161. Beginning Your Memoir Despite Family Guilt And Critic Voices
November 21, 2012
When we first decide to write, we feel good about it--we have memories and stories that form who we are. We want to explore ourselves, to capture times long gone and preserve them in story form. To leave a legacy about our lives. But other voices compete with our writing--"what will people think; yo...
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162. A Work In Context-The Paradigm
November 21, 2012
A paradigm has been described as "A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them." Each writer comes at their work with a certain paradigm at work. Each writer will write with a set of assumptions about the world ar...
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163. Writing Effective White Papers
November 19, 2012
In the IT industry, the white paper has become a popular tool when promoting a product or service and is frequently used in tandem with case studies, and other sales collateral. In this article, I'll show you how to write an effective white paper that gets your company noticed --- and the pitfalls ...
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164. Making Magic Real In your Fantasy Writing
November 17, 2012
Magic is a wonderful aspect of Fantasy. It can add whole new dimensions to the world you are creating by bringing new dilemmas and new problems and challenges. It can also bring a fair amount of spicy and interesting conflicts. But magic is not a panacea. It should not be used to easily solve plot p...
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165. Writing Submissions Log 7 Clerical Items To Use
November 16, 2012
How do you keep up with your submissions? What type of maintenance records do you have that allows you to examine the amount of submissions sent, the types of writing pieces you are sending and how editors are responding to your material? Bookkeeping is extremely vital for this segment of your writi...
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166. Writers' Guide To Submitting Photographs
November 15, 2012
Most writers know that an eye-catching photograph can enhance the chances of acceptance but if it's submitted in the wrong format any advantage will be thrown away. A glance through a selection of contributors' guidelines reveals editorial requirements ranging from 'non-matt prints at 72 DPI' to 'TI...
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167. Serious Writers Need Serious Reviewers
November 14, 2012
How personal is your writing? For your eyes only? Unratable? Write, post and be read to your heart's content. As long as the genre is personal, write it your way. One draft with no editing shouldn't matter to anyone but you. It's personal - not publishable. But, do you want it to remain personal fo...
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168. Writing Your Own Book Can Give You An Edge!
November 13, 2012
Have you been able to achieve the level of success in your career and life you feel is possible? It's a common frustration we all experience, constantly being overlooked when it comes time to be recognized as a leader in your market. In most cases, there is very little that separates you from top ...
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169. Writing Fact Or Fiction
November 12, 2012
Nearly everyone who wants to be a writer looks at the fiction market as being the way to go - but another, vast market exists. What is it? Let's find out. The minute you mention that you're a writer you nearly always get the same reaction. It goes something like this: 'Do you write crime thrillers/...
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170. Advice For Epic Fantasy Writers
November 09, 2012
When writing fantasy it is very easy to let your imagination soar and to create amazing worlds and incredible creatures; and while you may give your reader something to enjoy you won't really make a connection with him or her. The thing that will make the connection with your reader is the internal ...
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Author: Robert Price
