Profits from spare-time Writing: 2009

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Profits from spare-time Writing

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What if Writing Were Any Easier?

What if Writing Were Any Easier?
By Lance Winslow

One of the easiest professions for someone is to become a writer, in fact although there are many starving writers out there, anyone can do it. With modern day spell-check it makes it easy. Even a non-writer can quickly become a writer in a few months. Many people often brag that they are writers and you probably consider them of a high intellectual category or IQ. Sure some are, but that is hardly a requirement at all.

Anyone can become a writer and it is by far the simplest professions in the world to do. For instance I am not a writer at all, yet you are reading this article right? Why? Why are you reading this article? Because it is here; like a mountain, so you read it. If you want to improve your skills as a writer, well that is easy too. With practice and 3-6 months you can be pounding out articles and get to the point that you might even be able to write that book you have been considering writing?

Writing is easy and many people have become writers, why just look at all the libraries filled with books, each one, someone had to write, right? Sure they did and if they can do it, then you can too. What if Writing Were Any Easier? Well, if it were any easier then everyone would be doing it. So start writing, but don’t tell anyone how easy it is, as they will never know this secret if you do not tell them. And they will think you are really smart and important, because soon you will be a writer too. That might look good on your resume, what do you think?

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Outline First

Outline First
By Emily E

Simply put, professional writing must make sense. A well-written piece of work, no matter the genre or purpose, should flow well, make a statement, and most of all, be clear. One of the greatest difficulties of writing is the concise and relevant presentation of one's ideas. Clear writing, however, represents good preparation; taking the time to construct an outline is almost always reflected in a polished, accessible writing project.

Attempting to write without an outline is like painting a house without first removing the old paint: it will look all right for a little while, but fairly soon the chips and cracks will show. Before setting pen to paper for the opening sentence, it is imperative to ask: What is my main idea? How can I support my argument? What evidence do I have? How will I conclude? A good writer always knows how the piece might end; a mediocre writer views the writing process as an exploratory journey with a surprise at the end of it.

A strong outline guides the writer along a clearly demarcated path, allowing little room for unnecessary excursions. Often, a writer becomes side-tracked by a peripheral or tangential point (which can often be interesting, but unnecessary); an outline helps keep the writer on task. A writer who works without an outline can be tempted to overcompensate for poor planning with elaborate explanations or by using a free hand with the thesaurus.

Remember: professional writing is writing you don't notice. It is simply a conduit for ideas-not a showcase for flowery language.

Emily holds a PhD from Trinity College, Dublin, a Master's from Simon Fraser University, and a BA (Honors) from the University of Western Ontario. Emily has taught students of all ages and from all backgrounds, created and facilitated workshops about teaching and research, and taught at the Master's level. Emily was the editor of the Trinity College Dublin Journal of Postgraduate Research, and has proofread numerous theses and articles for publication, as well as papers of all different levels of ability. Dr. Emily is an editor at http://www.editingoffice.com. We clarify what you want to convey.

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Writing Software - Professional Writing For Web and Print

Writing Software - Professional Writing For Web and Print
By Jane Sumerset

Before writing for the web or for print, one should consider the recipient of the information. Writing software ensures that the writer follows certain writing rules. There are differences between web and print writing and they are well set out in the English software.

Print writing has a limit of the number of words that a writer uses and the writing software ensures that the writer does not exceed this word limit. The writer is supposed to explain a certain topic with limited illustrations. The writing software is ideal for this kind of writing. This is because print writing is mostly based on the language, grammar and writing style and thus the writer is at an advantage as the software does most of the formatting and editing.

In the web format, the writer is free to illustrate as much as they want. There are hyperlinks that direct a reader to more illustrating pages. The writer's explanation can be in-depth as much as they want. This gives the reader a better perspective of the message the writer wants to portray. The writing software assists the writer in both the illustration and the grammar content. Writers do not need to proofread the work when they finish since the English software is an editor and highlights the mistakes as a writer makes them. This saves more time for the writer. The hyperlinks economize on the space and they do not affect the way the English software works.

Since web writing needs precise information, the writing software ensures that the wording is simple and only the relevant vocabulary has been used in the web discussion. The hyperlinks serve the reader who wants to read more on the explained ideas. On the contrary, in print writing, the English software allows the writer to discuss in-depth since there is no extra explanation and the reader depends on the information that is on the page.

Web writing has short paragraphs while print writing has longer paragraphs. Web writing having more illustrations compromises the size of paragraphs. Mostly, the English software makes web articles easier to understand since the illustrations are self-explanatory. This is ideal for people who only want to scan through the article in a short time. The writing software makes print writing ideal for researchers since they are after quality of the work and the explanation is deeper on print writing. This reduces the necessity of illustrations.

