Writing Resources

Travel Writer Jobs, What Are They And How To Find Them - Niall Cinneide  Travel writing jobs are few and far between.  Getting into this field is hard to do and requires a lot of training and experience.  But, there are many benefits to them.  There are many individuals who would love to get employment opportunities in this field.

Your Book Marketing Plan - Winning Strategies and Tips - Ink Tree Ltd.  Many authors hit a roadblock when it comes to putting together and implementing a book marketing plan.  You know you need to have one, you have a vague idea of what it needs to include, but pulling it all together into a step-by-step plan of attack is not nearly as easy as it sounds.

Benefits of Journal Writing - Rick Chapo  The benefits of journal writing are fairly well established due to the long history of journal writing.  From Anne Frank to Di Vinci, journal writing has proven itself.  Benefits of Journal WritingWhen considering the benefits of journal writing, it is important to set a few parameters.

Writing Copy for Online Auctions - Patricia Michaels  The phrase writing copy comes from the advertising world, and it means a type of writing used to sell anything, from ideas to goods or services.  Copy writing is both an art and a science.  You are trying to persuade as many people as possible to bid on your items by using words and phrases.

The Perfect Book and Where to Find It! - Avril Harper  If I was asked to describe the perfect book, one that’s in high demand, moves off the shelves quickly, costs little or nothing to produce, involves the least amount of work possible, and offers multi-income streams, I’d say it included one, preferably more of the following features:

Write What You Know - Harriet Silkwood  We've heard the words, Write What You Know, but do we understand what they mean?  The words can be misleading and may discourage new writers from branching out to try new genres.  Do they mean we should only write about our experiences?

Tight Lines, Writers! - Jenna Glatzer  “Tight lines” is a good luck wish among fishermen.  When you’ve hooked a fish, your line tightens up.  I was musing on this expression as my husband critiqued my lousy casting skills on our latest fishing expedition.

Writing the Denouement for Mystery Stories - Mary Arnold  I've read many mystery novels in which the writer left out the denouement, but, in my opinion, a mystery without one is seriously lacking.  Admittedly, I grew up reading Hercule Poirot, in which he always demanded to gather up all the suspects so he could demonstrate his brilliance in deducing the meaning of all the perplexing clues and fingering the murderer.

Professional Writers Dance Between Passionate and Impersonal - Bonnie Boots  People that love to write often feel being paid for publication is the benchmark of a “real” writer.  So they read all the books on writing and dutifully send off queries, filled with hope and fear that one will be accepted:

Writing For The Web - Jeff Hendrickson  Writing is a specialized skill.  Although almost anyone can string together sentences, it takes a certain level of training and experience to be able to make those strung--together sentences readable and interesting.

Book Marketing 101 - Jeremy M. Hoover  Francine Silverman.  Book Marketing from A-Z (InfinityPublishing.  com, 2005).  Trade paperback.  400 pages.  $18.  95 US.  For beginning authors, book promotion is the key to success.

Writing Articles As An Affordable Internet Marketing Method - David Riewe  Ever heard of affiliate programs?  These are forms of Internet advertising that rewards the affiliates for driving traffic to the advertiser or for other transactions.  The advertiser pays the affiliate to place a link on their website, and the affiliate sends traffic to the advertiser in return.

Writing Successful Articles - Dave Odell  Writing ArticlesThe market for articles is greater than for any of the other traditional writing forms, and therefore really is one writers of all levels should investigate.  There are very many excellent books on the subject of article writing, and I suggest your read as many as time and opportunity allow.

What SEO Copywriting Is… and Isn't - Karon Thackston  I've been frustrated lately.  It seems people just don't get it.  There's lots of talk about SEO copywriting these days, but hardly any of it is on target.  The majority of the conversations, posts and articles I've seen deal with topics like keyword density, allowable limits, over optimization and such.

Writing and Walking – Beating Writer’s Block - Rick Chapo  Writing and walking are a seemingly odd mix of topics for an article, but they go well together.  Particularly if you write during breaks in your walk.  Writing JournalsWhether you are writing articles or the great American novel, you will inevitably suffer from writer’s block.