Writing Resources

The Lost Art Of Fundamental Copywriting - Dean Phillips  What ever happened to good old fashion, fundamental copywriting?  Has anyone seen AIDA?  I mean, before you can run, you first have to learn how to walk, right?  Yet, I see it over and over again.

Reading & Writing English: Words Ending In "D" - Frank Gerace  The different sounds that the letter"d" takes at the end of a verb in the past tenseAn extract from the book:  Word Power by the author of this article.  The English language indicates that the action of the verb is in the past by having some form of the "d" or "t" sound end the word.

Drive Free Traffic To Your Website By Writing Articles - Sung-Liang Woon  One of the best ways to drive traffic to your website is by writing articles.  Getting your own articles written, distributed and published on the Internet is one of the very best Internet marketing techniques in existence.

How to Find a Publisher for Your First Book - Gary R. Hess  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:

Seven Secrets Of Highly Creative Writers - Steven Barnes  The Lifewriting™ approach to your writing career demands a relatively high creative output.  It isn’t designed to coddle people who nurse a single story for years before sending it out.  But students often protest that they simply don’t come up with many good ideas, and that the ideas they do generate are appropriate for novels.

Tips To Help You To Write With Success - Dana Goldberg  Writing is something that everyone can enjoy!  Writing is freeing and fun and exciting, if you really let your imagination go writing can take you to places that you have never been before.

Segmenting Your Target Audience Through Your Copywriting - Karon Thackston  Ask any copywriter what the first commandment of copywriting is and they’ll quickly tell you “Know Thy Target Audience.  ” In order to write effectively you have to know this one group of people and know them well.

9 Tips for Better Copywriting - Alex A. Kecskes  Avoid the wimpy verbs—is and be.  These “do-little” verbs only occupy space and state that something exists.  So don’t write, “There is one simple omission that can transform a sentence from boring to brilliant.

Why You Should Write To Inform And Not To Sell - Joyce A Corrales  Advertising is key!  Unfortunately most people waste their money on advertising unless they can play by the numbers.  Playing by the numbers is simply spending enough money on advertising and saturating the market so much, that percentage wise, enough people will want to see what you have to offer.

How To Snag That Freelance Writing Job - Amber McNaught  So, you want to be a freelance writer.  You've scoured the Internet for the best paying writing jobs, and now you're ready to apply for some of them.  There's just one problem:  so are a few hundred other freelance writers, many of whom have a lot more experience than you do.

Writing For The Web - Jeff Hendrickson  Writing is a specialized skill.  Although almost anyone can string together sentences, it takes a certain level of training and experience to be able to make those strung--together sentences readable and interesting.

Reflections On Writng My Book - James P. Krehbiel  Several years ago I had some time on my hands.  I was trapped in working in a mental health agency that was dysfunctional.  I was merely one of many therapist’s trying to make a living – but I was unhappy.

7 Keys to Writing a Children’s Book that Sells Like Hotcakes - Caterina Christakos  There are seven fundamental reasons that some books succeed and others collect dust on the author’s bookshelf.  These seven keys to success as an author are simple, obvious even, and yet in the midst of our writing many of us forget them.

Ghostwriting for Fun and Profit - Amanda Baker  We've all heard of ghostwriters.  For some, a ghostwriter is the ghostly assistant to junior detectives on a PBS kids' show.  For most, however, a ghostwriter is someone who writes for another, in the name of another.

Effective Resume Writing - Dave Lympany  A lot of places around the world call it A Curriculum Vitae, in North America, it's a Résumé.  This is definitely one of the most important tools that any jobseeker has at their disposal.  You may be THE best candidate for a particular job by a long way, however, if you don't make it to the interview stages the company will never know.