Articles on Writing - page 9

Multiple Streams of Writing Income Part 5: Developing Strategies and Tasks


Developing Your Strategies and Tasks

Now that you have a clear vision and you know what mediums you will use your writing in, you can start to develop strategies to drive...
read full article

the dream


I tried to get away! My speed began to slow down. What was happening? I ran, but it seemed like hours that I had been running now. Slow motion, that’s it! I was running in slow...
read full article

Would-be Authors Inflame Self-Publishing Stigma


San Diego Authors’ Day offers help to overcome

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PENN.—January 7, 2008—The Internet has again ignited the book self-publishing flame for writers who are...
read full article

Ar' Back Yard - Back There and Then...


Back there and then…

It’s weird you know! But everything is so close to the release of Ar’ Back Yard (for those of you not familiar to the book soon to be released click...
read full article

On The Planet Corporate: Survival Through Fiction


I found myself sitting in the HR department of one of the most famous companies in America. My ice queen soon to be boss wanted me and I knew it. After all, I had graduated from a pseudo...
read full article

Internet Authors Don't Need Cut-Offs


When our children were younger, and still at High School, we moved house. The new place was further away from the school, and they told us that there might be financial help available for...
read full article

How Long Is Too Long To Market A Book?


So how long is too long to market a book? According to some studies (both formal and informal) marketing (and seeing the results in the form of book sales) can take anywhere from six months...
read full article

What Can The Mystery Writers Of America Learn About Discrimination From The Sneetches?


The Mystery Writers of America (MWA), an organization that defines itself as " the premier organization for mystery writers, professionals allied to the crime writing field, aspiring crime...
read full article

Horror Story Ideas: The Haunted House


I am a big fan of the show Ghost Hunters which is usually shown in the United States on the Sci-Fi channel. A team called TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) is a group of professional...
read full article

You Don't Need to be Perfect, But Your Writing Does


How to Proofread, Edit and Fact-Check Your Own Work

Having written since I was a kid, I've met many authors, writers and journalists along the way. While we don't all fit the...
read full article