A new client made an off-handed comment today. She wondered why almost every writer gets strong urges not to write. "Suddenly, the plants need watering, the dog needs petting, the laundry needs folding at that very moment." She laughed sheepishly. "I find in the moments that fall into m ...

"The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of excha ...

Writers writing about writing may seem to be a highly conceited act. Since I am not reeaaally a writer, or at least I don't claim myself to be one, I guess me giving tips on writing can be taken casually. Preferably with a pinch of salt. I may not have contributed much to the world of pr ...

Death. It's as much a part of life as being born and, by far, more fascinating to poets. The amount of poetry written about death and dying could lead you to believe that the topic plays on the mind of poets quite frequently. And why shouldn't it People have been fascinated with deat ...

When you set out to write your "How To..." book or any book selling information, do not make the mistake of leaving your readers with more questions after reading your book than they had before starting it. They will punish you for misleading them and the Internet will get their opinion ...

A couple of months before Christmas, I decided to write an e-book that I could give as a Christmas gift to all of my readers. But instead of writing it myself, I decided to invite my clients to contribute to it. Here's an extract of the message I sent them: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ...

1. It goes without saying that you should mention the bride and groom in the wedding speech. It means doing your homework and finding out something about their foibles or hobbies. 2. So if the bride collects shoes for instance you might wonder how the groom is going to afford t ...

1. Dont tell mother-in law jokes. There will usually be one or two mother-in-laws present and you could spoil the day by offending them. You never know what people will consider funny so its safer not to tell such jokes. 2. Never tell smutty stories. Take a warning from the pho ...

Technology keeps churning out innovations that promise to change, improve, or make our life easier. One of these revolutionary and ambitious technologies pledges to change the way we write English, whether or not were native English speakers. Since the first word possessors surfaced a fe ...

A book publisher is a group or person who is responsible for bringing the book to the public for reading purposes. The book publisher is involved in the major steps of developing, marketing, producing, printing, and distributing the book. The book publisher negotiates with authors over ...

The common mistake that bloggers do is to go straight to writing after they're done constructing their blogs. This is definitely no problem is you have a clear idea of what you're suppose to write, who are you writing for and how you should write it. Writing content for your blog plays a ...

I can't speak for the magazine business, but as a former newspaperman, I can tell you how newspapers gather information. The first thing a new reporter does on a beat is introduce himself to all the principle people on that beat. For example a reporter covering a federal courthouse would ...

Ask the majority of so-called 'gurus' to talk about business or self-improvement, and here's a funny thing. They start talking about sport. That's odd. Sport isn't the same as life. It's completely different. As Brian Tracey says, in sport you get three chances to hit the baseball and th ...

All writers of original works are concerned with plagiarism. Copyright Laws against plagiarism protect copyright holders from having their works plagiarized. Many people think it is ironic that the word plagiarism derives from kidnapper in Latin. However, it is true. If a person uses ano ...

There is really no single source I could refer you to regarding decorating these room accents, but quite often Traditional Home Magazine will feature homes with dormers, particularly in their spring editions. While that doesn't help you now, let's talk about some basic things. Since you ...

OVERVIEW Most heading are designed to entice us to read further. Headings in User Documents should enable your Reader to decide whether or not to continue reading that section. Use effective headings to make it easy for your Reader to access and understand your User Document. MOST HEA ...

Are you trying to get organized so you have more time to write Here are six rules guaranteed to make you more productive and more organized when you add them to your life. 1. Work with Yourself, Not Against Yourself When you're trying to become more organized, it's tempting to try and f ...

Ask anyone that you meet if theyve ever had an idea to write a book and I bet that 99% of the time their eyes light up and they say Yes. Everyone has numerous wonderful book ideas. My experience and conversations with thousands of people tell me that this is true. The difference between ...

Remember when we used thick, dusty reference books Those days are gone; now we open our browsers and discover hundreds of online dictionaries, each offering different features and capabilities, leaving usconfused! An online English thesaurus, or an online English synonyms dictionary, is ...

There are many people who dread having to write papers or articles. Many just feel like it seems to be too much work and it all just goes to waste when no one reads the. To some people, reading articles seems like work to, especially if the article is boring and very bland. Well, article ...