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Writing for the Internet can provide a good source of income if it is approached in the same professional manner as other writing projects.
The Internet is made up of millions of pages and someone has to write them. Why not you?
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Publishing is a $35 billion industry. Up until just a few years ago, that meant almost exclusively books, magazines, newspapers, and other small items such as brochures and business cards. The internet has changed all that in more ways than one. Enter the eBook, or downloadable electronic book.
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Creative writing is all about imagination. Imagination begets inspiration, which itself is the child of emotional feelings. And the irony of twenty-first century is that we are too busy to feel.
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Proofreading. The word alone is enough to bore the socks off most writers. After going through the whole creative process and editing your work down to a work of art bordering on the sublime, you're presented with the wearisome process of taking a magnifying glass to your sentences and going on a hunt for misplaced commas.
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Have you ever experienced a time when you were so involved in something, you lost track of time? Have you ever been in what they call the "zone?" Are there other times you were exceptionally logical and analytical about what you are doing?
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Most people, it seems, dream of trying their hand at novel writing. And for most people, unfortunately, that is as far as it goes.
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Good columnists are hard to find. Ask any editor. A column is a regularly appearing article in a magazine, newspaper or other publication. It is different from other forms of journalism in that it is a regular feature which, in time, becomes a personality-driven piece of narrative by the author with his or her distinct point of view.
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With a project as big and important as writing a book, working from a plan-or blueprint-will make everything easier and more fun. Following a blueprint allows aspiring authors to make their ideas work, just like construction crews use blueprints to build solid and strong buildings. It tells you what needs to go where and helps you compile all the essential pieces of a successful book in a practical and easy-to-follow way that readers will love.
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The more I play on Suite 101, the more I'm hooked. I don't use 'play' in any trivial sense. Language and play are one, (I am entirely in accord with Derrida) and are relevant, pleasurable and serious. Playing with ideas is creative non-fiction writing at its best.
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I tried to resist. I really did. For awhile I avoided the onslaught of fellow authors saying come on over and join us. Seeing their wares displayed online and hearing their sales accomplishments, tempted and lured me. Eventually, I bundled up award-winning books and stories and began the process.
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Nothing turns a reader off more quickly than a list of dry facts and figures. Good fiction writers always show rather than tell but it's worth remembering that the technique can work for non-fiction too. Follow this advice and your articles will make compulsive reading.
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During the past ten years I have authored seventeen traditionally published niche non-fiction books, all of which (save one) have achieved bestselling status in their respective genres. Here’s the thing though; I have used only 2 topics to produce 16 bestsellers.
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Visualization is one of the best techniques to use when plotting a story. It's like watching a movie in your mind, only the movie is your story. You can see all the scenes and events playing out, from beginning to end.
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Plot is critical to the success of commercial fiction. But if your plot flat lines, your story will die a cruel and agonizing death. Fortunately there are three techniques that you can use to shock a dead plot back to life; these are characterization, suspense, and conflict. Consistently using these three techniques will breathe life back into any dead or dying plot.
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In Act One the protagonist meets all of the characters in the story. We also learn the main problem of the story. Everybody can usually plot Act One because we have to know the problem to have the idea. The trick in Act One is to keep it interesting. Don't just start rolling out story points. Start at the most interesting point, where there is conflict and excitement, and help the audience sort it out.
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The better writers tend to be those who are able to evoke an emotional response from their readers, whether it be intense pleasure, empathy with your fictional characters, or rage at their sheer disagreement with what you've written about, it is being able to evoke an emotional response which will make your work popular.
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So you've taken the plunge and started writing a book? Congratulations on taking the first step. But now you have to find ways to keep yourself motivated to keep going...
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Dialogue is probably one of the most important things to master in your writing. Dialogue creates action. It shows rather than tells. And it's a great way to define your characters without stopping the story to write description, which will slow down your pace.
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Studies show most readers can easily and quickly assimilate sentences of between twelve and eighteen words in length. GOOGLE ADSENSE Sentences of more than eighteen words or about two lines either slow them down and require rereading, or get misunderstood.
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The mystery novel has never been more popular than it is today. People love reading them . . . and writers love writing them.
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Some of the grammar checker's comments are quite annoying. For example, what use is it to know that you have used the passive, if there is no explanation of what the passive is and why you should not use it?
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Some people have a problem with starting a story. I don’t. I have a problem with finishing them. I know where I want to go, but getting there can be a problem.
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Here's what happens (and I bet you do this too): a book jumps out at you at the bookstore. It might be the colors, an image on the spine, an author's name, or the title, but something draws your attention...
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If you look for advice on your writing, surf the Internet and you will find advice galore. One writing site tells you that one reason we plunk down money for writers like Stephen King is because they use adverbs to make their writing interesting.
