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Joined EzineArticles on Oct 6, 2008 5 Rules to Writing a Memoir
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: January 31, 2012
Writing a memoir is different things to different people. Some people are looking for closure, or a cathartic release from a traumatic event in their lives, others simply want to share their experiences with readers. But, whatever the reason behind writing a memoir, there are a few rules that should be adhered to.
Now Is the Time to Write for Money
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: January 30, 2012
You might be wondering what it means to 'write for money.' The answer to that is simple: any form of writing that provides payment is writing for money. You may ghostwrite articles or books, maybe you write white papers, e-books, newsletters, landing pages, greeting cards, or other content, if you get paid for writing it, it's writing for money.
Plan a Virtual Book Tour: Be a Gracious Guest and Effective Promoter
Writing and Speaking: Book Marketing • Published: December 27, 2011
Whether you created and are managing your own book tour or you've hired a publicist or book touring service, there are a few touring tips you should consider. Two of those tips are being a gracious guest and effective promoter.
Five SEO Blog Tips to Increase Traffic to Your Site
Internet and Businesses Online: SEO • Published: December 14, 2011
Whether you're article marketing or blog marketing, in essence you're information marketing. With this type of marketing you need to be award of at least five SEO tips, in order to generate targeted visibility and traffic.
Freelance Writing Work: The Possibilities
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: December 14, 2011
There are so many different freelance writing and ghostwriting jobs you can do. But, to keep your target market focused and to strengthen your area of expertise, you should choose one or two specific types of writing. Offering too many varying services weakens your platform and your authoritative status.
What Is SEO And SEO Marketing?
Internet and Businesses Online: SEO • Published: November 28, 2011
SEO marketing is the strategies or techniques used to create visibility and website ranking within the search engines, such as Google and Bing. Every online marketing strategy includes a multitude of promotional tools and SEO marketing is one of those tools under the marketing umbrella.
A Ghostwriter: 5 Features That Can Help Build Your Business
Business: Marketing • Published: November 23, 2011
With e-commerce rapidly growing, a ghostwriter is a must-have business tool for marketers or business owners who need to provide regularly updated content on their site/s and in their newsletters or informational emails. This marketing strategy is known as inbound marketing. It helps build your platform, creates and increases traffic to your site, and will help increase your mailing list.
Imagery and Your Story
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: November 7, 2011
Probably one of the most difficult aspects of writing is providing content that your reader can turn into pictures or imagery. You may know exactly what you're trying to convey, the image you want your reader to see, but does your content translate into effective imagery for your reader?
Plan a Virtual Book Tour - Attract Followers
Writing and Speaking: Book Marketing • Published: October 24, 2011
While there are some readers who are interested in learning about new books, for the majority of readers you will want to offer an 'ethical bribe' to follow along on your book tour. An 'ethical bribe' is a freebie, gift, or prize that you will offer to entice readers to follow along, and just as important, to comment, and most important, to buy your book.
Writing Business Plan: Create, Promote, and Sell
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: October 17, 2011
Dealing specifically with the writing world, there are a number of steps, and strategies you can use to design and implement an effective writing business plan. When you create a product or service, it should be a quality product or service. It needs to address the potential customer's problem, need, or want, and be of value.
Book Marketing - Choose a Website Domain Name
Writing and Speaking: Book Marketing • Published: October 3, 2011
Choose a website domain name carefully and think ahead. Marketing experts always advise using 'your name' for your domain name. While you can have multiple sites, your name should be your main or central site. On the other hand, if you write in a specific genre, you should include that in your website domain name.
Writing Books for Children - Submissions to Contract to Book Promotion to Writing Career
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: September 27, 2011
The foundation of writing for children, or any genre for that matter, is to learn the craft of writing. In regard to being a children's author you will need to learn the specific rules and tricks to create appropriate stories with age-appropriate words and story lines. Once you have taken the time to hone your craft and have critiqued, revised, and edited your manuscript to a polished state, it's on to the next phases of the traditional writing books for children writing path: submissions, promotion, and a writing career.
