Writing Advice From The Experts Part #2
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
The most valuable of talents is never using two words when one will do - Thomas Jefferson
There are many books that provide tips and guidance for publishing success...
Writing Advice From The Experts Part #3
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
You must be prepared to work always without applause - Ernest Hemingway
Much of the wisdom available from established authors may be surprising in it’s honesty and straightforward nature...
Who's Speaking: Choosing A Narrator's Voice
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
Have you given much thought to the voice of your narrator Perhaps you assumed the narrator in your novel should remain neutral...
Thesaurus: Word Roulette
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
There is some beautiful literary styles that thrive on the repeated use of words and phrases The language is poetic and beautiful...
Practically Perfect Proofreading And Other Editing Myths
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
One of the difficulties a writer faces is reviewing their work in an attempt to locate all errors There are generally two forces that work against a writer who attempts to ensure their work is error-free...
Readers: Are They Involved?
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
There are two specific, yet lofty goals writers strive for every time they commit words to paper That goal is to write in such a way as to draw their readers into the written word...
Poetry: An Exercise In Emotion And Vulnerability
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
“[Henry David] Thoreau is a keen and delicate observer of nature - a genuine observer - which, I suspect, is almost as rare a character as even an original poet; and Nature, in return for his love, seems to adopt him as her especial child, and shows him secrets which few others are allowed to witness...
The Sweet Taste Of Success
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
Writers are an interesting breed of humanity – they can make us feel joy, sadness, anger and empathy...
Writing Advice From The Experts Part #1
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the right moment...
The Exercise Of Emulation
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
A writing exercise that is helpful in learning a very specific style of writing is called Emulation This is done to match the style of a specific author...
That’s A Hyperbolic Understatement If I Ever Heard One
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
There are at least sixty different types of rhetorical devices in English literature The English language is an odd mixture of truth and symbolism and most often exhibits this propensity in the form of various figures of speech...
The Cast-Developing Your Cast Of Characters
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
One of the most important things you can do in writing a novel is to take the time to really get to know the cast because your cast of characters will likely make or break your novel...
A Work In Context - The Paradigm
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
A paradigm has been described as “A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them...
First Time Novelist Faux Pau
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
Those who venture into fiction writing often fall prey to certain avoidable, yet highly normal faux pau's with their first book...
Are You Talking To Me?
Submitted by: Scott Lindsay
In poetic literature you will often find a poem that seems to be inviting the reader to participate in an adventure or a love story...
How to Edit Phrases and Sentences For Conciseness
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
For some reasons, many people like to write what their minds and feelings portray Especially those writers who are to write on their not just because they were told to write or that it is their duty or requirements to write...
How to Use Adjectives and Adverbs
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
As a writer, we must be knowledgeable enough to know and determine all the parts of speech The most common are the nouns and pronouns which we commonly use these two as our subject in a sentence...
Your Audience and the Level of Formality in Your Writing
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
If you are into writing, you should know the flow of your piece If you are writing news story, reports, thesis, reviews, presentations and speech then you should aim a formal and piece of work...
Why You Should Work Hard on Your Scientific Abstracts
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
Good science is only one half of a scientist’s work; the other half is about communicating those results to other people...
Word Interrogation: Why It’s an Inefficient Way to Edit Your Writing
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
There are a lot of important things that needs attention when someone is going to start writing a piece...
10 Tips For Copywriting Success
Submitted by: Enzo F. Cesario
While video and multimedia technologies are rapidly expanding, the Web remains a largely a text-oriented system...
Starting a Piece in the Thick of the Action
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
Some topics work best when presented in a formal manner, easing the reader into the subject by a subtle introduction and expanding as they go further...
Ebook - Writing Skill Tips
Submitted by: Roberto Sedycias
Having knowledge on many subjects and passing it on in some type of media, paper book or ebook, will certainly be beneficial to others, but this requires proper tact and skill of putting the words together...
How to Create Your Own “Dictionary “
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
I last talked in an article awhile ago about making your very own personalized “dictionary “ Now I am not talking about inventing new words, what I am talking about is having your very own word reference...
Article Spinning 101: The Basics
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
Article spinning is becoming a popular demand in the world of Internet Marketing nowadays Never heard about it...
The Best Way To Express One’s Gratitude: A Thank You Letter
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
Have you ever felt grateful towards someone you know It could be your parents, friends or relatives perhaps...
Why Having Good Grammar Is Essential In Blogging
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
I think this is self explanatory But first, for those who are not into blogging; let me give you a brief introduction...
How To Format Your Press Release
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
Writing a press release is done by a third person must possess the quality of effective writing If you wanted to promote or tell something to the media of a particular person, activities or events or anything that has an important value
Need to write a press release, but then you don’t have time to source a contractor...
How To Write An Informal Essay
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
Writing an informal essay doesn’t mean you finally have the license to cuss all you want on paper The main hallmark of this type of writing is the lack of a rigid style, with preferential use of a conversational tone...
How To Vary Your Sentences
Submitted by: Mary Simmers
Did you know that variety is the spice of life Therefore, it has no different in writing, where monotony in style can kill even the most profound ideas in the reader’s mind...