Writing Resources

Setting Your Fees as a Freelance Writer or Copywriter. - Susanna K. Hutcheson  Probably the most common and frustrating problem any freelance writer has is setting his or her fees.  If you're too high, you cut yourself out of a lot of good business.  If you're too low, you get far too much work and you can't do the client a really good job because he hasn't paid you enough for your time.

7 Keys to Writing a Children’s Book that Sells Like Hotcakes - Caterina Christakos  There are seven fundamental reasons that some books succeed and others collect dust on the author’s bookshelf.  These seven keys to success as an author are simple, obvious even, and yet in the midst of our writing many of us forget them.

Combating Writer's Depression - C.M. Torrens  Depression is something every writer I've known faces.  When you sit at your desk staring at the blank page you think of a million things, hardly any of which belong to the story your're trying to write.

How To Handle Writer's Block - Maggie Dennison  Do you ever sit down to write and feel as if you're plodding through mud to get even a few words down on paper?  Do you wonder if you'll ever come up with a useful idea again?  You may be suffering from writer's block.

Your Writers Voice is Inside You - Harriet Silkwood  You literally must pour yourself into your writing.  That isn't as much a cliche as you may have thought.  Why do you write?  I write to change my world by revising it and giving it a happy ending.

Copywriting Makeover: Know Where Your Customers Are In The Buying Process Part 2 of 2 - Karon Thackston  In part one of this article series, I introduced a client of mine (AEwebworks) who suffered from some copywriting traumas.  The basic diagnosis was a lack of synergy within the copy, ineffective use of testimonials, a lack of focus on the target customer’s buying process, and the inability of the current copy to support the search engine goals of AEwebworks.

Copywriting for Sales - Understand Your Audience's Need - George Dodge  Regardless of what you're selling, marketing or promoting, you have to have a good understanding of your audience before you can create effective copywriting.  Without knowing who you're writing for and what they hope to get from the copy you create, your copy might not achieve the desired effect.

How To Write A Research Paper - Fawad Imam  IntroductionWriting skills are essential for succeeding in high school, college, and at a job.  Writing is not just an end result, but also a process that helps us develop our ideas and think logically.

Avoid Crafty Traps in Essay Writing - Linda Correli  Hidden pitfalls are on watch for your paper success in every paragraph of the essay you write.  They are notorious misprints, insidious misspellings and numerous stylistic, syntax and format errors.

How To Select a Great Topic For Your Book or Ebook Part 4 of 5 - Aaron Morganstern  For part four of this discussion, we'll be taking a look at some specific topics you may wish to explore.  ..  Looking youngPerhaps sixteen year old girls don't want to look younger, but from that point on, and for most of the population in Western society, looking young is a common desire.

Writing a Book - Tips From An Author #9 - www.getplotted.com  Writing specific GenresWhat is a 'genre'?  It's a fancy French word for 'type' or 'kind'.  A 'Thriller' is a 'type' of story.  Thrillers therefore make up a 'genre'.  Some genres have become so 'reduced to practice' that they are actually cliches of themselves.

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.

Should You Write A Long-Copy Ad Or Keep It Short? - Alex A. Kecskes  Okay, you’re ready to write the ad of a lifetime.  The one that will pull like crazy and leave them begging for your product like Somalians for food.  So, do you whet their appetite with a short and sweet ad?

How to Jumpstart your Next Writing Session - David Parton  I have always enjoyed writing.  Sometimes it’s a problem for me to just sit down and write something.  There are days when I choose “procrastinating” over “proactive.

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.