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 ...
Ghostwriting Novels - The Perfect Home Based Business
A ghostwritten novel of 250 pages starts at an astounding $20,000. So, how exactly can you form a home based business around ghostwriting? First, you will need a portfolio. You can make a portfolio for your ghostwriting business by using a print-on-demand service. More ...
Seven Ways to Carve Out Your Niche as a Freelance Writer
As a freelance writer, would you rather be all things to all people or focus on one subject or genre? Let's say you want to find your special niche. Where would you start? Here are seven suggestions: 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
How to Price Your Copywriting Services
When I first started offering online copywriting services I was faced with how I would price my work. Some copywriters quote you a price based on how many hours it will take to complete the project. Other price based on a flat fee irrespective of the hours it will take to complete the job. More ...
Six Overlooked Freelance Writing Niches
Having a niche writing business is the most lucrative way to earn a living as a freelance writer. Most writers, however, often overlook the follow six niches that could provide them with a very prosperous writing business. 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 ...
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 ...
How to Self-Publish Using Print on Demand
The introduction of Print on Demand publishing sparked a bit of a revolution in the publishing industry. Writers no longer need to be at the mercy of editors and publishing houses, earning only tiny portions of the sales their hard work actually generates. More ...
Become a Freelance Article Writer
As a freelancer there are many opportunities available for working from home or to provide an extra stream of income for your business by filling the needs of a widely diverse market as a paid freelance article writer both on the internet and in offline publications. More ...
How I Learned to Make My Writing Pay, and You Can Do It Too
How come there's so much writing in the world, but most writers are poor? It's because writers are writing the stuff that makes other people rich. If you want to make money from your writing, you need to write the words that sell. In other words, you need to become a copywriter. 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 ...
