Before you should decide whether or not taking part in a writing workshop is right for you and your writing you should first understand just what a writing workshop is. A workshop is an educational format where an expert shares information on a focused topic over a short period of time. ...

Dialogue isnt so much read as it is heard by the reader. The eyes see the words on the page, the brain processes the thought, but then that little voice we all have in the back of our head becomes the character and actually says the words. We immediately hear those words and decide wheth ...

When I owned my editorial staffing agency and would put out a job opening for freelancers, I would get a ton of responses. If I asked for work samples, I would get slammed even if the ad specifically stated to send, for example, one writing sample on real estate investing. To quickly ge ...

It's important to keep in mind, that not all ghost writers are skilled in all kinds of writing. Many times, ghost writers earn a quite a nice salary do something they love, which is writing. Ghost writers are more common than you think. Of course, not all people who use ghost writers are ...

Headlines play a vital role of presenting the front lines in any marketing strategy. When you want to be heard and seen, headlines are the best way to grab attention and tell people whats new. Your headline is the first thing that your customers see and is your one big chance to influen ...

When reading your article a reader can get warmed up and react on your article in several ways. A responsive reader will want to: 1) Visit your website link in the resource box This is probably the most common response people seem to go to, even if it is the wrong one. People are so fixa ...

Being an aspiring and even a published author is not nearly as lucrative as you had hoped. It takes time and investment, mostly yours, to build a fan base and promote your name and your work. While you are busy planning, promoting and writing, you may have overlooked one very important m ...

In her lengthy career, Betsy Lerner has been an MFA student, an award-winning poet, a book editor at major publishing houses, and a literary agent. So in her wonderfully insightful book about writers and the business in which they struggle, she provides a myriad of wise and knowledgeable ...

Based on a two-hour interview with the late Robert Ludlum, author of some of the world's best selling novels of international intrigue. Q. How did your career in writing begin Ludlum: When I got out of college in 1952, I wanted to be an actor. I worked pretty consistently in plays and do ...

CLIENTS Im thankful for clients. Im thankful for clients who pay. Im thankful for clients who pay on time. Im thankful for clients who pay what Im worth. Im thankful for clients who pay their thanks to me. Im thankful for clients who realize my value. Im thankful for clients who ha ...

Not long ago, I read a self-published book produced by a printing company, where the author was required to furnish not only the manuscript, but the layout and cover. The cover was the best part of this book. The story had potential (although erratic and overwritten) and was compelling e ...

Becoming a copywriter starts for real the second AFTER you've gotten your first copywriting job. Now don't worry, all of the skills that you needed to get the job will still be very much in play...but those skills, as you're about to find out, were only a prelude to the real day to day a ...

Writers like to quote the classics and the famous. Often, though, through misinformation or poor research, they end up misquotingand sometimes misinforming. In some cases, they attribute a statement to someone who never made it. Because theyve heard the quotation misquoted so often, they ...

Step into the early days of the Wild West and be a part of another culture, time, and place. The historical/fiction novel, Melinda and the Wild West, encourages the reader to be a part of history, and feel the tenderness of romance. This story blends fascinating characters with Idahos Be ...

Over the last several months, I have come to realize the importance of article writing as it relates to website content either in the product or service area. Content for websites has become an integral part of the internet industry. It is estimated there are over 2.6 million web content ...

An early morning chill pricked at Matthew's lean muscular frame, as he stood contemplating on the task that stretched before him. A task, difficult in the extreme, and he shivered again as the realisation that he might soon be dead, began to gnaw at his forebrain like a dog persistently ...

I want to make this point crystal clear: if you write a Super Bowl ad and it gets produced and shown on the big game down in Florida, your life will be in jeopardy. Why Because the people in the ad business that live and breathe advertising have desperately wanted to accomplish that thei ...

The best way to start honing good writing skills is by learning to write good essays. At its most basic, there are five steps to writing a good essay. These good writing techniques are skills that anyone can learn. The first step is to choose a subject in which you have an avid interest. ...

Soooo. You're interested in how much ad copywriters actually make, are you Don't be embarrassed. You can say that you are. Well hand onto your socks, because the average salary of ad copywriters is anything but ordinary. Junior ad copywriters right out of ad school certainly don't make w ...

The practice and study of content development may just be the single best way to become a big league copywriter. In fact, it is now widely recommended by many experts at some of the worlds' leading advertising agencies that students who are diligently putting their 'perfect' portfolios ...