New FTC Rule Regarding Social Media Writing
The FTC considers any endorsements or testimonials in social media writing to be deceptive advertising. The Federal Trade Commission has announced that starting December 1, 2009 all people who write web content must disclose any compensation
they received. More ...
Affect, Effect - What's the Difference?
For the vast majority of the time, affect is a verb and effect is a noun. If youaffect something, it produces an effect, just as a comes before e in the alphabet. The recession affected the company's profits. The effect was a 14 percent decrease in sales." More ...
How to Create Your Own Book in Hours Instead of Months
You do not have to be a writer in order to create a book and put it up for sale on eBay, amazon or anywhere else that you may want to sell it. I am not talking here about getting someone else to sit and write your book for you. More ...
How to Write a Children's Story
Have you been considering the posibility of writing a childrens book but are not sure how to begin? Follow the guidelines in this article. More ...
How to Punctuate Dialogue
Dialogue is an important element of fiction, however, before you use dialogue in your writing, it's important to know how to punctuate it. Learning a few basic rules can make your writing look and feel professional. More ...
Writing Creative Nonfiction
Creative nonfiction is a genre that straddles the line between fact and fiction - the former because everything must be accurate and the latter because the author presents it in an interesting, associative, and dramatic way. More ...
How to Market Yourself Successfully as a Writer
Marketing should be on top of your priorities after production of your writing. You need to adopt various strategies to get your name out there and display your prowess. Here are a few useful ways to promote yourself and achieve success. More ...
Ten Reasons Why You Should Sell Information over the Internet
Creating and selling information products is the most risk-free way for anyone to develop an online business. Although the Web is a fast changing medium, there is one thing that will never be shaken: the Internet has an everlasting need for information. More ...
Become a Freelance Writer - Three Things to Consider
Working as a freelance writer can be exciting and lucrative. It also has its down sides. As a successful writer, I'd like to share some of the essentials you'll need to consider if you really want to write for a living. More ...
Get Paid for Writing Product Reviews
There is only one website to my knowledge which pays people to write product reviews. Ciao pays money when you write a review on a product and post it on the website. Every rating and read which it receives by other Ciao members will give you a certain amount of money. More ...
Developing Plots in Fiction
Whatever your plot, it needs to catch and hold the reader's interest, which won't happen unless what is happening now is more interesting than what happened a few pages back. This is known in fiction as forward movement. More ...
Top Five Ways to Make Money Writing Online
There are a lot of freelance writers nowadays who have been working full-time online. However, you have to know where to find these opportunities. Here are the top five ways to make money writing online. More ...
Ten Tips to Polish Your Press Releases
I'm often asked for advice on writing press releases that are sure to get picked up by worthy media outlets. For those new to writing press releases, here are ten tips to ensure your success More ...
Learn to Write - Editing Your Children's Book
It is certainly exciting when a book is finished. However, you aren't done yet! The most important part of the writing process is still to be done; that's editing. More ...
