| (Published: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Start Writing Your Book Now |
| I get it all the time when I tell people that I am a writer and published author. They tell me, "I wish I could write a book," or "I thought about writing a book," or "Some day I'm going to write a book" - so when are you going to start?
Then I hear the excuses, "I don't know how to write," |
| Author: Roy E. Klienwachter |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0500) |
| 6 Tips For Your Writing Journey |
| So, you'd like to be a writer? Congrats! Writing not only is a great way to express yourself, but can provide an income. Keep in mind not all writers make a fortune, some still can’t quit their day job. Below are some tips to start your writing journey.
1. Start Writing
Okay, so this tip is ob |
| Author: Shailesh Singh |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| The Importance of Stories |
| Long before the advent of a written history, the elders of ancient civilizations used stories to teach the new generation. The lessons might have related to the values of the society, their particular version of how they came to be, their purpose on the earth, or methods of obtaining food or a spous |
| Author: Mike Haydon |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Self-Kindness, Truth, and Writing |
| Once when I went to a new (to me) yoga class I had a teacher say, "When we go into a pose, we can listen to our ego, which says, 'Push, push, go lower, go deeper,' or we can practice non-violence (in Sanskrit ahimsa) and truth (sattva)."
Non-violence toward ourselves = self-kindness. I won't bul |
| Author: Jennifer Louden |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Writing Help And Morning Pages |
| Reading Julia Cameron’s "The Sound of Paper" is like revisiting an old friend. For more than fifteen years, her morning pages have been my daily writing help, the friend that coaxed me out of fear and inertia about putting words on paper and like the Nike slogan, urged me to “Just Do It!”
Why is |
| Author: SubmitYOURArticle.com Article Distribution |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| How To Think Like A Publicist To Achieve Like A Star |
| Have you picked out your Oscar's night outfit? I have. You should. Have you thought about what you will say when you accept your award? I have. You should. At least in your mind, that wonderful playground for imagination. The very place we are going to venture today for great publicity ideas.
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| Author: Jose Nunez |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Aye For The Nay-Sayers |
| A few days ago a women wrote to me and said that she wants to contribute by writing articles. She also said that she was afraid of how people would react to her writing.
I believe that this is something that all writers think about to a certain extent. This thought came to me as well earlier i |
| Author: Roy E. Klienwachter |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| How to Find Your Voice |
| For every writer, finding his or her own voice is very essential. It is the identity, the personality, the very essence of a writer. And in the crowded writing market, clients are constantly looking for writers with their own voices. They will usually ignore all those voiceless writers that write st |
| Author: Daegan Smith |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Fri, 05 May 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Five Ways to Wake up the Creative Writer in You |
| Writing an article doesn’t just mean putting down thoughts into words then typing and writing it. You have to capture the interest of your readers and give them a reason to keep reading. You have to get the attention of the reader and have a firm grasp of their interest and pique their curiosity. He |
| Author: Heather Colman |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Wed, 03 May 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Portrait Of A Poor Trait |
| What is softness to some people, is strength to others
When I was a boy my grandfather said to me “the finest trait of character is humbleness”. I was too young at the time to grasp the nature of the statement. Other men in the family – mostly naval officers - worked hard on the male ego, not lea |
| Author: David S |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Tue, 02 May 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| writing to a potential date |
| Writing to a potential date
Writing that one email that catches the eye of Mr or Mrs right has always been a difficult and sometimes nerve wrecking experience, until now. I have been playing the singles online game for at least 5-6 yrs now. My days are over since I met my wife online but that do |
| Author: joe alamo |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| How to Get Permission to Quote Somone in Your Book |
| How to Get Permission to Quote Someone in Your Book
Note: the following information was collected by posting many questions on forums for small publishers; in many cases it represents opinions and should not be taken as competent legal advice.
As a compiler of a book of quotations, I sometimes |
| Author: Shawn Bremner |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Overcoming Writer’s Block |
| Writing information products (eBooks) is one of the most popular ways of starting an online business.
Why? Because the subject range is unlimited as is the angle or perspective you can bring to the subject. Plus, it costs nothing except your time to create it.