Watch how advanced writing software can instantly improve your writings for web or print and learn how innovative NLP technology can help you to be a successful writer and author.

Jane Sumerset is a professional proofreader working for many large companies in Britain. She's also a regular writer on topics like "how to write better English" on englishsoftware.org the renowned British English writing knowledge base.

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Five Great Tips to Get Ideas for Great Writing

Five Great Tips to Get Ideas for Great Writing
By Anandrahi JS

Ideas are power generators behind the success of any writer. Without a good idea an article always seems like a body without soul.

KEEP A DIARY IN YOUR POCKET

Your mind can produce ideas any time. If you don't write it immediately you may forget. Thus a pocket diary is extremely valuable for a writer. As soon as an idea of writing a good article flashes in your mind, write it. You will be able to produce great articles with this simple habit.

READ AND WATCH

Habit of reading newspapers, magazines, books, and watching movies and television are as necessary for a writer as his meals. Without this mental diet a writer can't be creative enough to produce good and informative work. Good ideas suddenly spring up in your mind while reading or watching.

TALK TO PEOPLE

Writings of a writer reflect the vision and reality of the society. To make it clearer and more effective a writer must move in the society and talk to people on various aspects of life. It will provide a writer with valuable information.

STOP DISTRACTION

Distraction is one of the villains in a writer's life that mars his creativeness as well as pace of production. Various things or happenings in life continuously distract the attention of a writer. To have a tight rein over distraction you need discipline and restraint. Always keep your table and chairin a peaceful corner.

WORK VERY HARD

Many writers write only when there is an inspiration. Sometimes they don't get inspiration even for years. Repercussions are dangerous. They rarely become great or highly loved writers. To become successful as a writer you need to work very hard in discipline. You will be surprised to know that even discipline can generate wonderful ideas time to time.

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Finding the Right Words

Finding the Right Words
By Charles Goulet

Finding the right word to express an idea or an emotion has always been the writer’s nemesis. Seldom does the word chosen seem right.

To chose the right word the writer must be convinced of his or her own feelings. Unless the writer is sure of how he or she is convinced of an idea, or how he or she understands an emotion it is impossible to choose the exact word to express that idea or that sensation.

It follows that the writer’s sentiment about the idea or feeling must be intense and sincere. If they are then the words to express it genuinely and honest will come. But this does not mean that they do not require revision and circumspection. Each word must be thought of carefully and explored for naturalness.

This search delves into the writer’s experience, vocabulary, and then the thesaurus, but this is to recall words that have been experienced and are part of the active vocabulary. Words that are part of the passive or known vocabulary should not be used, as they do not have the familiarity of the active vocabulary.

The dictionary should not be used to find the right word unless it is used to augment the knowledge that the writer already has about the word. Just as the dictionary should not be used to dig up the right word, the thesaurus should only be used to recall the right word that is a part of the active vocabulary.

The right word must always be experienced before it should be used.

Charles O. Goulet has a BA in history and a BEd in English literature so he writes historical novels, most based on Canadian history.
He may be contacted at:

E-mail: go1c@telusplanet.net

Website: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/go1c

Blog: http://go1c.blogspot.com

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Become a Successful Writer - 2 Secrets to Earn More Money With Your Blog

Become a Successful Writer - 2 Secrets to Earn More Money With Your Blog
By Sonia D'Costa

Do you want to earn money as a freelance writer? Here is the first step you must take ... start a blog! Now the prospect of starting a blog can terrify many people. However, the good news is that you don't need to know any codes or special computer language to start a blog. At Blogger, even a child of three can start a blog in less than five minutes.

Let us now explore how you can make more money as a writer with your blog. You can use your blog to publish your articles and to advertise yourself as a writer.

1. Publish Your Articles

Right now, write as many articles on a subject that interests and excites you. Avoid writing stories about your life. However, you may write about your hobbies, interests, and work. For example, if you are an avid gardener, you can writer dozens of articles about gardening. You can even add photos of your garden to your blog.

Now, your articles can be read by anybody in the world. Doesn't that excite you? Your writing has worldwide readership!

I bet you get the point now. Now that people can read your articles, they can contact you if they like your articles and ask you to write for them.

2. Advertise Your Skills As A Writer

Once you have posted around 10-20 articles on your blog, you can advertise yourself. Post a notice on your blog's side bar that you are willing to be hired as a writer. Add a link to your resume and contact details.

Now, potential clients can easily contact you if they have any writing jobs to be done.

Earning your fortune as a writer is that simple. Just start a blog, and you are a writer. Now, all you have to do is to keep on writing. Remember that the Internet is loaded with writing jobs for you.

