Do you want to make $5000, $10,000 or more every month as a freelancer Does your current published materials earn you that much or are you still struggling looking for new jobs every month Well, ghost writing articles and books for businesses could earn you a lot of money and end your pa ...

Since the headline is the first contact your readers have with your message, it must reach out to them. Promise them a benefit. Tell them how they will be better off if they read the rest of the ad. Use action verbs. Save ten dollars is a stronger heading than Savings of ten dollars ...

I often wonder what would happen if Shakespeare were to be transported in a time machine to our world today. What would he think How would he react Yes, Willie would probably tell me "thou hast too much time on thy hands if thou spendeth it wondering about such flights of fancy." But ...

If youre anything like me you are really getting tired of the mainstream medias one-voice-to-many analysis of life on Earth. First of all, its just too negative! I read a survey recently that stated that fourteen out of fifteen newspaper and TV News stories had negative fear-based storie ...

In this free email course, I'll tell you everything I know about improving your writing, publishing it electronically and in print, and promoting it after the sale. Two questions you should ask: (1) What will it cost me (2) What does this Michael LaRocca guy know about it Answer #1 - ...

Most books aren't rejected because the stories are "bad." They're rejected because they're not "ready to read." In short, minor stuff like typos, grammar, spelling, etc. I don't mean places where we, as authors, deliberately break the rules. Those are fine. That's part of our job. Lang ...

Editorial guidelines, also known as writer's guidelines, are the rules set forth by publishers for contributing authors. In order to have your article taken seriously you must review the guidelines prior to submission. It is also recommended that you review previous editions of the pub ...

Have you ever written a letter to a friend Ever written an outline for any project you were about to start What about a shopping list If you have, and I imagine most have, you can then write focused, brief, content articles for your online home business. Why write Well, of course you can ...

The big question. Do you submit directly to the publishers, or do you find an agent who will do that for you Based on anecdotal evidence I've heard, it can work either way. The bottom line is, if a publisher reads what he can sell, he'll buy it. It doesn't matter if it comes from an auth ...

The first thing you must do is quit thinking like a writer and start thinking like a reader. That shouldn't be a problem, because you are one. If you don't enjoy reading, you can't write something that someone else enjoys reading. So, when you read, how do you choose what to read My wif ...

Why write a book if you don't want it to bring you fame and fortune Use these 10 ways to make your book outsell others. 1. Write a non-fiction book. Non-fiction books are 90% of total book sales. It makes sense to write and market non-fiction first. The most popular How to and self-help ...

You've decided to write your very own Newsletter to promote your business, communicate with your customers, or just for FUN. You've read hundreds of newsletters. You've also noticed many of these newsletters lack original material. They are identical in format and/or article content! ...

Too many sales letters are shaped into paper airplanes and flown into trash cans because freelancers write sales letters that sell their services. These freelancers have never listened to the quietly- whispered secret that says their sales letters should sell solutions, not services, ...

Peter Abrahams is the author of thirteen novels, including "The Tutor," (Ballantine Books) "A Perfect Crime," (Ballantine Books), "The Fan" (Fawcett Books), and most recently, "Their Wildest Dreams" (Ballantine Books). Known for his sharp wit and incredible gift for keeping readers on th ...

Back in the mid to late 1980s I was a security guard. The pay was lousy, but it gave me many hours in seclusion to write short stories and novels. However, I usually worked over 80 hours a week. No one can write that much. Well, at least not me. Thus I discovered the joys of my local lib ...

One of the nice things about being an author is that we can break any rule we want. (I just did.) It's part of our job description. Language changes through usage -- definitions, spelling, grammar -- and authors can help it do this. But on the other hand, we have to have some sort of agr ...

Back to basics. Forget funky design, good copywriting is the key to a clear and intuitive website. Are you losing business because of your website More and more customers are logging on to the Web to decide where to spend their money because it is quick and convenient, and they can jump ...

And a dreadful thing from the cliff did spring, and its wild bark thrill'd around, His eyes had the glow of the fires below, 'twas the form of the spectre hound One of the most chilling omens of death in English folklore is the large, spectral demon dog called Black Shuck. A death omen c ...

People want information, they want it quick, frequently in short form, and straight to the point. Its no wonder that they go straight for a computer connected to the internet to find anything from how to grow tomatoes to choosing a web host. As a home business owner, this "information r ...

Ah, the age-old writer's debate--to outline or not to outline Outlines have proven quite effective for a lot of writers, and many of the famous stories we know and love--such as Star Wars--were outlined before they were fleshed out into a living, breathing story. (Well, metaphorically ...