Dialogue is a very temperamental animal. If you don’t get it right, you risk spoiling an entire story.
I spend a lot of time eavesdropping on other people’s conversations - and make no apology for it. Take the time to sit in your favourite coffee shop, or better yet, go to the mall. Pick out some […]
Commit to following these five strategies for a month, and you’ll be more productive — that’s a promise.
Note: although my strategies are geared to writers, they will work for you no matter what your work happens to be.
=> One: Think — “Do It Now!” and write one sentence
This means, that as soon as you turn […]
For many marketers, article marketing is simply a get-links-quick scheme that they use periodically to generate a few home page links from the article directories. For marketers who know the pages on their sites that convert as well as the keywords these pages target in paid and organic search campaigns, article marketing can be far […]
Even when I’m happyI still feel discontentedI’m so sadI’m so depressedAnd I feel very unfulfilled
Without you in my lifeI feel so empty insideIf you’re not the one beside meI’ll never be freeFree from this feelingThat of which I feel…
Falling for you was not an optionIt was not a choiceIt was not a decisionIt was faithIt […]
Creative Writing Tips -
I have said above that if a secondary character tells the story
of the main character, then the spotlight should be kept on the
main character.
This shouldn’t be taken to the extreme though.
In other words, you don’t just write the story of the main
character without telling your readers a bit about your
secondary […]
As a speaker and entertainer with over 30 years experience, I’ve had my share of nightmare speaking and performing conditions. The best thing that can come from a bad situation is that we learn something which will prevent it from happening again! Let me share some of my worst memories…and what I learned.
The […]
“If you want to change your life,” Harry Beckwith wrote in The Invisible Touch, “write a book.” But writing a book can also be tremendously frustrating and unrewarding.
Following are the 11 biggest reasons most first-time authors fail to receive the rewards they are due.
1. Unrealistic expectations. Don’t expect to get rich off your book, even […]
Writing better is critical for students. But it’s even more important for business communicators.
Let’s face it…if you write succinctly, you can (a) win promotions, (b) lead people with your creative ideas, and (c) create instructions for your employees to follow.
Therefore, here are five secrets about business communications you must know:
1. You must write simply - […]
If you’re writer, I am sure sometimes you may have run out
of topics to write about.
Here are a few tips on how to generate article ideas:
1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targeted
audience. Watch what questions people are asking
and ask others what information they’re interested in.
2. Examine what information in being broadcast on
tv, news […]
You’ve finally done it! You’ve written your article, lookedit over, tweaked it ….and looked it over… again andnow…you are ready to publish! Now what?
Two things need to be added to your article. A how to publish statement that is added just before your article and your resource box or bio added atthe end of your […]