Writing Resources

Eight Ways To Write Better Instantly - Rix Quinn  Is it possible to improve your writing instantly?  The answer, happily, is “yes.  ”While researching a book on famous speeches and essays, I found eight easily correctable mistakes writers often make.

How to Write Your News Release - George Torok  Follow this step-by-step process to write and expose your news.  FormatCall it a 'News Release', 'News Bulletin' or 'Announcement'.  'Press Release' sounds like propaganda.  Add, 'For immediate use'.

Effective Resume Writing - Dave Lympany  A lot of places around the world call it A Curriculum Vitae, in North America, it's a Résumé.  This is definitely one of the most important tools that any jobseeker has at their disposal.  You may be THE best candidate for a particular job by a long way, however, if you don't make it to the interview stages the company will never know.

Many Writers, One Clear Voice - Susan Raab  Imagine creating your first book, one on which hangs the future of your company-and maybe even the industry you love.  Imagine you have a publishing contract, five editors, a eighty contributing authors, hundreds of draft pages, a deadline in five weeks and a growing fear that the book you intended to create is nowhere in sight!

Writing Articles For Profit - Douglas Titchmarsh  Article writing has suddenly become very popular among online marketers lately.  A lot of people are taking advantage of this fact to make extra money.  So just how can writing articles make YOU extra money?

Copywriting Makeover: Know Where Your Customers Are In The Buying Process Part 1 of 2 - Karon Thackston  When you begin to write copy for any product or service, there are a few things you have to take into consideration.  The first is always your target audience:  who you’ll be writing to.

7 Vital Book Promotion Tips - Lea Toland  As a literary publicist I often am asked about publicity tips, tricks, and the magic behind my work.  It’s not magic.  All you need to know are the basics and from there you will be able to create an effective book promotion.

Custom Writing Services Market Overview - Serge Chepurko  In this article the author is going to carry out custom writing services market overview providing comprehensive survey of the market divided into the following categories:  market identification, market size, market segmentation, market growth speed, market customers, principles of operation, financial characteristics, regulations, and other categories.

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.

Copywriting Makeover: Making An Emotional Connection - Part 2 of 2 - Karon Thackston  In part one of this article series we began looking at the Cruise Vacation Center site:  a travel site whose copy was sorely lacking in emotional appeal and visual imagry.  (You can see the previous version of the copy here:

How To Write A Compelling Display Ad To Sell Whatever You Want - Craig Garber  How come you're seeing certain ads over-and-over again?  Why are they working.  and why do some display ads deserve tobe nothing more than bird cage lining.  Since we've been discussing sales copy "voices" lately, I'lllet you in on a little secret about display advoices.

3 Ways to Find Your Niche as a Freelance Writer - Nick Usborne  To make a six-figure income as a freelance writer, to need to be an expert.  You need your name to jump to people's lips when a particular job or challenge comes up.  "Direct mail for software?

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.

Ghostwriting - It's Not Only For Books - Lorette Lyttle  Utilizing a Ghostwriter for eBook product creation is a quick and easy way to churn out product after product.  BUT, ghostwriting is not just for ebooks!  Do you currently have a website and do you already market products?

What Makes Fiction Special - Rebecca Guevara  What Makes Fiction SpecialI was in a brisk discussion about whether a woman ‘would’ or ‘would not’ leave her wayward husband when a man interrupted and said, “But he’s not real!  It’s fiction!