Writing Children's Books - The Three Commandments of Writing a Picture Book
Many beginners believe writing picture books are a breeze, but it requires a lot of skill to pack a story into a few words. If writing a picture book is your dream, here are some tips to consider before you begin. More ...
How to be a Freelance Writer
You do not need to be the world's greatest writer in order to be a successful freelance copywriter. But to sustain your own operation, you need to alternate between a marketing hat, a customer service hat, a business owner's hat, and several other hats as well. More ...
How to Enliven Your Writing
This book presents specific ways to write different types of stories, project ideas, and resources in such a way as to make short story assignments enjoyable. Cartoon illustrations and touches of color make the book attractive. More ...
Five Types of Article You Can Write
If you always write the same type of article then you are probably limiting your chances of getting published. Look at your favorite publications and you will see they print a variety of types of article. Here are five of the most popular types. More ...
Nine Secrets to Winning a Customer With Copy Writing
You could be the best in your industry and have something that people desperately need but if it doesn't come across in your copy, no one will buy it. Here are nine secrets for copy writing that will win customers. More ...
Profit From Your Own Hollywood Gossip Rag
People love to sign up for free email newsletters. Only a few make money for their owners. There are some that make hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for their owners. What's their secret? More ...
What I Learned My First 30 Days As a Freelance Copywriter
After establishing a mentorship and getting my feet wet with a few courses, I was ready to start building my writing portfolio with real assignments. This is what I learned. More ...
Three Overlooked Keys to Making Outstanding Games
In my many years of independent game development and watching with other independent teams there are three main crucial points that I see young game developers completely miss over and over again. More ...
Six Ways to Break Into Food Writing
Publishers post guidelines for writers that require published clips to be sent with query letters. Writers cannot get published clips unless they've been published. Here are six ways to conquer that old Catch 22 and break into food writing. More ...
How to Write Dialogue
Dialogue is an essential part of a story and writers strive to make sure the conversations written in stories, books, plays and movies sound as natural and authentic as they would in real life. More ...
Ghostwriting Novels - The Perfect Home Based Business
A ghostwritten novel of 250 pages starts at an astounding $20,000. So, how exactly can you form a home based business around ghostwriting? First, you will need a portfolio. You can make a portfolio for your ghostwriting business by using a print-on-demand service. More ...
Becoming an Online Word Compactor
Writing for online publication differs from writing for print. One difference is length; online pieces tend to be less than 1,000 words in length. Long text passages are difficult to read on-screen, so the key to writing successfully online
is to become a "word compactor". More ...
Web Copy That Sells
In order for a Web site to sell effectively, it must appeal to the unique culture, mindset, and psychology of the Web. Simply put, what works in the brick-and-mortar world does not necessarily grab Web shoppers. More ...
Writing Picture Books for Children
Picture books look easy to write. They usually contain less than 1,000 words with stories that appear so simple that anyone can write one. In fact, picture books are the hardest of all children's books to write. More ...
