Awesome Endings Author: Lea Schizas Bungee jumping, sky diving, secret mission, Indy 500: how do these events compare to the art of fiction writing? Each one brings to its 'doer' an element of anticipation, exhilaration, unfamiliarity, and adventure. A pure adrenaline rush. And as a writer
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Finding a Literary Agent Author: Kenneth R. Eaton I touched on this briefly in one of my other articles but it's something that deserves a little more attention. Whether you are a first-time writer or one that has been published previously, the question of getting an agent always comes up. Here I hope
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Five How To's For Those Who Dream Of Becoming A Writer Author: Constance Weygandt I am often asked what it takes to become a writer or How can I do what you do? The answer is not complicated. Anyone can write. Even if you were never a contestant for your eighth grade spelling bee, there is spell check. It is a marvelous invention.
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Free Money For College Author: Vanessa McHooley What if someone came up to you and offered you $5000 to attend college? Or after college, what if someone called you and asked if you wanted a couple thousand dollars to pay off some student loans? The obvious answer is, Where do I sign up? But, the
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How to Find a Niche For Your Blog Author: Mike Seddon It is important to realize that your choice of a niche can have a significant influence on the success or failure of your new blog. Deciding on a theme can be a daunting task. What exactly are you going to write about? Your niche needs to be a
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Journaling Experiences and Events Author: Cory L. Kemp How did you spend your day yesterday? When was the last time you went to see a movie? Can you remember the plot line? What did you do on your last vacation? Did you enjoy a particular meal, or visit a special tourist site that meant something special
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One Person's Porn is My Erotica Author: Rose DesRochers Erotica is not something easily defined or easily accepted by society. I often been accused of writing porn by those who think that any kind of writing that examines the bounds of intimacy is dirty and something that should be kept in the bedroom. Most
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The Makings Of A Personal Essay, Really Author: Jenna Glatzer Sometimes I can be dense when it comes to realizing the potential of my own life experiences as essays for magazines. I, of course, fully believe that everything in my life is newsworthy, but sometimes have trouble figuring out which experiences will hit
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Western Cowboy Author: Tom Strayhorn In the State of Texas the Western Cowboy can be found home on the range. But can you really find a true western cowboy in the state of Texas? At one time you could find real cowboys in Texas but that time was over one hundred years ago. Up until the
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A Great Loneliness Author: James Collins 'Man must treat the beasts of this land as his brothers. What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, Man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, also happens to the man. All
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Promoting Your Online Writing Portfolio Author: The StoryMaster Dear Writing Reader, One of the most popular questions from Authors on my site, Writing.Com, is: How do I promote my Online Writing Portfolio outside of Writing.Com? Here are my top five tips for increasing the amount of exposure to anyone's
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The Storyteller Author: Martha Whittington New Book Offers Supernatural Tales Involving Everyday People Martha Whittington invites readers to take a break from the doldrums of daily routine and delve into a world where ordinary lives are blindsided by the bizarre. The Storyteller: Volume I
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Veerappan - The Legendary Bandit No More! Author: Chris N. Fernando Known by different nomenclatures like bandit king, elephant poacher, sandalwood smuggler and the much recent Robinhood of India, Veerappanthe forest brigand was finally killed in an encounter this month. This man popular for his handlebar moustache,
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Google Bans Adwords Ads from Custom Writing Companies. Who benefits? Author: Walter Wild Google announced that starting June 1st, 2007, it will no longer permit adwords(tm) ads from Custom Writing Companies (Academic Writing firms) in an effort to support the large-scale university program to combat plagiarism at schools and universities in t
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Freelance Writing Markets, Poetry Markets - Highly Paid -v- Unpaid Author: Consulting Editors, AskProfessors.com Amazing as it may sound, there is a real shortage of good writers and poets. Try telling that to the thousands of writers and poets who get daily rejection slips. As far as they are concerned, writing is virtually impossible to break into no matter
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Does Each Element of Your Story Further The Theme? Author: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips Whichever theme you choose, all the elements, which make up your story, dialogue, conflict, scenes, etc should be written with the theme in mind. Your theme should progress the story. If you find that anything in your
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Alternative View Points and the Lamp of Creativity Author: Sue Kendrick Pictures they say are worth a thousand words, but many writers know that they are worth much more than that! Without decent photographs or other artwork to accompany an article many features published in todays magazines and newspapers would never
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Software Patents Author: Michael Feigin Recent court cases may change the availability of obtaining software and business method patents. Where is the line between what is considered an abstract and unpatentable invention verses a tangible and patentable invention?
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10 Inside Secrets to Google Adwords - Part 2 Author: Ron Isaiah Are you frustrated with spending your hard-earned money on Google Adwords and losing more money than you make? Part 2 of this series continues revealing the inside secrets of successful, profitable advertising with Google Adwords. If you missed Part
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What is Pay-Per-Click? Author: F. Terrence Markle Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is when an advertiser pays for each qualified click that sends a search engine user (i.e., visitor) to the advertisers web page. PPC requires the advertiser to bid on key words or key word phrases chosen by the
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