But it is not always trouble-fre |
| Author: David Robertshaw |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Mothering, Nurturing, and Me |
| I was a scrapping male, from the very start. Over 9 pounds and some ounces, born to a young Wyoming farm girl in Whittier California. Over the years mom would have many problems to cope with. The most ardent foe was an illness that most doctors never knew what to do with. Due a chemical shortage in |
| Author: Dana Smith |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Who Was James Allen? The Vision of This Unrewarded Genius |
| It is said, he never gained much fame or fortune, and this unrewarded genius rarely made enough money from his writings - to even cover his expenses...
James Allen’s inspirational writings have touched the hearts, and influenced millions of people around the world – yet today, he still remains al |
| Author: Dale Odeyemi |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:00:00 -0400) |
| In Search of Dian Fossey's Ghost: a |
| For some unfathomable reason, her murder never crossed my mind as I stood within the perimeter of what was once called her "manor" and where the panga (machete) blade inflicted its insane horror. My eyes, instead, were lifted upward to the beautifully twisted branches of ancient hagenia trees, silen |
| Author: Georgianne Nienaber |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 01:00:00 -0500) |
| The Nightshift |
| Sleepless in Seattle brings on new meaning when staying up all night has nothing to do with another person but rather the shameless addiction of the written word. I would love to be a day person at some point, maybe when I grow up because I do miss that late morning air however, the night dawns so |
| Author: Christine Bettridge |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:00:00 -0500) |
| Prepositions Tell Relationship |
| While I do not recall all the grammar I learned in school, I do remember that the preposition was viewed as a lowly part of speech. I personally think that it is a very important part of speech because it shows relationship.
In more recent times, I have often been faced with several games that tr |
| Author: SubmitYOURArticle.com Article Distribution |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:00:00 -0500) |
| Zen And The Heart Of Writing |
| “Life is what happens while you’re making other plans”—John Lennon
Everything you can think of will and in an odd way SHOULD get in the way of your writing. In other words, if you are doing the work…REALLY doing the work, you are constantly digging into the least comfortable corners of your psyc |
| Author: Steven Barnes |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:00:00 -0500) |
| Word Content |
| Give Your Articles Away!
How writing articles and giving them to others can drive traffic to your website.
It sounds counterintuitive, but it works: you can pre-sell customers and drive them to your website. The idea behind it is that other sites have what you want: a proven pool of customers |
| Author: m m |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:00:00 -0500) |
| Top 5 Tips for Successful Article Writing |
| You may have heard by now that writing articles and submitting them to different locations is a great way to increase the traffic to your web sites and in the end increase your income. But if the articles you write aren't getting people's attention and they are not clicking on your links in the reso |
| Author: Nathalie Lussier |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:00:00 -0500) |
| Article Marketing: What Constitute Good Content For An Article? |
| Article marketing is simply the process of writing articles, publishing your articles on article directories and syndicating your articles.
To be successful in article marketing, you need to:
1. Write high quality and keyword optimized articles.
2. Submit a series of such articles to artic |
| Author: Glenn Prialde |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 01:00:00 -0500) |
| Forget About "Talent"! |
| How is a writer to access her deepest and most powerful wells of creativity?
How do we tap into our talent, our genius, our greatest potential for success? Writing classes often tell us how to plot, or structure, or build characters, or create poetic images, but the question of accessing our exc |
| Author: Hege Crowton |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:00:00 -0500) |
| Get More People To View Your Art By Writing Articles |
| As an artist, you like to spend the majority of your time creating art, but in order for the entire world to see your creations you need a website and targeted traffic. Once you have your site, how do you get visitors that are interested in your particular style and medium?
A great approach that |
| Author: Hege Crowton |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 01:00:00 -0500) |
| Writing Twenty Novels (in 10 easy steps!) |
| 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? Twenty novels!”
The truth is that I know many writers w |
| Author: Steven Barnes |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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| (Published: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 01:00:00 -0400) |
| Write For Self First |
| It would be very selfless or noble of me to tell you that I have created my web site only to help you and the rest of humanity. The reason for me spending so much time and energy into my writing and this site is selfish. And I must remind myself of that from time to time, especially when I move into |
| Author: Roy E. Klienwachter |
| Directory: Arts - Writing |
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