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No Bureaucratese
More and more in today’s writing one sees what is known as bureaucratese, the use of obscure and pedantic vocabulary. It can be found in government, corporation, and academic reports where it appears to be to impress rather than to inform. Pick up any government report, corporation memo, or academic thesis and one will find this kind of writing.Read more…Perspectives Of Grassroots Journalism In India
The scenario in the Indian media has been quite grim in the last few years. The country has only a few prominent media houses that not only influence the news but are also monitored by either big corporate houses or powerful political parties. Many a times, these mainstream media due to their vested interest does not address some of the critical or socially relevant news.Read more…You Can Be A Published Author in 9 Easy Steps
Ever dream of being an author? You can be, get paid and advertise your business, all in one package.Think about it.Read more…Writing Coach Says Beat The Blahs By Scaring Yourself Straight!
There was a great documentary titled, “Scared Straight.”As I recall, teenage gang-bangers were shuttled to grown-up penitentiaries on the East coast to get a dose of what big time prison life is about.If inoculated with a little bit of the poison, the theory went, they’d get just sick enough of crime to quit.Read more…Speaking Anxiety -- Are You One of the Many Sufferers?
Speaking Anxiety is the number one social phobia and if you are one of the many sufferers it can make your life much more difficult than it needs to be. There are 8 levels of Speaking Anxiety ranging from no anxiety at all to acute anxiety. These 8 levels are Level 1. No Anxiety.Read more…Hero's Journey Essentials for Writing
[From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters and sitcoms at www.clickok.co.Read more…How Authors Instigate the Topic?
One of the hardest works for author is instigating (thinking of) the topic to write. Author is not supposed to write everything, because our job is to spread out the beneficial lessons to the public: intellectual appetite and this intellectual appetite may not lay in that everything. For this purpose, author is not supposed to copycat the everyday news, copy and past others’ works, but our vocation is to think of the topics that are yet to be written and, to the largest extent, be responsive to the public good.Read more…One Little Secret that Makes People Listen to You
As a marketer, you should be focused on one and only one thing. Not your company, not your product, but on filling your customer's needs. You have to start out with a clear perception of who your target customer is (the more details you know, the better); what his or her needs are, and how your product or service fills that need better than any other.Read more…How to Proofread Like a Professional
Even as I wrote the title for this article, I got confused. Is "proofread" one word or two? I thought it was two, and my spell checker didn't have a problem with that, but when I double-checked myself with a popular on- line dictionary, I was able to catch my mistake.Read more…Being Thorough In Your Letter of Recommendation
If you have ever been asked to write a letter of recommendation for someone who is applying for a new job, you may be experiencing the feeling of dread as you are not exactly sure what this person has accomplished or what their goals might be. In order to be thorough in your recommendation letter, it is best if you sit down with the applicant who wishes the letter to be written and interview them to get all the information to help you to write a thorough letter of recommendation.The first thing you will want to ask is what they have for short term and long term goals.Read more…Watch Out: Internet Want Ads for Freelance Writers!
According to the tenth edition of Webster’s dictionary, a curmudgeon is a crusty, ill-tempered and miserly old man. In reality, curmudgeons are big-hearted, non-gender specific folks who hide behind a crust of cynicism. They are usually endowed with a sly wit and acute perception.Read more…Test Your Communication Style
Communication is one of the most important qualities for success. To communicate is not simple. We think that to speak and to hear is communication.Read more…Fear of Publishing and What to Do About It
You’re almost done with the whole article. You should feel relieved. Instead you feel like you’ve written a bunch of junk.Read more…How To Improve Speaking Skills In A New Language
To most people, speaking is the most difficult part when learning a foreign language. Although everyone knows that the best way to speak a language fluently is to practice speaking as much as possible, not many people can do this. Language centers often create courses focusing on speaking skills, but besides the help of these courses, you should make some effort to improve your skills on your own.Read more…To Speak You Have To Write, To Write You Have To Read
Public speaking, writing, and reading are a lot more interrelated that most people would think. You might think of them as brothers, and sisters of creative processes. There is also a certain hierarchy involved.Read more…Great Quotes: "Someone Must Be On Top: Why Not You?"
