Finding A Literary Agent You Can Work With
So you have finally finished writing the book for which you toiled so hard and just like your newborn, is very close to your heart? And you thought that you have crossed the biggest hurdle? Well now
Why American Companies Should Use Locally Based Agencies for their Translations
Many American companies prefer to deal with agencies and translators located in the USA. This is mostly because they feel that payments are easier and communications faster.
However, as
Writing For Children Turn Your Ideas Into A Book
Turn Your Idea Into a Book
Maybe you're one of those lucky writers whose head is bursting with ideas. Or perhaps you have one idea that's been nagging you for weeks, always at the edge o
The Perils And Pitfalls Of Publishing Who Can An Author Trust
One out of every eight people call themselves a writer, which means there are roughly 24 million people in the United States who carry that banner. Unfortunately there are charlatans and scam artists
Off The Top Of My Head Freewriting
In writing there is a technique known as Freewriting which is essentially designed to encourage you to write and it comes without bounds of structure, format or plot.
Freewriting may see
Free To Fail
I enlisted the help of several authors who knew something of fame in their work, yet surprisingly had much to say about failure. In truth, these authors aren’t answering the specific questions I pose
3 Low Cost Ways To Meet Agents Editors
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 i
Bookstore Books Don t Always Make Hot Selling E books
I write e-books for a living.
It's my bread and butter. Right now I'm on a lovely summer holiday... in a country other than my own... courtesy of the $49,613 just one of my e-books gener
Writing Success What Does It Mean To You
Like most creative professions the question of a qualified success in writing is not easy to concentrate into one definitive answer.
Just as there are a multitude of writing styles, so t
How To Write Dynamite Articles That Deliver Traffic To Your Website
Everyone does it: We fall for “gotcha” Internet advertising for this or that product that promises to provide the ultimate answer or solution to what we need or want. We pay cold hard cash for produc
How to Find a Publisher for Your First Book
Finding a publisher can be very strenuous. In fact, it may even be harder than actually writing the book itself.
There are three things to remember when finding a publisher for your book
Dialogue Punctuation 101
Many new writers don't realize how important it is to send editors a manuscript that's not only properly formatted, but one that looks professional. If your spelling, usage, and punctuation are out o
Reading Writing English Words Ending In D
The different sounds that the letter"d" takes at the end of a verb in the past tense
An extract from the book: Word Power by the author of this article.
The English languag
Learning Speed Reading Online
Speedread America was America's first company to introduce sophistically developed speed reading courses. In 1997 the first online course was Speed Reading in Only One Hour, by Dr. Jay Polmar. The co
Do You Suffer From Roughdraftitis
There is an epidemic sweeping through writing groups around the globe. Day after day writers drag their weary fingers and bleary eyes into my office and beg for a cure.
The symptoms they
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