Writing Tips - Proof It!
Posted on April 22, 2008 - Filed Under Automotive, Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Writers tend to be their own worst proofreaders. Why? It’s probably because when they proof their own work, they tend to sink deep into the more organic issues of their texts rather than restricting their attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation.
For example, instead of catching the fact that they shouldn’t have spelled “principal” with a “-ple,” they begin pondering whether they should have used the phrase “tyrannical taskmaster” instead. By the time they decide against that, they have moved on, leaving the offending “principle” to incorrectly describe the balding guy who ran their school.
Read More..>>The Most Valuable Skill To Have As An Internet Marketer
Posted on April 21, 2008 - Filed Under Home and Family, Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
The most valuable skill to have as an Internet Marketer is writing. Other people believe that the most valuable skill is email marketing, or sales marketing. But…if you learn the art of writing, then you’d able to write content for your website, write your own ebook, write your autoresponders emails and of course you can write your very own original articles. Articles are a way to get you unlimited traffic to your website by writing short articles related to the subject of that site.
Read More..>>Ideas And More Ideas
Posted on April 21, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
So many people ask me where I get my ideas from to write about. The answer is complicated and simple at the same time. It comes from your imagination, your life experiences, and your dreams.
If you do not have an imagination, give up writing fiction and stick to nonfiction. Writing fiction is all about imagination. If you can’t tell a story, joke without botching the punch line, or don’t have a rhythm…then writing fiction is going to be rough for you. But then, you would not have come here if you didn’t want to be a better writer.
Read More..>>Non-native Speaking English Pronunciation And Articulation
Posted on April 20, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
There are varying types of English pronunciation and its articulation lurking in the Educational Institutions of all the non-native speakers of English today. American English and British English vary in pronouncing such words. Both English, as times rolled by produced another multiple branches of pronunciation and articulation.
An obvious example is seen and heard from Japanese who learned the language, a Filipino, Singaporean, Russian, Arabian and many other non-native speaking citizens. Both American and British English vary their pronunciation in the word “either”. Both vary in saying the “ei” of “either.”
Read More..>>Article Writing And Marketing - Quality Content And Article Presentation Maximize Article Marketing
Posted on April 19, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Quality content is essential when writing articles, but so is the presentation of content if you want to market your articles well. Readers must not only be enticed by what you’ve written but also drawn to read it.
Have you ever been invited to someone’s home for dinner and had to serve yourself from pots on the stove? If your host is a great cook, it doesn’t matter. You’re happy to be there. But if the host is not a great cook, you may feel that you’ve wasted your time. Not only have you taken time out of your schedule but you’ve changed clothes, driven to his home, and either stopped on the way over or will stop afterwards to get something to eat. Bummer!
Read More..>>Writing Conferences Ho
Posted on April 18, 2008 - Filed Under Computers and Technology, Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Breaking through the barriers erected around agents, editors, and publishers seems impossible. Writers often believe they need to be related to someone close to the “powers that be,” know someone related, or have some other “in” to get to the people who make or break authors.
Writers often can find a small press that will give them a reading, but the “major” publishing houses won’t look at un-agented material. Major agents won’t accept unpublished authors. Vicious cycle, right? Well, maybe not.
Read More..>>Query Letters To Literary Agents About Book Proposals - Three Warnings
Posted on April 18, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Query letters from first-time writers to literary agents usually contain numerous mistakes, mistakes that are easy to avoid. This tip sheet can save you the embarrassment of making these blunders, especially in a query letter, which is the most important letter you’ll ever write.
In case you’re not sure why it’s the most important letter you’ll ever write, just stop and think about it. If you don’t send a query letter, how will you ever get a literary agent? And without an agent you’ll almost never get a book into print with a good publisher.
Read More..>>How To Look For A Literary Agent Online
Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
When you have a book proposal or a manuscript ready to be seen by an editor, your next step, if you’re like most beginning and professional writers, is to look for a literary agent. The problem is that many fledgling writers don’t know how to look for an agent. This article will explain how to find a literary agent online. You may also have fun in the process if you follow my suggestions.
HOW TO LOOK FOR A LITERARY AGENT ONLINE
Read More..>>Content Writers - Setting Up Your Expectation
Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
When we click on a URL, we expect to see a website that provides us information about the company or person and some more related details. And of course, the presence of impressive logos and pictures will add to the pleasure of browsing through that particular site. If heavy words and technical jargons are used, the reader would lose interest and move on to another website. The person hired to do the writing for these sites are called Content writers. They are people who have the ability to play with words and create something unique and interesting. Off late the number of people who have made an entry into this domain has increased multi folds reflecting on how much talent is available in the market.
Read More..>>Get Ideas For New Articles
Posted on April 13, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Writers know that ideas are everywhere. Everywhere! Even so, we sometimes feel the well is dry. We look around and don’t see the ideas in front of us. Check the places listed below, and see if you can dig up some new “dirt” for your articles.
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