working title for your nonfiction book can be a hassle sometimes. You first have to brainstorm a few titles, and if the results aren't to your liking, you are practically forced to brainstorm more possible titles --- or do you?One way to shorten this process is to have a book title bank at your fingertips that will include trigger titles, such as the ones listed ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Starting a freelance writing career (or how i sifted through the muck and found my way)
- So, the decision is final. I am a writer.Actually, I have always been a person who writes, but I have never applied the term to myself in a professional sense. Having pushed aside my financial fears and gained the requisite self-confidence, I began to surf the net in earnest for information about how to begin a freelance writing career. The vast amount of information was daunting enough, bu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When i run out of ideas
- I do on occasion run out of ideas for my column writing. I do this after finishing a huge writing project like a book. I am just plain "written out" and am fresh out of things to say. When this happens, I turn to the news and am rarely disappointed.This morning, I read a story by Associated Press writer, Carl Hartman, entitled, Smithsonian Finds Scopes Trial Photos. This seemed innocuous. T...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Starting a freelance writing career (or thoughts about taking the plunge)
- Nike's ad has taken on new meaning for me of late; "Just do it!" runs through my mind like a mantra. Although my dreams have nothing to do with athletic shoes and little to do with athletics (unless you count the long list of ideas I have developed which revolve around my sons and their activities), I have spent a long time avoiding the one thing I've always wanted to do - write.Writing has...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 reference books for your desk
- I hate to admit this, but I rarely get an original idea. That's bad for a writer.However, I've got lots of paperback friends who help me sound smarter. They're the seven reference texts I keep on top of my desk. Here they are, and why each one means so much to me.1. Dictionary ? And old teacher once told me, "If you don't know the meaning, look it up." Sound advice. My desk...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The dreaded daily word count
- Open any book on 'how to write,' and somewhere you will find a discussion of how many words you should write every day. Forget the struggle to get ourselves to the paper or the computer every day, now we have to produce a certain number of words?Me? I don't write every day (Quick! Call the Writer Police!), I don't do 2000 words, and you don't have to either. So what's the pace you should ai...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Through the eyes of an artist
- As writers, we initially tend to be either more cerebral or emotional than perceptive. Its occurs to me that writers are driven to express what they actually haven't figured out how to say verbally, but long to say somehow. Then, we at least have the struggle down on paper where we can move it around, erase it, start over and add to it. Seeing the words will perhaps give us a better chance of revi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creative writing
- Do you consider yourself a storyteller? Do you consider yourself a writer? Were you always the student in school that the teacher chose to read your creative writing out loud to the rest of the class? Believe it or not these skills can land you a very good job in Washington D.C. with a regulatory agency. Perhaps you can get a job at the FTC, i.e. The Federal Trade Commission, because many of their...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Six tips for creating more lifelike story characters
- Working on my first humorous novel, I started with a single character. I followed suggestions in writers' reference books for developing story characters. Then, still dissatisfied with my results, I began to explore other ways to make my characters more lifelike and included those strategies below.1. Find your character's astrological sign and its corresponding description. How closely does...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Check your english grammar with this easy technique
- As an International language, English has been used widely in online world. Whether you use it to write a sales letter, a follow up, ads headline, an article, and so on, you need to use it correctly.Now, by using search engine (Google, etc), you can check: -typing error. -grammatical structure.This sort of tutorial is intended for you who have some basics in English.F...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hero?s journey ? the herald
- Beyond three and four act story structure, lies the Hero's Journey.The Hero's Journey is the most usable story structure consisting of at least 106 stages and the template for successful contemporary stories, from Star Wars to Al Pacino Scarface to The Incredibles to War of the Worlds to The Dirty Dozen to Midnight Cowboy.The Hero's Journey is a valuable template because:a) It...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get published: the nuts and bolts of good english, and how to impress a publisher (3)
- A well-punctuated approach letter may make the difference between acceptance and rejection by a publisher's commissioning editor. In this article, I'll look at just one small, but often bothersome, piece of punctuation: the apostrophe.One of the biggest problems that writers face when it comes to punctuation concerns this seemingly insignificant little squiggle. This article will show you h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get published: the nuts and bolts of good english, and how to impress a publisher (1)
- Not all writers write good grammar. That's a fact. It's no big deal. Well, mostly it's no big deal. As a freelance books editor, I've seen hundreds of books whose authors cannot produce decent grammar and punctuation. I do it for them. I'm paid to do that -- mostly by the hour.So why bother to write good grammar? you ask. What does it matter if I can't tell a colon from a semicolon, or when...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get published: the nuts and bolts of english, and how to impress a publisher (2)
- The tiniest things can be so useful when you come to consider the nuts and bolts of writing. The comma is one of them. No, don't go away: it's a useful device that's often used badly -- or ignored altogether.As an editor of books, I am forever sticking commas into other people's prose, having first of all had to work out what their sentence is trying to say. Many people are slapdash about c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Childrens stories - the essentials
- There is no specific formula for children's fiction. There are, however, some necessities. Whether you are writing a humorous picture book or a coming-of-age novel for young adults, you will need: a main character, a setting, a problem or goal and a satisfying ending.*Main characterDevelop protagonists that your readers will care about. Create characters that are the same age or a li...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to break in and succeed as a screenwriter
- Screenwriting is a competitive trade. To distinguish yourself as a prize-winning writer you need to master organizational skills, take creative risks, and learn how best to present your final product. For the aspiring screenwriter, Tom Lazarus' book, "Secrets of Film Writing" is one of the best. An exceptional screenwriter with five produced screenplays, Lazarus developed this book for beginning w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Put a spin on your idea!
- Eight or nine times out of ten, picking up and leafing through a magazine's or book's table of contents, you will find at least one or more articles or chapters that will catch your attention immediately. Never mind that that article or chapter's subject had been written about many times before. The one that caught YOUR attention stood out, most likely, because it put the topic in a new perspectiv...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing new ideas
- Someone once commented that there were no new ideas to write, that all that could be done was a recombination of the words and phrases for a deeper, more personal expression of meaning. They have completely missed the point and purpose to 'writing'.One writes, not to refine old ideas, but to express personal, heart-felt thoughts that have been born anew, deep within the longing soul. Writin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Idea-mining for writers, 102
- As many authors are fond of stating, "Ideas are all around!" when asked to be more specific. Well, in a way, that's true. Ideas ARE all around. You just have to know how and where to look for them. If anything, you will have to read like a writer.Reading like a writer means focusing on items that catch your attention, make you wonder, or make you angry or happy. So after you've read the pap...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five common errors to correct before submitting a letter or report
- First impressions count in writing too! So it is always a good idea to carefully check documents such as letter, reports, and proposals before submitting them. Below are five of the most common errors.1. The document isn't tailored for its audience. For example, a proposal does not speak to a client in a "you" tone. Sometimes, it includes terms that a client may not understand. After giving...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven important lessons for experts who want to get published
- At first, I noticed that I could have written many of the articles that appeared in Instructor magazine. Having earned a B.A. in elementary education and taught for a short time, I had some experience in dealing with challenges in the classroom and wanted to capitalize on it. I also read writer's magazines and reference books, which encouraged me even more.Initially, my biggest challenge wa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Idea mining for writers 101
- Want to write an article or book, but are stuck for ideas? Here are a few practical ways to awaken that muse.- Keep a writer's journal. A hardcover notebook will do nicely for keeping entries on a variety of topics including, but are not limited to: problems, daydreams, quotes, bits of conversations from "real life" or your characters, character sketches, anecdotes about you, your family an...
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