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Write a Letter, Make a Difference

Today I took the dog for a walk and realized that there is a letter that I must write. Near our house, we walk up a once paved road that is now mostly rock and mud.
Leslie Laskin-ReeseApril 02, 2004

Snob-Bloggers: You Just Might Be A Snob If You Publish A Blog

You Might Be A Snob-Blogger If…According to Jupiter Research, about 2 percent of the online community has created a blog. That works out to millions and millions of blogs, and in turn, millions and millions of snobs who publish them.
Jim F. KukralMarch 03, 2004

The Lost Art of Hand Writing-Creative Writing

For a couple of years now I have used a computer for everything from writing articles, to communicate, to playing games and to printing addresses onto envelopes.
Sonia SoodMarch 27, 2008

Setting Your Fees as a Freelance Writer or Copywriter.

Probably the most common and frustrating problem any freelance writer has is setting his or her fees. If you're too high, you cut yourself out of a lot of good business.
Susanna K. HutchesonFebruary 08, 2006

Guidelines For Reviewing Writing

Writing detailed reviews is time well spent.Reviewing itself is a writing exercise. At Writing.Com, creating detailed feedback for a fellow writer is one of the best tools available for improving your own writing.
The StoryMasterNovember 12, 2005

Are Writing Exercises Effective?

It was reported that the great American author Sinclair Lewis was once asked to give a lecture on writing to a group of college students: "Looking out at this gathering," he said to the assembled students, "makes me want to know how...
Lana HamptonAugust 03, 2005

How To Get A Job Writing Speeches

Jobs in speech writing are amongst the most difficult to find, but are much sought after. In many cases, the subjects that will deliver them will want to find expert advice on what to say, how to say it, and how to make themselves look good through...
Niall CinneideSeptember 11, 2005

Write A Super Bowl Ad: No Writing Skills Needed?!?

I want to make this point crystal clear: if you write a Super Bowl ad and it gets produced and shown on the big game down in Florida, your life will be in jeapordy.Why?Because the people in the ad business that live and breathe advertising have...
Kevin BrowneDecember 12, 2006

The High Cost of a Six-Figure Book Advance

The six-figure book advance, like the New York Times bestseller, is the object of many a writer’s fantasy. Whether it’s also a realistic goal is something else again.*Can you really get a six-figure book advance?*When Susan Page wrote *The...
Sallie GoetschAugust 17, 2005

How to Write Funny -- It's All About Timing

My Dad has this old joke that goes, "What's the most important thing about humor?" After a short pause, he interjects, "TIMING!"I've rolled my eyes many a time over this joke.But here's a new version for writers:...
Sarah SmileyJune 30, 2004