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1: Voice in Narrative and Dialogue

One of the nice things about being an author is that we can break any rule we want. (I just did.) It's part of our job description. Language changes through usage -- definitions, spelling, grammar -- ...

By: Michael LaRocca

2: Get Your Hands Dirty! Historical Research For Novelists

For over a decade, while I was developing my writing skills, I had the great good fortune to work at a large outdoor ethnic museum near Milwaukee called Old World Wisconsin.  This historic sit...

By: Kathleen A. Ernst

3: The Secret Formula for Creating Best-Selling Titles

With the right title, your book can fly off the bookstore shelves, clog the internet wires and stuff your bank account full. But with the wrong title, it can languish untouched, unpurchased and unf...

By: Steve Manning

4: Why Do So Many Lawyers Write Novels?

Ever wonder why so many lawyers write novels? And very successful ones at that? Just think of John Grisham and Scott Turow, both of whom have written exciting, entertaining stories that grab hold o...

By: Mary Martin

5: How To Write A Strong Start For Your Novel

I revised my Civil War novel Hearts of Stone many times before selling it to Dutton Children's Books. My editor only had one major suggestion: Consider a new beginning.If you're revisin...

By: Kathleen Ernst

6: How To Write Advice On Theme For Novelists

How to write novel help always includes information on developing plot, creating characters, setting a good pace, and describing great settings. But how often do novelists think about theme? The best ...

By: Andrea Rains Waggener

7: The One-Plot Wonder

Back in the mid to late 1980s I was a security guard. The pay was lousy, but it gave me many hours in seclusion to write short stories and novels. However, I usually worked over 80 hours a week. No on...

By: Michael LaRocca

8: Viewpoint Writing 2: How To Use Your Character's 'Voice'

There are some simple rules to remember when writing form a character's viewpoint, yet many forget them. Here's a rundown of some to remember . . . No matter what language you speak, regi...

By: Steve Dempster

9: The Importance and Value of Books for Children

 What’s your favorite fairy tale? Each one of us could answer this question rather easily. Fairy tales are an important part of our childhood. Our parents read them to us at bedtime allo...

By: Morgan Hamilton

10: Creative Fiction Writing Workshop: Interaction of the Charac...

Many beginning authors fall into the rigid mindset that, “I am the author. I create the story. I know how I want my story to end and what is going to occur along the way.” This isn’t...

By: Kat Jaske

13 Steps to Successful Blogging

Blogs can be a very marketable and very profitable tool if used correctly. Profiting from blogs is just a matter of grabbing the attention of an audience and not doing any actual salesmen selling. In this article you...

By: By: Ant Onaf

Creating The Premise For Your Novel

What is a Premise? Your premise is your first expression of the Novel that you will create. Essentially the Premise of a story can be explained as, “What is at stake” in your story. Your pr...

By: Scruffy Scribe

Top 10 Tips for Book Titles that Sell Well

A clever title is great if it is clear, but a clear title is always preferable. The best? A clear and clever title. A shorter title is better than a longer one. Your reader will spend only four seconds on the cover. While ...

By: Judy Cullins

How do you make sales copy easy to read? Following these simple guidelines will do the trick.

If you are really serious about earning some extra cash through the internet, then the Freelancing is the best option for you. With the freelancing work, you can earn money according to the time you s...

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Traditional sales writing and web copywriting have one thing in common. Both are geared towards generating sales for a marketer or business owner. With this in mind, it is only right that great attent...

Words are alive. Like fire, they have an intense power of their own. Whether you call them power words, buzz words or grabbers, they all do the same thing: attract attention. And in sales copy, attent...