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A clever plot will draw readers to your book but if they don't care about your characters you will soon lose them. The most exciting stories, the ones you remember long after the book is closed are those...
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Have you contemplated taking your writing to 'print on demand' or 'POD' status? If so, you aren’t alone. Many entrepreneurial writers who have had difficulty finding a literary agent (or who have been hesitant or unwilling to send out dozens of queries)...
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Most people have seen the character worksheets that encourage writers to identify everything from shoe size and favorite food to sexual turn ons and turn offs. And while knowing your character's most treasured possession might come in handy...
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Non-writers often ask, "Where do you get your ideas?" The answer is everywhere. A word or phrase can fire a writer's imagination. Overhearing a conversation in a café, or the way a person...
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When it comes to creating titles, I know of no other writer who does it so well as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did. Even Agatha Christie, the Queen of Mystery, never produced a title as intriguing as those of Doyle.
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Storms of life can leave you battered and shipwrecked from your writing. Whatever the crisis, the resulting chaos can dam up your ability to create. It’s difficult, sometimes nearly impossible, to be creative...
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One thing is true of all stories. They all have a beginning, middle and end. Film scripts typically run from 100 to 120 pages with each page representing about a minute of screen time...
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Writing For Children and Teens. Part of the writing process is experimenting. Writers differ on their opinions about outlining--some love it, some hate it, and some are mixed.
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How focused is your creative writing? How consistently do you write? How far do you get with the creative writing projects most important to you before losing momentum?
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You want to write a mystery novel, you have a terrific idea, you know who kills whom and why. You have a great detective and think the killer is ...killer. Where do you start?
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For a theme to work and the story, which will revolve around the theme, it has to contain three things: Character, Conflict and Resolution
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Most people are under the impression that only a select number of people are able to write creatively and confidently. They have a gift or have gone to school to learn the secrets to confidently write creative articles, blogs, and books...
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For me the most important tip is to write, write every day, 365 days a year. Remember practice makes perfect.
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There is a technique called 'concept combination' which is to create new products to sell. Use it to create new stories, and it is usually good for a few laughs and a few ideas as well...
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When I took composition classes in college, I often became frustrated with all the reading I had to do, story after story after story, many times thousands of pages per assignment...
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What's not so easy about becoming a travel writer? You travel, write down everything you see and hear, sprinkle in your incredibly funny personal experiences, and send an article off to a dozen editors...
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O.K., so you've finished your story or article, you've breathed a sigh of relief and are just about to reach for the envelope and stamps when the Good Writers' Fairy raps you smartly on the head and whispers...
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Other writing articles for your delectation
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I am trying to discover if I need insurance as a freelance writer specialising in health? Can you help with that? My sister is a writer and recommended you so that’s why I was on your site. I was just worrying what happens if someone follows what you say in a feature and gets ill or something!
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I have two short stories and some poems finished and would love to see if they are good enough to be printed. People tell me I am good I don't think so .
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Please could you advise me of the typical cost for a ghostwriter to assist with a novel?
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I have a life story that is complicated. It starts off with one family and touches another two. I have begun my memoirs with a dream sequence. How do I continue please?
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I am editing by late Fathers memoirs and hoping to get them published. Should I change the names of people mentioned or keep them (or just some)?
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I keep the chapters of my novel in separate Word documents but I want the page numbers to follow on from chapter to chapter. How do I do this?
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Do you know any FREE writers competitions for kids?
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My stories keep getting rejected. What advice can you offer to help me deal with this?
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I have downloaded and installed a program but the desktop icon doesn't seem to have come up on my desktop. How can I create an Icon so that I can use the program?
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Is there any way to stop spam e-mails if you don’t have a firewall?
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How can I make sure my computer is protected by a firewall?
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What is Spyware and do I need it? Is it really harmful to my computer?
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How do I work in several Word for Windows documents at one time?
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I've been reading Harry Potter and want to know: how do you actually pronounce 'horcrux' and 'horcruxes'?
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When entering a writing competition, if not mentioned, should a short story have a title?
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Does Microsoft Word have a simple way of getting answers to questions?
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I have a tremendous fan called Viagra. He writes to me every day sometimes 20 times. How can I set up a Spam box for him to leave his messages in?
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What is de-fragging? How and why should I do it? What happens when I de-frag?
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Can I keep very large documents, say 50,000 words, on my computer?
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Where do deleted documents go from Word, and can they be recovered?
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If a web site says your cookies are disabled which reduces the functionality of the site for you: what do you do?
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Printing labels. If I go into Envelopes and Labels and select Labels, I can never sort the correct sizes out as I don’t speak metric. Can you help?
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In MS Word how do you get rid of something (a box or window) that suddenly overlaps a previous one on screen? How do you recover a piece that suddenly disappears off screen?
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When opening several Word documents, how can I select them from the file index collectively rather than individually?
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