General Writing

Using Power Words When Writing Articles
Selling International Rights
Can I Sell a Previously Published Article?
A Quick Guide to Manuscript Format
How To Write for Websites, Ezines, and Newsletters
"Common Questions And Concerns About Submitting Your Work"
How to Write a Book Review
Writing for the Music Market
Creating a Writer's Resume
Writing for UK County Magazines
Promotion Through E-mail Newsletters (Part One)
Promotion Through E-mail Newsletters (Part Two)
Spring Cleaning For Writers
How to Write a Successful Query Letter
The Exercise of Writing Sudden Fiction
A Three-Step Plan to Becoming a Technical Writer
What Do Editors Want?
No More Cruddy Contracts: Six Rules for More Agreeable Agreements
How to Write Funny Fast!
How To Deal With "Jerks" Online
Procrastination as a Writing Solution
Writing Opportunities on the Road
What is a Mystery Short Story? (And How Do You Write One?)
What is Your Worth as a Nonfiction Writer?
Writing Opportunities on the Road

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing."

Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)


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Copywriting


How I learned to make my writing pay, and you can do it too:  Copywriting is easy money
Life After Print - You Can Write Marketing Copy For The Web
The 21 Most Powerful Copywriting Rules of All Time
Press Releases That SELL!
Great Online Content Needs a Great Copywriter
How To Write Persuasively
The Written Word - How To Use It To Create Powerful Sales Letters
Six (Copy)Writing Secrets They Didn't Teach You in English Class
What's So Different About Writing Web Copy?
Guide To Compiling Contact Lists
What's it Like Being an Advertising Copywriter?

Article Archive

General Writing
Copywriting
Screenwriting
Freelance Writing
Novels and Non-Fiction
Poetry
Screenwriting

How Do Screenwriters Construct Three-Dimensional Characters?
The Quest for A Winning Query Letter
How Does a Script Begin?
What's The Perfect Pitch For Selling to TV?
Interview With Helen Fielding (Bridget Jones's Diary)
What's in a Name? Everything!
Marketing Your Script
How To Begin Writing A Screenplay  - Assignment One
How To Begin Writing A Screenplay - Assignment Two
Screenwriting - Pitch, Outline, Synopsis or Treatment?
If You Can't Send the Script to the Agent, Bring the Agent to the Script
Freelance Writing

Can You Afford To Freelance?
The Beginner's Guide To Freelance Writing
Writing When You Don't Feel Like Writing
Freelancing in India
Why You Get Form Rejection Letters
How Rejections Can Help You
Writing Your Way Through National Tragedy


Novels and Non-Fiction


How to Write Your Own Book
Setting a Price for Your Book
How I'm Writing Six Books at One Time
Finding an Agent
COURTING AN AGENT: The Power of First Impressions
Negotiating a Book or Journalism Contract over the Phone
Overcoming the Fear of Writing a Synopsis
Selling Your Writing Over The Internet
Free Publicity For Your Book
The 3 Most Important Elements of Fiction Writing
Want to Write Nonfiction? Get a Life!
Fiction Writer's Character Chart
Manuscript Setup
The Perfect  Story is More than Character, Plot, and Conflict
Publicity for Writers - Things to consider once your book has been accepted for publication
The Importance of a Pre-publication Marketing Plan
Five Do-able Tips for Remembering and Writing Great Lifestories
Top Ten Tips To Success On Amazon.com
What is a Mystery Short Story? (And How Do You Write One?)
What is Your Worth as a Nonfiction Writer?

Poetry


Crafting Publishable Poetry
Writing in Rhyme
How to Write a Pantoum
Writing in Rhyme
About Haiku
How To Set Up Your Next Poetry Reading

Directory of Freelancers
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