Writing Articles (Sorted by date)

How To Structure Your Article To Get Published

Writing articles is one of the best ways to promote your service or product since it establishes you as an expert in the field and you can get hundreds, if not thousands of links back to your website. But not all articles are created equal.
Christine AnderssenJanuary 26, 2006

Short Story Ideas - How To Have Them

Hopefully, when you want short story ideas, you don't sit there waiting for inspiration. It's better to write anything, and do it right now. English writer Graham Green attributes much of his success to a simple habit: He forced himself to...
Steve GillmanJanuary 26, 2006

How to Start a Screenplay: Treatment or Free Fall?

Starting a screenplay can sometimes be as hard as finishing one. Impatient to pull up to the front door of a classic motion picture, I want to get everything right so quickly.
Gordy HoffmanJanuary 26, 2006

Rambling Thoughts on Trusting Our Readers

I've been thinking lately of trust. All of us presumably join a writer's group to mingle with other writers and share thoughts on our work. We want to read and be read.
Harriet SilkwoodJanuary 26, 2006

Reading the Lines

Early cave woman wasn't content with her cave man's rendition of "home" -- dark, blank walls that provided no ambience whatsoever. So, one day, when he grunted, she grunted back and soon there were linear drawings adorning their...
Regenia G. ButcherJanuary 26, 2006

Lost That Writing Contest? Take Advantage Of It.

I submitted the best story I’ve ever written to a contest, but it didn’t even win an honorable mention! I guess I’m not as good a writer as I thought I was, I might as well quit right now.The hurt of rejection goes deep into the heart...
Harriet SilkwoodJanuary 24, 2006

Getting Read, Reviewed and Rated - Are You Ready?

You’ve decided to join a writing workshop to show your work and hone your skills. Right? You’ve read in the ad’s that, ‘members read and give constructive reviews.’ You want to be read!
Harriet SilkwoodJanuary 24, 2006

Writing Copy for Online Auctions

The phrase writing copy comes from the advertising world, and it means a type of writing used to sell anything, from ideas to goods or services.Copy writing is both an art and a science.
Patricia MichaelsJanuary 24, 2006

Putting The Critics In Their Place

I once read that if you were a writer, it wasn't enough to just write. "You must publish what you write" was the given advice. I believe that's true and it's great advice.
Sophfronia ScottJanuary 24, 2006

Read With Skill and Comprehension

Learning to write depends largely on how well you’ve learned to read. When readers read a story, they bring along their own experiences and understanding.
Harriet SilkwoodJanuary 23, 2006