141. Timeline Gaps And How They Adversely Affect A Story's Continuity
December 23, 2012
When writing a novel, it's easy to assume that as long as time is accounted for in some manner, all will be well. Nothing, however, can be further from the truth. In reality, the explanation can often be more damaging than the omission. What Happened During the Time Readers Aren't Told About? Con...
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142. 5 Ways To Freshen Up Your Writing
December 20, 2012
If you've been blogging, writing articles or working on your book for a while, you may be feeling a little bored. Your ideas may seem to be going in circles, drying up, or just a rehash of the same old things you've written about in the past. Boredom is dangerous for an author. If you are bored wi...
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143. Writer's Block Should Be In Quotes - Why It's Laughably Absurd
December 19, 2012
People fool themselves into believing many ideas. "I've got writer's block." "I'm unable to write." These beliefs are illusions. You can write, just as you can speak. The power behind "writer's block" only exists if you believe it exists. And this supposed problem isn't helped by many of the "solve...
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144. Looking for Grants For After-School Programs
December 18, 2012
Education is an important part of someone's life. In fact, a person spends an average of 16 years attending to school to learn different things. But according to studies, the length of time spent by students inside the classroom may not be enough for them to have a better grasp on the subjects and l...
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145. Breaking The Procrastination Habit Builds My Writing Career
December 16, 2012
Breaking the procrastination habit requires doing something to help build my writing career - and doing it consistently. Getting it done is as simple as just doing it. Procrastination can be spelled W R I T E R S B L O C K or any number of ways. In the end, it is just an excuse. Putting things off ...
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146. APA Editors
December 15, 2012
The different aspects of writing in accordance with the APA style have to be rigorously mastered before taking up APA editing. Once the APA editors have grasped the fundamentals of the system, it becomes second nature and they are able to assist students. Pupils who are required to submit an academi...
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147. The Investigative Writer
December 14, 2012
Investigative questions are not just the tools of the journalists' trade. They need to be asked for all writing. What are those questions? Rudyard Kipling, 110 years ago (ie 1902) made these questions famous for all writers in his Just So poems: I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I...
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148. Freelance Writers - Do You Know What Services To Offer
December 13, 2012
If you want to get writing assignments right now, one way to do that is to write letters of introduction and send them to at least a dozen small local businesses. Along with these letters you should include a list of your writing services. But do you even know what services you want to offer? Maybe...
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149. What To Watch Out For When You're Outsourcing
December 12, 2012
Outsourcing the Wrong Tasks to the Wrong People You seldom find a do-it-all contractor unless they are part of a company that provides a wide variety of services. For instance, if you hire someone to design a website for you, they may be experts in the technical aspect but may not be as knowledgeab...
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150. Writing What The Heart Says
December 07, 2012
What we say is important, my friend, for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. This is part of a poem found in a little booklet called 'To a Friend: Sunny thoughts for Monday Moods.' Except for the most mundane writing, most of what you write will, in some way or another, e...
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Author: Stephen Allen
