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  • "Don't Polish The Turd," And Other Oddball Writing Advice That Works  By : Jill Smolinski -
    Even with a dozen published books to my name, I sometimes need a dose of inspiration when I sit down to write. Above my desk, I've posted a paper with various pieces of fiction-writing wisdom I've collected over the years. Some of the advice may sound odd, but I've found it all helpful. Here it is:

    1. Write as if no one's reading. If you always imagine a reader perched on your shoulder, you'll be afraid to take chances. At least for the first draft, ignore that imaginary r...
  • 'I Can Write A Book In A Weekend,' And Five Other Annoying Things Beginners Say  By :
    Since every literate person can write, most people think they can be writers. Interestingly enough, we all can speak quite well, but few of us would deem ourselves ‘speakers.’ However, this prevalent belief encourages beginners to say the oddest things that make professional writers want to cringe (or preferably strangle them with a thin wire). If you find yourself saying the following, please stop:

    1. “I can write a book in a weekend.”
    I’m certain you can mutilate a coup...
  • 10 Easy Steps for Writing 750 Word Articles in Under an Hour  By : Thom Kingsley-11117
    Article writing for directory submission is a chore, but it's a chore that can bring you great satisfaction (and links) if you get your article writing time down under an hour.
  • 10 Surefire Steps To Empowering Your Communication Skills  By :
    There is so much to know about conversation that anyone, even I, could ever realize. You can go though watching talk shows; radio programs; clubs dedicated to public speaking; ordinary conversations; certain rules still apply when it comes to interaction through words.
  • 10 Things To Avoid In Your Cover Letter  By : Heather Eagar -
    Like it or not, your cover letter is the first document that creates an impression about you (good or bad). Because first impressions really count, you need to take a careful approach to writing cover letters in order to avoid rejection. Here are the 10 major don’ts you need to avoid:

    1. Don’t use cover letter templates, however good they may be. There are three things you must know that go against these templates: 1) they are stale & boring 2) most templates are likely to...
  • 10 Tips On Writing An It Resume  By : Heather Eagar -
    The IT job market is still one of the hottest markets and commands the highest resume response from job seekers. Given the sheer volume of resumes that a hiring manager has to sift through for each position, only the strongest resumes actually get past the initial 30 second screening. The national average for resumes received for each IT position advertised is 300 and increasing.

    1.Make Your Resume Searchable: Using the right keywords is the key for making your IT resume w...
  • 11 Reasons You Won't Succeed As a Freelance Writer  By : Yuwanda Black
    Freelance writing is a profession that many aspire too, but relatively few attain. And, almost all can be traced to 11 reasons. If you're struggling to make a living as a freelance writer, the answer could be listed right here.
  • 13 Resume Mistakes That Can Cost You The Interview  By : Judi Perkins -
    1. A BLAND OR GENERIC OBJECTIVE: If your objective could be applied to a marketing resume as easily as a resume for an accounting position, then your objective says nothing and will get you nowhere. An objective is NOT some required paragraph at the top of the page that is an exercise in 5 lines of job speak. It's an actual and real description of your skills as they're related to who you are and what you want. It should vary with the type of job for which you are applying.
    ...
  • 21 Full Grown Elephants? That’s A Lot Of Books.  By : Dee Power -
    The year 2005 saw 172,000 new books released in the United States, according to Bowker, the world’s leading provider of bibliographic information. The number of new titles dropped about 10% from the record high of 195,000 in 2004, but 172,000 titles is still quite a few books.

    Dee Power, the co-author with Brian Hill, of "The Making of a Bestseller," puts this number into perspective. If the books were shelved side by side one would need two and three quarter miles of shel...
  • 3 Key Points To Remember When Writing For The Web  By : Deanna Mascle -
    While many writers are eager to write for the Internet, it is important to consider the key differences between writing for a traditional print audience and an Internet audience. Keeping these three points in mind will help you achieve success with your Internet writing ventures.

    Writing for the Internet is different from traditional publishing formats in three essential ways:

