Writing Resources

What Employers Look For In A Freelance Writer - Amber McNaught  Freelance writing is as much about selling yourself as it is about writing.  With this in mind, we asked some of the employers who use our site, and others like it, just what it is that they look for in a freelance writer.

Seven Ways To Connect Your Writing And Your Life - Steven Barnes  An important question for any artist is:  How can I built a career and simultaneously be true to myself?  It’s an important question, and during the twenty years I’ve taught writing, hundreds of students have expressed the belief that success and personal integrity are mutually exclusive.

Scents Bring Inspiration For Writing - Thomson Chemmanoor  Inspirational writing is a part and parcel of the art of writing.  Inspiration is indeed needed for writing.  Without any inspiration, it is quite difficult to get ideas and thoughts to write.

Secret Tricks For Making Your Writing Sound More Compelling - Linda Correli  Online learning becomes more accepted, that’s why it is getting harder to identify, which online educational establishments require students to finish legitimate coursework, and, which are diploma mills.

The Benefits of Writing Ariticles - Maria Boomhower  You have a business; you are new and want to build a client list.  However, the public doesn't know much about you.  One of the best ways to build the relations, credibility and to help get people to know more about you and your area of expertise is to write articles.

Five Secrets of Winning Book Proposals - Melissa A Rosati  Working in the publishing industry comes with a high expectation, especially from complete strangers.  After the causal ‘hello’ progresses to ‘what do you do,’ and my answer is ‘I am a publisher,’ the words, like fairy dust, work magic; and in the eyes of my conversation partner, I’m transformed into a glamorous Advice Goddess—would I mind reading this stranger’s book proposal?

How to Write a Resume That Stands Out From The Crowd - Rumki Sen  Today’s job market is competitive.  Many companies receive hundreds of resumes a year, making it difficult for yours to stand out from the crowd.  However, that should not keep you from getting interviews.

How Anyone Who Knows How to Type Can Write an Article in 30 Minutes or Less - Rodney Boettger  It seems that one of the fastest growing recommendations flying around the net these days is about writing articles.  Of course as something starts to pick up momentum it brings forth a myriad of products, all wanting your hard earned cash.

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.

I'm A Romance Novel Hero! - Ed Williams  Before we get started here, let me tell y’all that what you’re about to read is the absolute truth.  The absolute, unvarnished truth.  I swear it on every one of my Elvis and BTO CDs.

Freelance Writing on the Internet - Mridu Khullar  So, you’ve decided to take up a career in freelance writing.  You’ve hooked up the computer, installed the printer, and learnt the nitty-gritty of your word processor.  You’ve maybe even been published a couple of times.

How To Find A Job Writing Grant Applications - Niall Cinneide  Do you have what it takes to land a job doing grant writing?  Many people are looking for ways to develop a freelance business, but unless you know what it takes to do so, you might as well stop trying.

The War Of High Quality Writing Instruments – The Fountain Pen - Gray Rollins  High quality writing instruments have been around for centuries and continue to exist; from the first pencils in 1584, to the quill pen, to the reign of the fountain pen from 1925 to 1940.  These high quality and highly functional writing instruments were being made around the world in beautiful styles and with an elegance and class not previously seen in a writing instrument.

Taming The Book Proposal - Jill Nagle  Oh, that most maddening of documents!  For so many of us eager to move forward with our nonfiction projects, it looms large like a guard at the queen’s castle, blocking the path to publication.

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.