Wired Online has recently announced its plans to drop capitalization in internet, web, and net, but Wired Magazine continues to capitalize these words. Which should you do? For the most part, it’s up to you. To ensure consistency on such tricky words, most editors will have a style guide.
This kind of style is the way [...]
Why would anyone want to write for trade journals? Aren’t the topics are dry? Don’t they require specialized knowledge? Not necessarily. You may want to consider trade journals to increase the potential market for your articles - and for the money. Trade publications make up a significant portion of the hidden source of funds for [...]
Chances are, you’ll be busy over the next several weeks. Between preparing for, celebrating, and unwinding from the holidays it may be difficult to maintain your regular writing routine. And if researching potential homes for your work is part of that routine-as it is for many of us who regularly submit stories, essays, poems, articles, [...]
What am I going to write about?
Which topic is the best?
Who is going to be interested in my article?
You can ask yourself endless questions on ‘what’ is going to be the subject of your article. Don’t despair! This is not a problem . Any topic will do, and a lot of people will read your [...]
Calling all publishers, editors, journalists and freelance
writers. It’s time to breathe more life into your copy. Turn
your articles into living pieces that spark measurable
debate, get closer to your readers and engage their mind and
soul - we’re talking revolution.
As it was in the beginning
Publishers have for many years relied on letters to get
feedback from their readers [...]
Persisting With Bulldog Determination [Book excerpt from Successercising}by Rick Gettle © 2003-2004
Ninety-five percent of all new businesses go out of business within the first five years or less.
Why Do They Fail?
There are many starters in life - but very few finish what they start. When the going gets tough, most people fold. They don’t persist [...]
Balance your life
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Writing is a solitary task.
Writing needs concentration and quiet.
Writing requires absolute commitment.
Are all there scary statements true?
What is more, is it possible to balance your writing career and family without turning yourself into a zombie?
Everything is feasible; I am the living example of it.
There is only one secret: TIME PLAN.
This is step one [...]
Far too many inexperienced writers create flat, stereotypical characters: the brave fireman, the damsel in distress, the strict schoolmistress. The best characters are those who evoke emotions within the reader - fear, admiration, affection, laughter, horror? If the writer fails to make us care about the characters, no matter how ingenious the plot, we will [...]
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How to Catch the Writing Bug
By Stephen Bucaro
If you earn income as a writer, or [...]
So you’re one of 20 million Americans who want to write a book. If you’ve already written a manuscript, chances are you’re looking for agent representation. In the past few years, as an editor and literary consultant for www.TheOmnibus.org, I’ve had the opportunity to read more than 1,000 book proposals. Most, I’m sad to report, [...]