Editing a Book - 10 Tips Checklist for Children's Writers
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: September 20, 2011
You've been working on your story for a while now and you think it's just about done. It's been critiqued numerous times and you revised it numerous times. Now, it's time for 'editing a book;' this entails proofreading and self-editing. You don't want to short-change yourself on the last stretch, so get ready to put the final layers of polish on your manuscript. While this 'editing a book' article is geared toward children's writers, it has information for just about all writers.
3 Steps to Creating a Website for Your Book Promotion
Writing and Speaking: Book Marketing • Published: September 5, 2011
The time and effort you put into writing your book paid off - you got a publishing contract. And, now you're book will be out in a few months. It's time to get your visibility and platform in place and you will take your first step by creating a website.
Plan a Virtual Book Tour - The First Steps
Writing and Speaking: Book Marketing • Published: September 5, 2011
Virtual book tours can be an effective promotional strategy, and you can initiate one on your own or pay a publicist or book promotion marketer (tour service) to do it for you. Obviously, depending on your financial situation, you will need to decide which will work for you.
Book Marketing Strategy - Joint Ventures
Writing and Speaking: Book Marketing • Published: August 23, 2011
There is a song, The Power of One, which conveys what one individual can accomplish and/or change. But, how much more effective is the power of two, or five, or ten, or a hundred, or more?
Finding Children's Story Ideas
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: August 18, 2011
Sitting at the computer with a blank word document in front of you may be intimidating for a writer. You just finished one manuscript and need to start on another, or you've hired out to ghostwrite a story, whatever the reason is, you need to begin writing a children's story. What should it be about? You gaze out the window. You draw a blank.
Know Your Writing Weaknesses
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: August 16, 2011
As writers, we must pay attention to our writing weak spots and work on them. Not all editors or publishers will bother to look beyond a story's weak points and give the author the opportunity to improve her story and resubmit. Most often, the story will be rejected.
Be a Better Writer by Writing More
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: July 11, 2011
Do you write everyday? Do you spend a great deal of time each week writing? If you answered yes to these questions, you should have noticed an improvement in your writing, and possibly an improvement in the speed at which you are able to write. But, that's not all; you will also find it easier to think of topics to write about.
Writing: 8 Very Common Word Usage Errors
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: July 11, 2011
In writing, we all come across words that are a bit confusing, that we're not sure if we're using properly. These words may have similar meanings to other words, but may not be appropriate in every situation or sentence.
Writing With Focus
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: June 27, 2011
Focus is the path from point A to point B. It's the path from beginning to end that keeps the story together and wraps it neatly up. An example might be an ice skater whose goal is to become good enough to get into the Olympics. His focus will be to train vigorously to accomplish his goal.
The Ghostwriter
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: June 27, 2011
The ghostwriter is a powerful tool for people who have a story in them, but who can't seem to get their ideas into posts, article content, or books. He is also a valuable tool for writers who don't have the time to writer their own content, and for other people who don't have the skill.
Writing Elements Mix - Is There a Right Balance?
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: June 20, 2011
Writing can be thought of as a recipe, a handful of plot, a quarter cup of setting, a third to a half cup of dialogue, and a half cup of action and forward movement. Then you also need to add just the right amount of theme, character, and style. Stir it all together and bake for several months (might be longer, depending on your oven), and that's it. If only it were that easy.
Storytelling Vs Writing a Story
Writing and Speaking: Writing • Published: June 20, 2011
Storytelling offers the use of visual aids, which includes facial expressions. There is also voice tone, word pronunciation, along with word or phrase stressing that help aid in conveying sadness, anger, fear, and an array of other emotional sediments. This is also known as voice inflection. Writing has no external aids to help convey the story.
How the Moon Regained Her Shape - A Review
Book Reviews: Childrens Books • Published: May 27, 2011
How the Moon Regained Her Shape tells an enchanting story of the moon being ridiculed by the sun. The sun claimed that the moon was of no use, compared to the sun who was essential to growing crops for the people on earth.