How to Become a Professional Press Release Writer – By John Riddle
Writing press releases isn’t difficult and the pay can range from $60 to $250 or more PER RELEASE!
writing tips
Write Faster (and Earn More) Using Dictation! by Patrick Hearn
The average speaking speed for a fluent English speaker is around 150 words per minute. That’s four times faster than the average typing speed of roughly 40 words per minute!
The Path That Led To My First Big Break In Writing – Ingrid Cruz
How I found my niche, and started landing steady work!
How I Turned One Trip into a Dozen Stories by Marcia Frost
Look at your experiences to find different angles that fit an array of publications.
8 Great Ways to Jog Your Memory for Creative Non-fiction Writing! by Julie Guirgis
A creative writing class, and the exercises it taught, resulted in publication of my creative non-fiction works!
“Since they’re public figures, I can’t be sued.” YES, YOU CAN GET SUED!
Authors should NOT use real politicians or any other public figures in their fiction without permission.
How I Get Article Ideas From Newspaper Archives by Elizabeth Yetter
Sometimes I would pick an unusual word or phrase to research through the archives, such as eugenics or chewing gum, and I would find articles on the views of the time or the latest trends. This led me to write articles on the viewpoints of eugenics in the early 1900s and another article on the chewing gum trends of the early 1900s. Both of these articles were accepted for publication.
How To Write About Your Life Without Crossing The Line by Aris Apostolopoulos
I had to explain to them that nobody really cared if they had just pooped on their boyfriends’ beds and they broke up with them (true story), nor their “scandal” is comparable to the Watergate or something huge like that. However, since I hate grumbling, I developed some techniques to help me avoid it:
Can You Publish Other People’s Emails and Letters? by Harvey Randall, Esq.
[This article is for information purposes and it is not intended to serve as legal advice.] You have received and sent a lot of letters and e-mails over the years and are thinking of including some of them in your new book. Indeed, you may be considering using such correspondence in a biography relating your […]
Technology In The Third World: Always Issues, Always Workarounds! By Ryan Hotchkiss
It is an exaggerated understatement to say a writer abroad without internet has a problem.
But, although conventional means of acquiring internet access may not be an option, there is always a workaround.