Writing Resources

Proposal Writing Strategies - DJ Nelson  There are two main reasons to write a business proposal.  Either someone has invited you to submit a RFP (Request for Proposal); or you are trying to gain support or funding from your employer or another organization.

Article Writing Tips - Laura Hickey  3 Tips when Writing ArticlesDo you love to write?  Do you want to put those writing skills to good use?  Perhaps you want to see your name published whether it be in a newspaper, magazine, e-zine or other forms of publication.

Writing Help for College Students - Tamara Owen  Your literature professor has asked you to write a 7-page essay comparing Medieval and Renaissance poetry; your economics professor wants 15 pages on how globalization is affecting the economy in three different countries; and your mathematics professor has forgotten this is a mathematics class, and wants 5 pages on the quadratic formula.

The Naked Truth About Writing - Ed Williams  I know ya’ll are gonna think I’m pulling your legs, but I swear on a stack of BTO CDs that I received the following email just a couple of days ago.  ..  .Ed,I just wanted to drop you a quick note and tell you how much I enjoy reading your various writings.

Freelance Writing for Newspapers - Amber McNaught  No matter how many times I see my writing published, it never stops being the best adrenaline rush ever.  Yesterday one of my articles appeared in a national newspaper.  No big deal, really:

Do You Really Want to Get Published? Write for Trade Magazines! - Mary Anne Hahn  Have you been repeatedly snubbed by consumer magazines?  Do you have little to show for your research and querying efforts other than a folder of form rejection letters?  If your writing dream includes earning a halfway decent to excellent income writing magazine articles, there are editors at thousands and thousands of publications worldwide who would open their doors (and their wallets) to work with you.

Writing From An Amateur Perspective - Jeff Hargarten  So, you want to be a writer?  You probably have some background in writing, perhaps did well in school with the subject, or have simply always liked the idea of writing for fun and even for profit.

How to Write a Holiday Tale That Isn't a Turkey - Caterina Christakos  When we write stories, with the purpose of sharing them with others, we enter into an agreement where we allow our reader to see a glimpse of our heart, our souls and our memories.  If we truly want them to be immersed in the tale, we actively immerse ourselves in those memories so that a glimmer of what we saw, heard and felt comes through.

Why Do I Write – A Masochists Dream - Marie Pacha  My website administrator has given me an assignment.  I am to write an article and explain why it is that I write.  That sounded so simple until I sat staring at this blank expanse of white.

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.

Blogging for money: a fabulous freelance writing job? - Amber McNaught  You've all seen the adverts.  "Freelance writers wanted!  " they scream from the pages of just about every freelance jobs site on the Internet.  "Get paid to blog!  "To many people, this sounds like some kind of dream job.

Guidelines For Reviewing Writing - The StoryMaster  Writing detailed reviews is time well spent.  Reviewing itself is a writing exercise.  At Writing.  Com, creating detailed feedback for a fellow writer is one of the best tools available for improving your own writing.

Fiction Writing Lessons from Shakespeare - Wendy Woudstra  Common advice in all fields of study is for the student to take lessons from a master.  Unfortunately for those who wish to write fiction -- either in plays or stories -- the most renowned and highest authority in the art of fiction-making is long dead.

Writing Sites: Why You Might Like to Give Them a Try - Joy Cagil  Journalists are familiar with the panic of deadlines and novelists can identify with the horror of blank pages.  Then, what about the desperation of those who feel the urge to write and do not dare or do not know where to go?

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.