The Elements of a Good Picture Book
Because the number of words is relatively small, many writers consider a picture book an easy option. They are very wrong to do so. Picture book writing is one of the hardest and most competitive fields of all. So what are the elements of a good picture book? More ...
Freelance Journalism Explained
If you want to be a freelance journalist, you'll need to be spending much time hunting down stories, traveling, and writing under short deadlines. If you enjoy that, and if you're interested in some of the best opportunities for personal creativity, then freelance journalism may be for you. More ...
Prevent Duplicate Content with Article Checkers
Google expresses a strong opposition toward duplicate content. The GoogleBot crawls websites and looks for similar strings and content among the pages. The GoogleBot will include only one of these websites in its index. More ...
Four Traits Of Successful Children's Book Writers
There's a difference between wanting to see your name on a book, and wanting a career as a children's book author. Anyone with a few bucks can publish their own story. The career mentality, however, is more complex. Check out some common characteristics. More ...
How to Establish an Online Presence As an Independent Author
In the digital age, the choices of an author changed dramatically. The big publishing houses are not as strong and e-books are becoming more popular each year. It's not hard to see why more authors choose to take the independent route. More ...
How to Write for a Global Audience
Today, there is a greater chance of your work being read by someone on a different continent, especially if you write online. It's predicted that by 2011, there will be 1.5 billion people globally with Internet access, be aware of terminology and cultural differences. More ...
Freelance Writers Marketing 101
The one thing all freelance writers should begin doing at some point in their career is marketing themselves. There are so many ways to do that these days that the list is literally off the charts. So what can YOU do to help market yourself as a great freelance writer? More ...
Writing Children's Stories
This is a complete synopsis of the endeavor of writing children's books, from picture books to nonfiction subjects. 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 ...
Avoid Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement
In our writing, two things that are obviously to be avoided are plagiarism and copyright infringement. Although plagiarism and copyright infringement are similar, there is a subtle difference between the two. More ...
Writing e-Newsletters ? Tricks of the Trade
An emailed newsletter serves much the same purpose as a traditional company newsletter. Think of it as a short newspaper ? but instead of relating to a town, city or country, it relates to your business. 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 ...
Basic Grammar for eBook Authors
In writing the most important thing is clearly communicating the idea or information, not whether the grammar is perfect. However some grammar errors are more common and more obvious than others. Avoiding these eliminates most errors. 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 ...
