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10 Ways For a Freelance Writer to Make Money - Fast! (Part 1 of 2)
Freelancers are an innovative lot. However, almost daily I receive inquiries from those who find it hard to make a sustainable living. I attribute most of this to their inability to think outside the box.Read more…Freelance Writing: Top Ten Writing Time-savers
Time is money for freelance writers, so the more you can streamline your writing processes the more time you save, and the more money you'll make.I've been working as a freelancer for almost 30 years. Here are my top ten writing time-savers:1. Mind maps - for everythingI use mind maps to help me to write, and to create time for writing.Read more…Location, Location, Location - Or What Should Your Story's Setting Be?
Setting has become a very important part of most novels. Readers like to feel as if they've visited a real place, even if it is a fictional one. Done right, your location can create mood, atmosphere and even help determined plot.Read more…Give Your Book a Selling Chance Before You Write It, Part 2
Imagine thousands of people buying your book all over the world in the coming year. Furthermore, they love it and write you about how it has helped them. They even email all their friends about your insightful book.Read more…Turning Wows Into Words
It happens – you’re hurtling through traffic on a collision course with a speeding deadline, or slouching on the sofa as “reality” parades across the face of a 32-inch-box, or quietly sipping a cup of tea and… lightening strikes. Something, a sound or smell or sight, grabs you by the collar, jolts you from your sensory slumber and leaves you whispering an astonished, “Wow.” As writers we live for these moments in life because, when cared for properly, a fleeting insight can be transformed into a full-grown essay, article or story.Read more…Check it Out Before You Hand In Your Essay
When it comes to finalizing an essay, we often forget or simply do not feel like giving it the final glance so that to make sure the essay is sound as a bell. Unfortunately, we think how stupid it was of us not to pay several minutes to the essay only when we get the it back scribbled all over with the teacher’s corrections.Experience is the best teacher.Read more…Essay Outline Explained: 7 Things You Should Do Before Writing an Essay
Creating an essay outline is by all means the most effective and motivating way of learning the writing assignment, organising your ideas on the essay topic, and positioning your own point of view.The importance of essay outline in writing process is hard to underestimate. It is the solid foundation of a well-structured and considered essay with enchanting essay topic, logically organised paragraphs, strong thesis statements, and unforgettable conclusions.Read more…A Start-up Magazine Nightmare
A few more sprints and I'm there. The magazine is almost finished but I can't breathe freely until it is in front of me. Call me an over-reacting prick, but really, these past few days, that magazine has been haunting me even in my sleep.Read more…Hospitalizing Your Fountain Pen: 10 Reasons For Recuperation
Ordinarily, when you think about hospitalization, a staff of nurses, doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologist and other specialist come to mind. You are admitted to the hospital so that these trained professionals can take care of your ailments, treatments, administer medication and tend to your emergency healthcare needs.As far fetched as it may seem, there is a hospital that exists for repairing and restoring vintage and modern fountain pens.Read more…Keeping Track of Your Mystery Story's Plot
Writing a story, whether it's a novel or something shorter, requires focus and at least some idea of where you want your tale to go. You should have an idea where you want to begin your tale, what happens along the way, and how it all turns out. But writing a mystery requires a bit more work.Read more…Exploring all Paths
I suppose it is the dream of every writer to have a book published with a major publishing house, well known and well respected in the industry. With such publication one might encounter fame and perhaps a bit or fortune. If you could land such a publishing contract perhaps you could find time on major radio stations, television stations and reputable podcasts to share the wisdom you have to share.Read more…That’s a Hyperbolic Understatement if I Ever Heard One
There are at least sixty different types of rhetorical devices in English literature. The English language is an odd mixture of truth and symbolism and most often exhibits this propensity in the form of various figures of speech. Of all the types of symbolic or rhetorical devices used, hyperbole is the most common.Read more…First Time Novelist Faux Pau
Those who venture into fiction writing often fall prey to certain avoidable, yet highly normal faux pau's with their first book.Many of these novels are grand experiments. Often chapters unfold without advance direction or character notebook, sometimes there is a multitude of point of view shifts and there is often a desire to try to pack as much into the story as possible.Read more…The Exercise of Emulation
A writing exercise that is helpful in learning a very specific style of writing is called Emulation. This is done to match the style of a specific author.In essence, you create an entirely new passage using an existing passage as your guide.Read more…Writers Block Strategy: So what's next?
When the Wicked Witch of the Blank Page (or screen) shows up and turns your brain into mush, it can be really hard to keep your bottom in the chair and come up with something so that you can honestly say you wrote today. However, no matter how much she waves that wand around, there are a number of things you can do to drop the metaphorical house on her head and squash her flat.One of my favorites is the "what's next" technique.Read more…R U Wurreed Cuz Yur Cid Kant Spel?
I’m a writer and author and, therefore, somewhat biased. I grew up in a school system that emphasized grammar and spelling. Later, throughout college, this concept was reinforced by a slew of professors.Read more…Freelance Writers, Editors, Copy Editors: How to Determine What to Charge
For freelance writers, editors, copy editors, etc., determining what to charge can be confusing. Based on my 19+ years in the editorial industry, I answer the age-old question, "What/how do I charge?Read more…Give Your Book a Selling Chance Before You Write It, Part I
Imagine thousands of people buying your book all over the world in the coming year. Furthermore, they love it and write you about how it has helped them. They even email all their friends about your insightful book.Read more…Experts Everywhere I Look
Everywhere I look, everyone is an expert. And I know that some people are experts but I am also certain that if put to the test, it would become apparent that many so-called experts aren’t what they claim to be.Just being arrogant and knowing a bit about a topic doesn’t make a person an expert no matter how hard he or she tries.Read more…Title Your Short Story Right
No matter how fantastic the short story you have written may be, without a catchy title the chances are good that an editor will not read it. The title is the most important part of the story as this is what first captures the reader's attention.A good title should grab the reader and make them wonder what the story is about.Read more…
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