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• Starting a Freelance Writing Career (or How I Sifted Through the Muck and Found My Way) by Michele R. Acosta, submitted 21 July,2005
  So, the decision is final. I am a writer.Actually, I have always been a person who writes, but I have never applied the term to myself in a professional sense. Having pushed aside my financial fears and gained the requisite self-confidence, I began to surf the net in earnest for information about ho..
• Your Writing Anxiety - 10 Ways to Bring Relief by Lynda Blake, submitted 21 July,2005
  Anxiety, apprehension, cold feet, consternation, dismay, distress, dread, fear, fright, horror, nervousness, panic, scare, strain, stress, tension, terror, trepidation, unease or uneasiness: whatever it's called, you've got it.And the reason is ... you've got to write an article!Writing anxiety or '..
• Starting a Freelance Writing Career (or Thoughts About Taking the Plunge) by Michele R. Acosta, submitted 21 July,2005
  Nike's ad has taken on new meaning for me of late; "Just do it!" runs through my mind like a mantra. Although my dreams have nothing to do with athletic shoes and little to do with athletics (unless you count the long list of ideas I have developed which revolve around my sons and their activities),..
• Check Your English Grammar With This Easy Technique by Heris Yunora, submitted 20 July,2005
  As an International language, English has been used widelyin online world. Whether you use it to write a sales letter, afollow up, ads headline, an article, and so on, youneed to use it correctly.Now, by using search engine (Google, etc), you can check:-typing error.-grammatical structure.This sort ..
• Part 2: Jabberywoky Dreams by K.S. Fellow, submitted 20 July,2005
  Part 2: jabberwoky dreams In a rather jabberwoky place on the moors of placid mists and night’s dim kiss, my face could find no grimace, for a land so rich in untapped joy was hardly a thing to dismiss. No sun light shone, no golden gleam, just the a light white and uncanny as bone. So driven with..
• Children's Stories – the Essentials by Ann Harth, submitted 20 July,2005
  There is no specific formula for children's fiction. There are, however, some necessities. Whether you are writing a humorous picture book or a coming-of-age novel for young adults, you will need: a main character, a setting, a problem or goal and a satisfying ending.*Main characterDevelop protagoni..
• Your article headlines will make or break your business by Chris K., submitted 17 July,2005
  Most people with an online presence will have to regularly deal with the issue of coming up with an appropriate headline. The problem is that most people do not take it seriously enough. Many do not realize that the headline is so important that no matter how good the content is, it will never get r..
• Ambition versus Dedication by Nicole Criona, submitted 16 July,2005
  All writers aspire to recognition, but are we dedicated? Ambition is simply the drive or strong desire for something. It is the enthusiastic wanting, that yearning felt in every pore, every cell in our bodies toward a specific aim. Sounds a lot like an addiction, doesn’t it? That’s because it is..
• Summer is the Perfect Time to Write by Nicole Criona, submitted 16 July,2005
  As of July 1st, the year was half over! July 1st is the Wednesday of the annual calendar, it's an annual hump day (stop giggling!), and we'll be on the downslide, smoothly sailing toward the end of the year. Summer will have just begun. The first day of summer arrives on June 21st and lasts until Se..
• The Editor Rejected Me by Raelene Hall, submitted 16 July,2005
  I’ve always felt ‘rejection’ is a cruel way to describe the return of writing masterpieces. Just how awful I discovered when I looked up the word in my Collins Australian ‘School’ Dictionary.Rejection (noun): From Latin reicere meaning ‘to throw back.’Ouch! All that hard work, hours of..
• The online writing business requires constant and regular writing by Christopher Kyalo, submitted 15 July,2005
  Many writers do not understand that the online writing business is very different from the offline writing world. The economics are totally different and no amount of lobbying and noise will change that.Sadly, because of this reason, many good writers have stayed away from the online writing busines..
• Why Ezine Articles Make Me Dance by Timothy Ward, submitted 13 July,2005
  I wrote my first ezine article in December 2001. I titled it 'The Power of Online Friendship'. It was five paragraphs long and contained 3 typos. I used it to promote 'The Free Promotion Tips Ezine', an ezine of mine that has long since faded into the Great Void of Cyberspace. I still think it's one..
• How to Break In and Succeed as a Screenwriter by Brian Konradt, submitted 12 July,2005
  Screenwriting is a competitive trade. To distinguish yourself as a prize-winning writer you need to master organizational skills, take creative risks, and learn how best to present your final product. For the aspiring screenwriter, Tom Lazarus' book, "Secrets of Film Writing" is one of the best. An ..
• Understanding That Online Writing is Business Writing Will Make You a Fortune by Christopher Kyalo, submitted 12 July,2005
  Never before in the history of the business of writing have opportunities opened up and presented themselves in such a large quantity and scale for writers to easily win so much regular business and revenue.If you know anything about writers of old you will know that they mostly starved, some to dea..
• Quotations as expressions in life by Brenda Wilson, submitted 12 July,2005
  Quotations are expressions, usually in the spoken form or in literature, which are referenced to by others. Usually, quotations are written within quotation marks, as a verbum dicendi, to indicate that it was an expression given by a particular person. Nowadays, quotations are usually referenced fr..
• Writer School? by Michael LaRocca, submitted 09 July,2005
  WRITER SCHOOL?Copyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaHere's something from my mailbag. "Dear Michael, do you need todo good in school if you want to be a writer? I stink at schooland all my friends laugh at me when I tell them I want to write,but I'm serious." Followed by a sentence or two of "I need yourwo..
• Apostrophe Usage Made Simple by Michael LaRocca, submitted 08 July,2005
  APOSTROPHE USAGE MADE SIMPLECopyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaAccording to one of my previous articles, whenever a Southernersays "Y'all watch this," get out of the way because those areprobably the last words he will ever say.Well, I'm a Southerner. I used to live in the southeasternUnited States, but..
• Awesome Ending by Lea Schizas, submitted 08 July,2005
  Awesome EndingBungee 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 of fiction, this is the pla..
• Comma Usage Made Simple by Michael LaRocca, submitted 07 July,2005
  COMMA USAGE MADE SIMPLECopyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaDon't they drive you nuts?You can visit all the rules of style you want, and you can readall the books and articles you want. You'll still be confused.You'll see inconsistency. You'll see experts who don't agreewith each other. And, you'll pull o..
• "How You Can Find Freelance Editing Jobs" by Niall Cinneide, submitted 07 July,2005
  Freelance editing opportunities are out there, you just need to know where and how to look for them. As a matter of fact, there are hundreds of companies that are waiting for you, right now, to fill their job vacancies. Each and every one of them has an exciting opportunity for someone. What are you..

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