Writing Resources

Writing A Book - Tips From An Author #7 - www.GetPlotted.com  Secrets of the PlotThe one overriding principle you have to remember when creating a blockbuster of a plot is to avoid randomness.  A good story is a chain of events, and each link in the chain is bound to other links (otherwise it isn't a chain!

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.

Could You Write Performance Reviews For Money? - Niall Cinneide  Writing performance reviews can be an excellent way to earn a living.  Who wouldn’t want to go from place to place watching actors, singers, and chefs perform at their best (and maybe their worst)?

Mystery Writing: Incorporating Various Non-Legal Professions: - Mary Arnold  The mysteries of the "Golden Age" featured amateur detectives who became embroiled in solving crimes accidentally, meaning they just happened to be 'on the spot' at the time the crime occurred.  In modern mystery novels, however, there seems to be a trend towards making the protagonist/amateur detective become involved with the mystery through his or her profession or hobby.

Lost That Writing Contest? Take Advantage Of It. - Harriet Silkwood  I submitted the best story I’ve ever written to a contest, but it didn’t even win an honorable mention!  I guess I’m not as good a writer as I thought I was, I might as well quit right now.

How to Find and Hirer a Great Freelance Writer/Copywriter - Lynn Walford  Seek and Ye Shall Find?  Sometimes finding a good writer can be harder than finding a soul mate because writing and copywriting are subjective arts and if you are not a writer, you can not see the difference between a good writer and an excellent writer.

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.

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.

Four Useful Lies About Writing - Steven Barnes  Most writing “experts” favor a particular way of looking at plot, and will adhere to it for years or an entire career.  That’s all well and good, but its important to realize that any way of modeling story is just that—a model, not the depths and living essence of story itself.

A Good Book Cover Design is Key - Laura Hickey  Marketing your Book cover, Spine and Information.  Whether you've written your book or are just starting out, having an eye catching cover is a must.  Did you know that customers may be looking over your book for 10 seconds or less?

Writing Well-- 6 Steps to Being Your Own Best Editor - Marige O'Brien  One of the first important lessons a writer learns is that writing is a process, a series of steps that take an idea from concept to completed work.  This is true whether the work is an article, a poem, a report, a short story or a book.

How To Write Great Movie Reviews For Your Entertainment Website - Tamika Johnson  If you have an entertainment website then you’re always looking for fresh, new, fun and interesting material to keep your readers coming back for more.  Movie reviews are a great way to do that.

Best-Selling Book Secrets - Matt Bacak  Everyone says, “Some day I'm going to write a book,” but few actually do.  So congratulations on a noteworthy achievement!  Now that you're holding your book in your hands, after years of research, writing, editing and rewriting, the last words you'll want to hear are, “That was the easy part.

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.

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.