Writing Resources

The Subjective World of Book Sales Numbers - Rebecca Guevara  Nielsen BookScan reports 4.  1 million copies of J.  K.  Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sold in the U.  S.  in its first 24 hours of release.  Industry tracker, Scholastic, reports when sales at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and airports are added, the figure jumps to 6.

Writing A Book - Tips From An Author #6 - www.GetPlotted.com  The Basics of Plot.  Although you will obviously be familiar with the concept of 'plot', most people don't actually think in a plot-like fashion.  As you write a book, the logical, compelling step-by-step sequence that makes up a good plot almost always starts life as a single good idea plus a jumble of images and thoughts without any coherent structure.

How To Write Powerful Headlines - Al Martinovic  I want to tell you how I go about writing headlines.  I like to keep swap files of headlines around for future use.  And how I go about doing it goes something like this.  ..  I'll find a headline I like, wherever it may be, and then I don't copy it word for word, instead I'll use a "fill in the blank" approach.

How To Find A Job Writing Grant Applications - Niall Cinneide  Do you have what it takes to land a job doing grant writing?  Many people are looking for ways to develop a freelance business, but unless you know what it takes to do so, you might as well stop trying.

Someday Dead Writers Need To Worry! - Ed Williams  Do ya’ll ever notice that the older you get, the more attention you pay to the obituaries section in the newspaper?  I hate to admit it, but it’s true.  When I was a young man, I never even bothered looking at the obituaries.

Writing A Book - Tips From An Author #7 - www.GetPlotted.com  Secrets of the PlotThe one overriding principle you have to remember when creating a blockbuster of a plot is to avoid randomness.  A good story is a chain of events, and each link in the chain is bound to other links (otherwise it isn't a chain!

Writing Is Fun! - Michael Harrison  When I was establishing my consultants practice in 1990 I set about creating a book.  The book was aimed at helping people to progress in their careers and shows how to assess yourself, prepare an interview winning resume’, market yourself and win the job at interviews, plus other real life tips.

How To Think Through Writer's Block - Sophfronia Scott  In his book, On Writing, Stephen King says, "We are talking about tools and carpentry, about words and style…but as we move along, you’d do well to remember that we are also talking about magic.  " When something is really well-written we tend to think it was effortless for the writer, that it seems magical.

How To Take Your Freelance Writing Chances - Niall Cinneide  Your initial freelance writing assignments are the best way to present yourself to your client for repeated work.  If you provide for them a good product, at a good price, they are likely to come back time and time again.

3 Copywriting Tips - How To Edit For Mass Appeal! - Daniel Levis  Web copy that's intended to sell or generate leads needs to quickly reach out and grab attention and build rapport with a target audience.  You can connect with your audience more effectively if you understand something about how people process information, and how they think.

A Publisher Wants My Book! Now What? - Shalla de Guzman  SHALLA CHATS with author Michele Scott “A Publisher wants my Book!  Now what?  ” First off, who’s Michele?  Michele Scott writes two new mystery series coming soon to your local book stores, the Wine Lover’s and the Quarter Horse Mystery Series.

Tackling a Writing Assignment: How To Get Started - Jan Kovarik  Writing assignments are often considered the worst possible class or course assignment.  There's nothing worse than sitting down in front of a computer, with a blank screen in front of you.

Does Your Copywriting Trigger What Makes Your Visitors Buy? - Jeff Baas  You study your website stats and see the amount of traffic coming through.  Nice numbers.  But when you compare your traffic against your sales, what do you get?  A small fraction of 1%?

Is Your Book Selling Well? - Penny C. Sansevieri  If your campaign isn't doing so well there might be a million reasons why.  Everything from the book cover to the timing of the book release could affect sales.  But there are a few other components that could affect sales and actually cause a campaign to fail that has the potential of being successful.

7 Ways In Which You Can Overcome Excuses for Not Marketing Your Website by Writing Articles - Laurie Meade  Wannabe writers, are full of excuses as to why they aren’t writing yet.  Many of these excuses can be changed to proactive statements with a mere switch in attitude and perspective.  How many times have you read an article, and said to yourself, “I could have written this.