One of my college speech teachers was a dynamic fellow who, though advanced in years, emitted the energy of a power plant.Years before, he was tapped by Dale Carnegie, not the course or the franchise, but the actual man, to be one of his original instructors. I could see the wisdom in Mr.Read more…Buying Term Papers Online: Facts and Fictions
According to a recent study, 30% of college students fail their courses for not handing in their term papers on time. However, with many courses requiring weekly (or even daily) papers, in addition to a term paper, and many of today's students juggling school, work, family, and a social life, time is the one thing all students are short on. Many are choosing to handle this problem by purchasing term papers online.Read more…Write Anything That Comes To Mind!
I just finished writing an article about Gichin Funakoshi, the “Father” of modern karate.Looking over the piece, I found myself feeling very pleased, and not because I think its exposition is great.I’m pleased because I selected the topic, I chose to make it an article, and I selected the publication completely on my own.Read more…Writers Organize!
As a writer, I am on a continual quest for ways to organize all the various tools that are important to my craft. Sometimes I read about a new idea. Other times, I have a flash of brilliance all my own.Read more…Freelance Writing Markets – How to Get Nonprofit Clients
Freelance writers can attract clients in a variety of ways. If you are interested in building a clientele of nonprofit organizations, here are five proven methods.Develop Subject Areas of ExpertiseNonprofits are mission-driven organizations.Read more…
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- Journaling Demystified - By: Anil Yadav
Have you been considering journaling, but have questions about how to get started? Journaling is a wonderful way to explore your faith through prayer, reflection and personal narrative. Shared here are some of the popular questions about journaling, and the opportunity to formulate your own answers to see if journaling fits for you and your journey. - 5 Linking Strategies that Work - By: Het Ram
One of the most effective ways to promote your business online, especially if you use search engine optimization to build traffic, is linking. - 5 Questions to ask before purchasing a book online - By: Het Ram
What is it you want to order? Have a clear idea of what you want to order. Do you want to browse through a category, or do you want to read a particular author or do you know the name of the book itself. - Secrets to Creating Great Headlines - By: Nisha Garg
Great! You finished your piece and now need a headline. Usually headlines are less than ten words and need to be expressed in short, expressive, active words. This provides quick focus and pull in. By waiting until you know what you are ending up with, it will save you time. You can give a temporary headline while drafting. - 5 Ways to Generate Article Topic Ideas - By: Dolly Kapil
If you write articles frequently, you have probably found that sometimes you just don't know what to write about. This is a very common issue for even the best of us; however there are some quick tricks that can help. - How to Get a Book Published - By: Robert Nahas
"How to publish a book" is a common quandary imposed upon thousands of aspiring authors on a daily basis. Not knowing how to publish a book stops many from pursuing their book dream. Not knowing that you have many publishing options available to you today can make the difference between great success or miserable failure with your book. - Writing Your Sales Pitch - Is the Standard of Your Web Content Affecting Your Sales Potential - By: Paul Docherty
There are lots of resources out there for web designers; just do a web search and you'll find all manner of tools and guidance to help get your website up, running and looking professional.One area that many webmasters forget or don't realise that they need to be aware of is the standard of their written content in terms of language, punctuation and grammar. Many web sites are sales oriented and so the standard of written content becomes crucial to the success of the sales pitch. - How To Research Your Topic For Your Publication - By: Arlene Whiting
Last week's article gave some foundational steps for “How To Choose Your Topic.” This week’s article deals with how to research your topic.First things first, you have your topics before you and you want to go to the library to the card catalog or you can do this from home. - Top Sales Speaker Says: Only Fakes Have No Stories To Tell! - By: Dr. Gary S. Goodman
I was just gazing at an article I submitted a few minutes ago when something hit me.I tell one story after another, and I’m proud of that.Each one comes from an experience I’ve had, not simply from a book I’ve read, or another article that I’m imitating. - Verb - By: Sharon White
The sound-replacive type of derivation and the stress-replacive type of derivation are unproductive: food — to feed, blood — to bleed; 'import — to im'port, 'transport — to trans'port. The typical suffixes expanding the stem of the verb are: -ate (cultivate), -en (broaden), -ifу (clarify), -ise(-ize) (normalise). The verb-deriving prefixes of the inter-class type are: be- (belittle, befriend, bemoan) and en-/em- (engulf, embed).