Archive for September, 2008
Publishing Made Easy - Tips on How to Get Your Manuscript Published
Getting your work published is no easy matter, it takes time, effort and a little inside knowledge …
Why are ESL Speakers so Difficult to Understand?
Speaking with a foreign accent may mean that you are difficult to understand. There are a number of reasons why a non-native English speaker is difficult to understand. Knowing the reasons behind this difficulty may provide understanding. Learn the reasons and how to respond when you just can’t understand the speaker.
Copyright (c) 2008 Lynda Stucky
Think of a time when you were listening to friend or colleague who was difficult to understand because of a heavy foreign accent. Although you know the person is smart, saavy and bright, the language issue created problems. What makes a non-native English speaker so hard to understand and what are polite ways to ask for clarification?
SEO Writing Can Make You Rich as a Freelance Writer
Freelancing as an SEO writing can help you, the freelance writer, pay the bills and add clients to your business.
Many entrepreneurs, small and private businesses, and individual affiliates, hire freelance writers for SEO writing (also known as “search engine optimization” writing). SEO writing involves writing keyword-rich articles to rank the client’s website higher in search engines and generate more website traffic. SEO articles are less informative and less entertaining than articles you would write for magazines.
A Guide to Medieval Weapons for Fantasy Writers
A Guide to understanding medieval weapons for your fantasy writing. How to use them logically and a list of the more common weapons.
If you write fantasy or are thinking about writing fantasy you probably are going to have medieval weapons in your created world. Today’s reader of fantasy is very savvy when it comes to weapons and armor and you want your writing to be accurate and to make sense when it comes to weapons. They are often a big part of the story. In this article I explain some important things about medieval weapons, how to get them right, and I look at some of the more popular types of weapons.
3 Simple Tips On How to Start a Magazine Publishing Company
Do you craft? There’s a magazine for you. Do you collect antiques? There’s a magazine for you, too. Just about any hobby or industry you can think of has at least one magazine that caters to it.
Magazine publishing is still one of the fastest growing industries in the country. More people get into this business, as it becomes a more popular way to get news and information. Magazines are available to fill just about every niche, and you can start your own, too.
How to Bid on Freelance Writing Jobs Through Online Marketplaces
This article will discuss how to successfully bid on freelance writing jobs through online marketplaces.
Professional freelance writers usually use five steps to generate a steady flow of work. The five step process is: 1) bidding on work through online services marketplaces; 2) searching for jobs daily on job meta-search engines; 3) browsing online job boards to find jobs; 4) pitching query letters, proposals and article ideas to media outlets, such as magazines and websites; 5) marketing — which includes offline and online promotion, networking and blogging.
3 Simple Tips On How to Start a Magazine Publishing Company
Do you craft? There’s a magazine for you. Do you collect antiques? There’s a magazine for you, too. Just about any hobby or industry you can think of has at least one magazine that caters to it.
Magazine publishing is still one of the fastest growing industries in the country. More people get into this business, as it becomes a more popular way to get news and information. Magazines are available to fill just about every niche, and you can start your own, too.
Internet Authors are the new King Kong
Who’s that ape on the top of the Empire State building? Oh yeah, him. That’s an Internet Author, the latest person to tear up the planet and make things new. It’s changed, all this publishing business. Books don’t come out of skyscraper offices anymore. They’re written in garrets and basements and they get posted round the world using that most modern device, the computer. King Kong has torn up the contract. It’s all different now.
Your Readers Love an Element of Suspense. Here’s How to Give it to Them
Whatever kind of book
Whether you’re writing an action thriller, a short story, or anything in between, a carefully placed piece of suspense will keep your readers turning those pages wanting to know the outcome.
But my biography, or my non-fiction book on train spotting doesn’t need suspense, surely? Oh, yes it does. But more about that later.
Don’t Let Fear Stop You From Writing
Don’t let fear keep you from having a writing career.
