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 ...
The $75,000 Writing Career
In the last decade and certainly in the past few years, downsizing in Corporate America has eliminated or scaled down many creative, marketing and communication departments. And in many cases, they're paying freelancers handsomely to pick up the slack. 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 ...
Upward and Onward with Ezine Income
You earn income by selling advertising in your ezine. Just to get a rough idea, let's say you charge about $5 per 1000 subscribers, you have 50,000 subscribers, and you publish two issues each month with eight ads in each issue. This earns you $48,000.00 per year. More ...
Ezine Publishing is Easier than You Think
The key to eZine publishing is that your eZine must have perceived value to the subscriber. Otherwise it is just more junk mail that wastes their time. Short tips, articles, quotes, poems and even audio and video clips are welcomed and appreciated by most eZine subscribers. More ...
How to Create a Believable RPG (Role Playing Game) World
In the design of a role-playing game there is a significant challenge in creating a believable world for player characters to interact in. Time periods, religions, history, and other minutiae may be different. More ...
You Can Write Children's Books
If you've always enjoyed telling children stories, this book will guide you through the first steps - from writing them down to submitting them with confidence. From inspiration to publication, Tracy Dils shows you how to write the very best children's books and offers important tips for getting published. 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 ...
The Realities of Being a Writer
When I tell people I'm a writer, they step back, their eyes go wide and they say 'Wow. That must be exciting!' The writer's life must be such a thrilling life. There is a vast difference between the fantasy of being a writer and the reality of being a writer. More ...
The Fastest Way to Earn Your First $1,000 as a Freelance Writer
Earning your first big chunk of cash as a professional freelance writer. It makes you feel like you made the right choice - like quitting your 9-to-5, branching out on your own and blazing your own path was the best thing you've ever done. More ...
Ghostwriting - Is it For You?
Like to gamble for a big payoff but have no cash? Ghostwriting is for the writer or editor with the right personality, professional skills and appetite for variety and adventure. But it's not for everyone. More ...
What is Freelance Journlism?
A successful freelance journalist spends time hunting down stories, traveling from place to place, and writing under short deadlines. If you enjoy all of that, and if you're interested in some of the best opportunities for personal creativity, then freelance journalism may be for you. More ...
12 Great Ways to Generate Ideas for Fiction
Need an idea for a short story, play or movie script? Here are twelve kick-starters for your imagination! 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 ...
