How to Create a Realistic Fiction Character
One of the biggest challenges for any fiction writer is creating realistic, or believable, characters. a realistic character feels interesting and unique, but also relatable and likeable. This is a tricky balance to achieve. More ...
How to Write Your Information Product
When writing your informtion product Keep these considerations in mind; avoid texting contractions and smiley faces. Keep paragraphs short and don't worry about white space. Use the proper language level. Write for the knowledge level of your audience. And decide if your tone will be conversational or technical. More ...
How to Create Compelling Content for Your Email Newsletter
What's the best way to get people to read your email newsletter? Make sure the content is relevant to them and it is so compelling they just have to finish the article. Here's how to create that compelling content. 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 a Cookbook
Writing a cookbook is often a dream of the passionate home cook, and even though the cookbook market is saturated, it is still one of the bestselling book markets because people love food and love imagining themselves making it. More ...
12 Web Sites that Pay for Writing
Advertisers have found that having a blogger write about their product or service is a much more effective way to advertise than posting ads. This has created a new opportunity for you to get paid for writing. This is a list of 12 places on the Web that pay you to write. More ...
Secrets of a Six-Figure Freelance Copywriter
I have been a freelance copywriter for almost twenty years now, and for the last ten years I have made over $100,000 a year. Sometimes maybe a shade less, but often a great deal more. Can you do the same? You probably can... Here is the biggest secret of all... More ...
Writing For Children - Ten Tips to a Terrific Picture Book
Writing well for young readers can be deceptively difficult - almost like writing haiku. Here are ten tips to make the most out of your picture book manuscript. More ...
Tips for Good Business Writing
Good business writing contributes substantially to a business success, yet so many struggle to master it. Luckily, writing is a skill that can be learned. This article covers a few writing practices that will improve the readability of any business document. More ...
Starting a Career in Freelance Content Writing
As a frequent visitor to online forums filled with entrepreneurial stay-at-home-moms (and dads), I see posts every other day asking questions along the same line. How do I go about starting a career in writing? Where did you get your first writing assignment? More ...
You Have a Great Idea for a Video Game - What Should You Do?
Maybe you have thought up a really neat and unique idea for a video game and you are thinking "If I can just get in touch with the right people I can sell it and make a lot of money. And I get to see my idea turned into a game that people will play. More ...
Five Ways to Shine as a Professional Writer
With the growth of social media and marketing techniques like online article marketing, it seems that everyone is a writer of one sort or another. I've read articles that claim anyone can write. But those of us who write for a living know that it isn't as easy as it sounds. With this new realm of competition at our doorstep, I've created a list of ways that can set you apart from those who are merely dabbling in writing. More ...
Yes, You Can Have a Career as a Successful Writer!
Many of us love to write yet have this belief that only one writer in a million will make money. If we use conventional standards of writing perhaps this is partly true. There are dozens of way to turn your skill as a writer into cash though. More ...
Blogging Your Way to an Online Income
Let's say your current blog is earning you $10 per week. Instead of having one site with $10 revenue per week, you have potential to have 100 sites each making $10 per week! When you start generating $10 per week for each new site your project will earn $1000 a week. More ...
