Working as a Copywriter Can Be Lucrative
There are many ways to write for money, but copywriting is one of the most lucrative. An experienced, hard-working copywriter in North America can earn more than $100,000 annually. More ...
How to Work Out Whether a Business Can Afford to Hire You
Can a business afford to hire you? This is a big question for beginning copywriters. It's vital that you get an answer to this question. If you don't, you can spend money and time working with someone who's not in a position to be able to afford your rates. More ...
Are You a Six-Figure Writer?
A recent survey conducted by the American Society of Journalists and Authors revealed that around seven percent of these freelance journalists earned $100,000 or more. Here are some tips to increase your income towards that six-figure mark. More ...
The Secrets of Successful Copywriting For The Internet
The most important thing about successful copywriting for the internet, is making a good first impression. When someone visits your website or sales page, or reads your article, that is your chance to get their attention and convince them that you or your internet business are worth knowing about. 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 ...
25 Easy Ways to Double Subscribers to Your Email Newsletter
What's the key to getting more subscribers to your email list? We talked with clients to discover what they do to grow their lists, and we compiled their 25 most applicable ideas. More ...
What Magazine Editors Want From Freelance Writers
What editors most want to find in queries are good article ideas from writers who have an appealing edge over other writers. Contrary to what most beginning freelancers think, that edge need not be writing talent. More ...
Help - My Writing's Not Selling!
When you're a writer, you write and you market your work. That's it. It's exactly the same process for Stephen King as it is for Stephen Brand-New-Writer. You dig a hole and you keep digging until they bury you in it or you hit a gold mine. More ...
Make Money Online From Article Writing
Article writing can be quite lucrative but also can be very tedious. One of the easy ways around it is to rewrite an article by putting it in your own words. 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 ...
Storyboarding as a Tool for Writers
Filmmakers utilize a tool that most writers do not use but should: storyboarding. Storyboarding is essentially a graphic version of each scene, depicted on individual 'boards' or panels. More ...
How to Improve Your Writing - Basic Plot Structure
In discussing plot structure I thought I'd start with the most basic premise - Freytag's Pyramid. According to Freytag, a drama is divided into five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. 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 ...
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 ...