    ~ Audience
    ~ Format
    ~ Lifespan

    It is important to consider each difference while writing....
  • 3 Keys to Book Publishing Success  By : Anthony Obey
    If you are writing or considering writing a book this message is just for you. True success as an author is attainable for every one of us. We simply have to do the things to be successful that the successful people do. We can’t put forth half the effort and get the whole reward. To be a successful author is an earned position. It can be great fun and it can be very rewarding as a part-time business but you have to work hard and work smart if you want to succeed in it just as with anything else. There are a few keys that the very successful and even famous authors have used and still use to advance their career.
  • 3 Low Cost Ways To Meet Agents & Editors  By : Sophfronia Scott
    These days it's common knowledge that it's hard to meet an agent or an editor through an unsolicited mailing. They are more likely to pay attention to a submission coming from someone they have met in person. To that end, writers flock to conferences so they can get some face time with real live agents and editors. And that's great. I believe writers should get out and network. But those conferences can be pricey. It's best to combine attending conferences with a few other st...
  • 3 Tips For Writing A Great Resume  By : Adam Thompson -
    In most job interview situations, your resume will provide your potential employer with his or her first impression of you. If your resume makes a good first impression, you will move on to the next step in the hiring process. If not, your resume will likely be filed and you will never have the opportunity to progress to an actual interview. For this reason, it is essential that you take the time to create a resume that will make the first impression you need it to make.
    ...
  • 3 Ways to Talk so Clients Listen  By : Robert Moment
    Communications skills are very important in business success.If you’re ready to get your point across and be heard, read on to find how to use a client’s self-interest to your advantage and talk so they really listen.
  • 4 Things To Do Before Your Submit Your Next Article  By :
    Article marketing offers tremendous opportunities to Internet marketers today. However there are a few things you should keep in mind before you submit your article to various article directories. In this article let's take look at four things that you need to do before you actually submit your next article.
  • 4 Tips For Writers - Where To Find Ideas  By : Donovan Baldwin
    Creativity is not as hard as some people think. Here are a few tips to help get your creativity juices flowing.
  • 5 Ideas to Confidently Unleash Your Creative Writing Skills  By : Lena Tucker
    5 Ideas to unleash your writing skills creatively and confidently.
  • 5 Reasons to Write a Book Today  By : Terry Dean
    5 Reasons why you should publish a book to grow your business today. Improve your credibility, raise your fees, and increasse your sales all through your own self-published book.
  • 5 Steps To Preparing A Quality Presentation  By : Joshua Spaulding
    Whether you have to give a business presentation or a sales pitch, how you prepare prior to the presentation will decipher how you do. There are a number of things you can do to help prepare yourself, but the writing and speaking aspects are absolutely vital to the presentation.
  • 5 Things You Should Focus When Writing Personals  By : Jed Baguio -
    Having problems writing a personal ad? Writing, erasing, writing and erasing again. Most people have gone through that stumbling block when writing personal ads.

    Well that going to change, with this simple article, I will enumerate the 5 most important qualities that you should focus on writing a personal ad that gets noticed.

    I. Describe yourself – Describe yourself fully and specifically. This is easier said than done. Sit and analyze yourself and understand who you r...
  • 5 Tips On How To Get Your Articles Read  By : Charles Goldie
    Getting your articles read can be a difficult task if you don't know how to get the attention of the reader this article outlines some tips to help you how to write articles.
  • 5 Tips On Writing Lesson Plans Like A Pro  By : Teresa Styles -
    Aside from the grade level, writing lesson plans generally follows a format much like the outline below. While different teachers - and curricula - alter the format somewhat, the basics are the same.

    Overview

    This section contains the subject matter and an assessment of how much ground the class has covered in the topic area. The overview addresses the importance of the lesson within the context of the subject matter. It the topic is Supreme Court decisions, the overvie...
  • 5 Ways A Reader Can Respond To Your Article.  By : Chris Geldof -
    When reading your article a reader can get warmed up and react on your article in several ways. A responsive reader will want to:

    1) Visit your website link in the resource box

    This is probably the most common response people seem to go to, even if it is the wrong one. People are so fixated with wanting their readers to go to their websites and buy straight away.

    Tell me something, how many strangers on the Internet have you brought something from because they just t...
  • 5 Ways to Encourage Reading  By : Marie Rippel
    Do you teach reading, or do you want your child to read more? Are you looking for ways to encourage reading? Here are 5 interesting ways to promote reading.
  • 5 Ways To Make Money With One Article  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. -
    Would you like to know a winning formula on how to make money on the Web from writing articles? Here's how I do it: I write an article, create 4-5 versions of it, and sell it for use by others in my same profession. In fact, just that one part of my business generates enough income to fully support myself comfortably. Just about anyone in any profession or business can copy this formula.

    I write articles for executive coaches and business consultants. They use different ve...
  • 6 Major Benefits Of Using PLR Articles  By : FastSubmitArticles.com
    First and foremost, what are PLR articles? PLR stands for private label rights. That means upon receiving the articles, you are free to use them in any way you wish - in both commercial or non-commercial ways.
  • 6 Simple Ways to Appear Assured & Dramatically Reduce Fear of Public Speaking  By : Deborah Torres Patel
    Speaking in public is not only one of people's biggest fears, it's also a fear shared by a majority of people around the world. No one wants to get up in front of others and suffer under scrutiny while stumbling through a speech and trying to stop their heart from pounding. Read on to discover 6 simple ways to appear assured and dramatically reduce fear of public speaking.
  • 6 Steps for Good Business research paper  By : Sharon White
    While writing a business research paper, you can choose out of varied topics based on the subject, such as banking, budgeting, government, international, labor relations and human resources, management and administration, and marketing and market research. But before selecting a particular topic, a student should brood over some questions, such as choosing the topic of business that is of his or her interest. Will it be possible to make an extensive research on the chosen subject?
  • 6 Tips For Your First Jab At Creative Writing  By : Mario R. Churchill -
    The world of creative writing is an ever expanding one as stories or genres continue to evolve in a natural reaction to the changes in time. Having confirmed writing skills, however, is not enough to succeed in creative writing. Having passion for it is more important than having technical expertise. Love for creative writing, and not adherence to the grammatical elements, is what will ultimately guide you to doing things properly and successfully.

    6 Tips for Your First Ja...
  • 7 Sales Letter Writing Methods Anyone Can Use To Write A Throat Grabbing Sales Letter  By : Rasheed Ali
    Uncover some of the most powerful methods to writing sales letters that virtually force people to buy your products or services.

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