I nterviewed Howard Shapiro on October 24 2006 Q: What are you working on now At the moment I am marketing my Hanukkah book for the 2nd year and trying to get my anti-bullying book into schools, foundations etc. After the first of the year, I am planning to start work on my third book "H ...

On August 29, 2005, I lost about 90% of my writing and writing-related items to a natural disaster. As a resident of New Orleans, I learned to be prepared for hurricanes over the years, but had failed to adequately prepare so that I could have salvaged at least some of my writing and wri ...

When researching magazines, writers naturally look to the types of articles published and their length, and the number of them that are freelance written. It might serve the writer better to devise a profile of the magazine's readers in order to write for them. One way to do this is to l ...

Excuse #1: I don't have a place to write. Really No desk No chair No coffee shop nearby Or could it be that not finding the spot is an easy way to put off or avoid all together working on your book You dont need a PhD in psychology to see where this is going. Publishing a book is a big ...

Why do you write articles for distribution online If it is just so you can be an "author," you can skip this article. If it is to generate traffic to your website, you need to be writing for the reader. Here are some ways to do that. 1. Write articles on topics that interest you. This ma ...

There are lots of resources out there for web designers; just do a web search and you'll find all manner of tools and guidance to help get your website up, running and looking professional. One area that many webmasters forget or don't realise that they need to be aware of is the standar ...

Have you ever read a short story you've written and discovered an overuse of the word 'had' I certainly have. It's one of the dilemmas I once faced with my own writing. Besides learning and practicing the rules of grammar, and the rules of fiction writing, I also found myself grappling w ...

How often has this happened You have finally found time to try to pen poetry, but words elude you. You have a quiet spot to yourself, at last, but no matter what, your writer's block persists. Your muse has taken a holiday, leaving a less than inspired writer without the poetic sights, s ...

Overcoming writers block has so many prescribed cures that seem like witches brew, you may as well be trying to get rid of hiccups. My favorite remedy is just write anything. If I were to follow this advice when Im stuck in a frustrating blank stare moment, my page would be filled with e ...

There are great rewards when writing a book for the first time. There is a great sense of accomplishment by the individual person once they have a complete manuscript in their hand. The other reward is obviously money; if you write a good book that is marketed correctly you will receive ...

Articles are defined as small pieces of information that appear in periodicals like magazines, newspapers and more recently in websites. They provide insiders information or very in-depth information about a particular topic. The question that needs to be answered is how to write an inte ...

Author R.E. "Gus" Payne dives into the depths of truth about the JFK assassination conspiracy in his book "Falsely Accused." From the author of "The Death of Brandon Lee: The Untold Story" and "Caught in the Crossfire" comes a book that answers many pertinent questions about JFK's murder ...

Writing is an odd business. Imagine a career solely depending upon pouring your mental output out on paper. Never mind. If you're reading this, you're intimately familiar with how we writers thoroughly examine life and are compelled to whip out our pens to comment. However, the time come ...

When it comes to SEO and a stream of long term traffic to your site there really is only one way to go. Articles are the best way to ensure that you have constant links to your site circling the web with a one time only input from yourself. And the best thing about article writing is tha ...

As a writer you may be ready to cash in on the need for web content. There is a lot of money that can be made through content writing if you know what web publishers are looking for in high quality content. If you are a very versatile writer you will find that you can actually make conte ...

Life is said to evolve in three stages. Creation, survival and destruction. Similar to the life cycle of birth, life, death, and resurrection, these cycles should be reflected in your writing. In the first part of a story, a character may be creating a career, a new love, a new relations ...

If you want to increase your freelance income, find your unique voice. What do I mean by this A personal story: About three years ago, I started to market myself as an conversational writer. Meaning, my writing connects with readers, not by polished so that it sounds like business speak, ...

I had not seen snow in 21 years, that is, until I recently rode through a snowstorm in Cheyenne, Wyoming mountains. Nor did I clearly remember how the leaves change in autumn on the east coast, and how they resemble flames leaping towards the sky in shades of persimmon, cardamom, amber, ...

How fussy are you about the words you use A copywriter needs to be clear and specific. A copywriter needs to communicate. We all know this. Yet how often are we guilty of using words that are NOT clear or specific, and which dont communicate ANYTHING Take the word quality. Of all meaning ...

How would you like to sell more copies of your book Would you like to read excerpts from your book to a captivated audience Book signings are the cornerstone of an author's post-publication foundation. But how do you set them up Organizing book signings, readings, and public appearances ...