Writing Resources

We have collected writing resources such as articles and information products from the Internet and members' contributions.  The resources are arranged in the following categories of writing:
Writing Books Writing eBooks Writing Articles
Marketing Your Writings Copywriting Writing Tips
Writing Screenplays Your Writings

Selected Articles & Stories....

Tackling a Writing Assignment: How To Get Started - Jan Kovarik  Writing assignments are often considered the worst possible class or course assignment.  There's nothing worse than sitting down in front of a computer, with a blank screen in front of you.
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.
How You Can Improve Your Songwriting Skill - Mantius Cazaubon  Are you a beginning songwriter who strives towards writing songs that become hits?  Do you need to know how you can improve your songwriting skill?  It's not too complicated.  Don't try to re-invent the wheel.
Using Research to find Writing Topics - Maxine Thompson  Through research you can find topics, subjects and ‘seeds’ for stories.  Pick five different topics that interest you, and research them on the Internet, or through your local library.  These topics can be virtually anything, as long as they interest you, and information is available.
Think You Can't Write Articles? Think Again! - Susane B. Myers  Writing articles and putting them out on the web for everyone to see can be a little intimidating though at first, especially if you don’t consider yourself a writer.  Remember that you have a lot of knowledge in your area of expertise that your readers are looking for, so just start sharing that knowledge in articles.
Writing for the Web--Steps to Getting a Job Writing Content - Kathy L. Will  Web writing is a good gig.  I make $30 an hour writing at home.  And although I sometimes wish my only companion during the workday were not run on electricity, I like my job.  I wake up most mornings excited about what I am doing.
Why You Should Write To Inform And Not To Sell - Joyce A Corrales  Advertising is key!  Unfortunately most people waste their money on advertising unless they can play by the numbers.  Playing by the numbers is simply spending enough money on advertising and saturating the market so much, that percentage wise, enough people will want to see what you have to offer.
Overcoming Writer’s Block: Avoiding the Trap - Stephen L. Nelson, CPA  I may as well just say it.  Writer’s block, I’m convinced, doesn’t exist.  Mostly, I think, authors use writer’s block as an excuse to explain to themselves, an editor, or a concerned spouse why the book isn’t done or the chapter hasn’t been turned in.
Cookbook Publishing - The Basic Ingredients and the Secrets to Success - Denise Hamilton  You are about to embark on the most exciting enterprise of your life -- publishing a cook book!  You will soon learn that writing a cook book is truly a fun, exciting and challenging project – more than you can imagine.
Keeping It Real: The Only Copywriting Trick That Works - Robert Warren  Much of today's accepted copywriting wisdom comes from old books written for a different, quieter world.  For most of the twentieth century, widely promoting a successful message was expensive and difficult, requiring control of significant resources and substantial time commitments.
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?
Free eBook Publishing Guide – Part 1 – Why publish an eBook? - David Viney  eBook definedDespite being around now for over twenty years, no-one has yet come up with a stable definition for the word ‘eBook’.  However, one can discern some typical features:  • The item is distributed as a single file (so CD encyclopaedias are not considered to be eBooks) and can be opened as a data file in an application, rather than being launched as an executable (.
Finding A Pot Of Gold In Article Writing - Katie Smith  If you have a website, then you have probably been bombarded by people telling you that writing articles is the key to successful marketing.  However, unless you are a professional writer, article writing probably seems as unachievable as obtaining that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
12 Low Cost or No-Cost Techniques to Snag Lucrative Freelance Writing Assignments ASAP - Beth Ann Erickson  No matter where you live, landing lucrative writing assignments doesn’t need to be difficult.  The secret to a profitable freelance writing career is to start small and build it from there.
Don't Miss These 10 Must Know Facts About Promoting Your Website with Article Writing - Laurie Meade  Most all ezine publishers need fresh content.  Article writing is something that gets tedious to the publisher who sends out an ezine every week.  Fresh, unique ideas are always attractive, and ezine authors don't mind publishing others work, (along with a complete research box, (THIS IS YOUR AD) as well.

 
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