Writing Resources

Writing A Book - Tips From An Author: Tip 1 - www.GetPlotted.com  Any good work of fiction has a basic set of components.  Without these various elements, your book will be unsatisfying, or worse, unreadable.  Many new authors make the mistake of copying or 'aping' an existing writer's style, or a popular genre - this can result in formulaic or cliched stories that probably won't be easy to sell to agents and publishers.

Writing Is Fun! - Michael Harrison  When I was establishing my consultants practice in 1990 I set about creating a book.  The book was aimed at helping people to progress in their careers and shows how to assess yourself, prepare an interview winning resume’, market yourself and win the job at interviews, plus other real life tips.

Art of Essay Writing - Susan Kassel  I love essays!  I enjoy reading them, checking them, teaching my students how to generate them, but most of all I enjoy writing them!  You want to ask why.  I hope after reading my article you will understand.

Five Ways A Writer Can Make More Money With A Personal Website - Maggie Wallace  These are really exciting times for writers.  This is mainly because the World Wide Web has opened up opportunities that did not exist previously.  There are amazing new opportunities that are capable of helping any writer market and sell their work very efficiently and successfully.

The Gifts of Being a Writing Parent - Dawn Colclasure  You have a deadline.  Your work is due within hours, your contact keeps giving you the runaround and your e-mail account suddenly crashes.  You’re ready to dive out the window of a highrise because you’re this close to losing your next paycheck.

Copywriting Tone: 5 Reasons Honesty Beats Puffery Any Day - Adam Barone  It never fails.  Every conversation I have with a potential or ongoing copywriting client at some point turns to the topic of tone.  "We want our copy to be edgy.  " "I think a light-hearted copy tone would work best.

The Wrong Time To Write A Press Release - Angie Dixon  Is there ever a wrong time to try to get free publicity for your company, product, or service?  Oh, yeah.  The "wrong" time isn't just about bad days of the week, like Monday morning, or bad times of the year, like Christmas Eve.

Write A Picture! - Nick Smith  It can take quite a leap to get from the written word to a movie screen.  A screenplay, for all its clear descriptions of where characters are and what they say, has to work hard to meet the dramatic immediacy that we expect from films.

Writing Twenty Novels (In Ten Easy Steps!) - Steven Barnes  During a recent telephone conversation, I mentioned having sent off the last revisions for my twentieth novel, “Great Sky Woman.  ” There was a silence on the other side of the phone, followed by the question “How in the world do you do that?

Writing A Book - Tips From An Author #4 - GetPlotted.com  Style is one of the most important considerations when writing a bestseller, and as we mentioned in previous articles, they key is consistency.  It's almost a hallmark of a top 10 best seller to have a strong, consistent style.

Why You Don't Write Your Book - Suzanne Falter-Barns  In the ten years that I've taught people how to get on with their books and creative projects, I've noticed a phenomenon that I'll call "Author's Block.  " Would-be writers can, indeed, sit down and work when pressed to it.

Self-Publish Your Book With National Distribution - Daphne Succes  Many writers struggle with constant rejection from the publishing world.  A rejection, though a part of the industry, is difficult for writers at any stage in their career.  You pour your heart and soul into a book, along with hours of work, only to hear a publisher indicate that it isn’t what they are looking for at this particular time.

Framing Your Story: Writing Tips for Online Marketing - Sarah Benoit  The Art Of Self Promotion One of the keys to small business success is the ability to develop, write, edit and design your own marketing material.  In order to accomplish this goal a small business owner must learn the essential art of self-promotion.

The Arrogant Writer: Five Ways to Nurture and Defend your Muse - Jill Nagle  Arrogance has a bad rap.  We think of arrogant people as unpleasant to be around, full of themselves, and incapable of taking an interest in anyone else.  However, when applied to one’s own writing, a certain measure of well-placed arrogance can be a useful tool.

How To Outgrow 'Write What You Know' - Jenna Glatzer  Every writer has heard it time and again, and it’s not without merit:  “Write what you know.  ”When I began freelancing, I was just out of college, so what did I write about?  College.