How to Look Like a Newbie but Win Like a Pro
Author: Jack Reider
Bluffing in an online casino is not like bluffing in a casino. In the casinos poker room you have people watching your every move trying to get a read on you from your body language. By acting like a newbie you can take some of the pressure off of you. He
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Publicity Through Philanthropy For Writers
Author: Zachary Weiner
I am twenty three years old, have sold over four thousand copies of my first book in a matter of a month after it's release and recently been contacted for contracts with Random House and Harper Collins for two new titles. I think a good deal of my
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Dreading the Writing Assignment? Outlines to the Rescue
Author: Christine Taylor
Writing technical articles is a challenge. There you sit, surrounded by reams of research, notes and interviews. Where do you start? Remember 5th grade English? You start with an outline. Outlining has fallen on hard times lately. Mind mapping and
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Dont Forget That Manual!
Author: V. Berba Velasco Jr., Ph.D.
No user manual? Surely you jest! It may seem comical, but its a surprisingly common situation. Ive encountered many companies that dont provide any user manuals with their products. If they do, their manuals are often horribly incoherent, or else
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How to Have an Effective Reading Group
Author: Stephen Earley Jordan, II
Writing leads to reading. Therefore, its only fair to supply my readers with sufficient information on creating an effective reading group, since the last article was based on writing groups. Youll notice that some of the information is quite
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'Your Instinct is Your Life-blood,' says author.
Author: Neil Millar
Fourteen thousand civilised people died when the tsunami hit Andaman Islands - five percent of the population - meanwhile a cannibal tribe, inhabiting the same island, hardly lost a life. And do you know what saved them - the earliest early-warning
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Documenting Everything: Your Journal is Your Logbook
Author: Stephen Earley Jordan, II
Sailors had it for years. Great explorers had it as well. If you go on an expedition to an ancient Aztec mound, more than likely the archaeologist will have one too - so, why shouldn't you own one? No, I'm not speaking of the scurvy that plagued the
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12 Ways to Research a Historical Novel
Author: Ann Roscopf Allen
Whether you are fictionalizing historical events or making up your own story, attention to detail can determine whether your novel is credible to history buffs or if they'll give it a pass. Read about the general history of the locale where your
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Does Your Story Have A Theme?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips It should. A theme is a one-line explanation of your story.. Every story should have one because our stories are about something. When I say should, I mean that this isnt always the case. Especially so for beginner
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6 Power Packed Tips For Article Writers
Author: Ken Hill
1. Offer an email course, multipart report or a free subscription to your ezine in your resource box. Have your readers come to your site to get your report, course or subscription to your ezine so that they'll be able to see what your site has to
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How to Start and Sustain a Career as a Freelance Writer
Author: Abdallah Khamis Abdallah
Have you wondered how you can make a career writing books or articles for various publications? Or are you seeking a viable second income opportunity but do not know where to start? Well, freelance writing may be the right career for you and it can open
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Is Your Title Compelling?
Author: Nick Vernon
Short Story Writing Tips: Your title is your selling tool. Its the first thing readers will scan and contemplate whether to read your story. What your titles job is, it has to lure the readers into your story it has to be so compelling that they
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Making The Time To Write That Novel
Author: Patty Apostolides
Finding the time to write a novel is one of the major issues confronting writers, particularly those who havent been published yet. How does one justify to themselves, or to their loved ones, that they need time to write if they have demands on their
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Le Poem De La Sweat
Author: Ed Williams
I made a bad mistake a couple of weeks ago and got into a discussion about poetry with my good friend, Henry County Herald columnist Amy Eason. Amy likes poems, and was telling me all kinds of stuff about them in an effort to convince me that I should
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Does Your Plot Suit Your Characters And Vice-Versa?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips When an idea comes to us for a short story, we either think of a story line first or a character first. Whichever we think of first, and later on build, we have to make sure the plot and the character suit each other. Example
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Are You a Writer Stumped for Article Topics? Free Advice!
Author: Kathy Steinemann
Finding good ideas for articles can sometimes seem like an impossible task. When your muse has flown the coop, what can you do to entice it back? Read this article to find out! The simple methods used really work - and they are FREE.
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Encyclopedia of Cigarettes
Author: Ann Jimber
Started in March 2006, CigarettesPedia is the world’s unique, most full, fastest growing and largest encyclopedia of cigarettes. It is created entirely by volunteers from different backgrounds who contribute and update articles and images in a collabora
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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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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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Turning Challenge Into Opportunity
Author: Jeff Solochek
There is a common saying that whenever you are presented with a problem or a challenge, you should turn it into an opportunity. Some of the people who have mastered this concept are; the United States Government, Large Corporations, Self Made
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