Cheerful Or Passion: Balance In The Article Voyage

Posted by , January 28th, 2011

Is it more intelligent to participate in pleasure journalism leading article or dash off in support of magazine publication?
The upon preposterous is literally multifaceted and can serve you determine the inclusive press of your freelance review career.
It has been estimated that a scribe desire miss to pen a million words before a publisher is reasonable […]

The Sweet Taste Of Success

Posted by admin, December 23rd, 2009

Writers are an interesting breed of humanity &ndash they can make us feel joy, sadness, anger and empathy. Sometimes they can cause us to feel all these emotions simultaneously.
There are certainly more lucrative methods of gaining an income, yet everyday thousands of individuals will sit down at their keyboard pounding out a story that may […]

Consistent Writing Means Consistent Results

Posted by admin, December 22nd, 2009

I had an engaging conversation recently with a friend who writes for a living as I do. One question that came up from my friend to me was, “How do you write so often and so well?” Naturally, I appreciated his question and considered it to be a compliment. Goodness knows there have been times […]

Freelance Writing From Home - The Drawbacks

Posted by admin, December 8th, 2009

The life of a freelance writer isn’t all glitz and glamour. Before you take the plunge into freelance writing at your work-at home career choice, there are a few things to consider. While you can work from home earning money in your pajamas, there are negatives to this career choice. Here’s a list of ten […]

That

Posted by admin, November 25th, 2009

There are at least sixty different types of rhetorical devices in English literature. The English language is an odd mixture of truth and symbolism and most often exhibits this propensity in the form of various figures of speech. Of all the types of symbolic or rhetorical devices used, hyperbole is the most common. The use […]

Greeting Cards: For In-Between Freelancing

Posted by admin, November 13th, 2009

“U.S. consumers purchase approximately 7 billion greeting cards each year, generating nearly $7.5 billion in retail sales.” *
Have you ever wondered who actually writes all of those greeting cards you purchase? Sure there are staff writers who may develop themes and specific greeting cards. However, there are numerous freelance writers who have received checks for […]

A Writer

Posted by admin, November 5th, 2009

It may be the hope of all who have ever put pen to paper that they might be able to write on a full-time basis. The romantic notion of a writer’s life is compelling enough to many to find them seeking ways to make a living by crafting the written word.
David Boles is the publisher […]

About Writing: Just Get Started!

Posted by admin, October 13th, 2009

I rarely suffer from what writer’s complain about the most and that is: writer’s block. Oh, sure, if I must write on a subject that I am not familiar with, then a certain amount of trepidation and the occasional blankness will set in. Still, if I accept a project I do so believing that I […]

Are You Talking To Me?

Posted by admin, July 24th, 2009

In poetic literature you will often find a poem that seems to be inviting the reader to participate in an adventure or a love story. The use of ‘you’ is evident in the poetry, but in most cases the reader understands that the poem is written to a third party and the author is simply […]

First Time Novelist Faux Pau

Posted by admin, July 16th, 2009

Those who venture into fiction writing often fall prey to certain avoidable, yet highly normal faux pau’s with their first book.
Many of these novels are grand experiments. Often chapters unfold without advance direction or character notebook, sometimes there is a multitude of point of view shifts and there is often a desire to try to […]