Sonia D'Costa is a freelance writer specializing in writing SEO content for the web. Having worked with several clients, she knows the ins and outs of the freelance writing world. To view her blog and read her articles on freelance writing, visit http://www.my-net-experience.blogspot.com

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When Does an Amateur Writer Become a Real or Professional Writer?

When Does an Amateur Writer Become a Real or Professional Writer?
By Lance Winslow

Many folks like to write and some wish to become a writer, of course first they need to learn how to become a writer right? Yes, this is true, but when does an amateur writer become a professional writer? One would say by definition as soon as you actually sell something, but in reality it is the day you decide to try to sell something.

You see my fellow writer, you are a Writer or an Author when you reach the point that you know. No one can take that away from you and this “Professional” or “Legitimate Author” syndrome and the approval from another is bogus.

The day you feel you are a writer, You Are!!! And the day you get paid for your first article, eBook, short story, essay or whatever you are a Professional Writer or Author and once that happens you are indeed by Full Definition a Professional Writer.

Indeed, that is the truth of it. To take that away from anyone who writes articles online and submits them to one of the top online article websites or who works hard to author quality articles is not fair.

Currently, at just over 10,000 articles if I wish to call myself an Author, I have the right, without my other eBooks that have over a 3 million views each on my websites since 1999 or the co-Authored Franchise Book, published by Dearborn in 1998 and still available at Barnes and Noble today and god only knows how many of those have been sold.

Indeed if I wish to call myself a hobby writer in my retirement, I may do that too. It works both ways. I certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest you.

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Smart Authors With A Following Make More Money With eBooks

Smart Authors With A Following Make More Money With eBooks
By Lance Winslow

Once an author gets a following and becomes very popular it really makes sense to switch to writing more eBooks. Why? Well it is simple you make more money in royalties. In fact a really popular writer can make a deal to receive 75% to 85% or more on even the most popular Internet eBook Publisher or Distribution Site. Commonly eBook authors make 50% of the amount collected on the eBooks they sell on the most popular distribution sites.

Recently I was able to negotiate 65% split on my share of the royalties of my next eBook, along with free editing for spelling and sentence structure. This negotiation was able to be accomplished for a couple of reasons. First, I have now achieved semi status as a writer by becoming the Most Prolific online article writer on the Internet in the history of mankind and secondly because I am able to write on unique subjects and popular topics as a veteran in my Industry.

As a published author and online writer I have a little bit of pull in this regard and yet imagine the amount of pull for a famous writer. An extremely well-known writer could be beneficial to an online eBook distributor website. In fact if I can negotiate a 65% split due to my small contributions and having only been in business of writing for 16 months, imagine what a super star writer or author could negotiate? Consider all this in 2006.

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Breaking Writer's Block

Breaking Writer's Block
By Charles Goulet

Techniques for breaking writer’s block

Every writer, young or old, amateur or professional, will experience that dreaded of all possibilities—writer’s block— that time when ideas are absent, words will not come, and the writer’s confidence is shaken.

What can the writer do? Here are a few suggestions that might be fitted to each writer’s situation.

1. Writer fast and free—write anything. Even this will not work some time.

2. Write in a journal. Many writers use this to assure that they will have something to say.

3. Talk into a tape recorder and play it back; then write it down.

4. Review old material, a discarded article, or any other manuscript. You might be surprised at what you find and enthusiasm will return.

5. Switch to an entirely different genre. If you are a short story writer, try an essay or an article.

6. Do something physical. Take a walk, play a game, do push-ups. Get you mind off writing.

7. Read a new article, a new story, or a new book.

8. Catch up on your bookkeeping.

9. Talk to a writer friend.

10. Work on your website, or build one.

11. Write your great ideas down.

12. Be careful where you stop—stop your daily writing before whatever you are writing is finished.

Not all these techniques will work for you, but one might although you must remember that writing involves hard work and dedication, seldom inspiration.

Keep writing!

Charles O. Goulet has a BA in history and BEd in English literature. He has several novels published.

His website is: http://www.telusplanet.net/pulic/go1c

His blogsite is: http://go1c.blogspot.com

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Is It Important to be a High-Volume Prolific Writer?
By Lance Winslow

Many online article writers are extremely competitive in writing the most articles each month online, but is it really all that Important to be a High-Volume Prolific Writer? After all an online article author could just as easily be the very BEST writer instead of the most prolific? An online article writer who posts to online article submission websites could also be the top writer or article author in a specific category for quality or volume.

Online article authors need to choose which goal makes the most sense for them. An online article writer or author needs to consider this thoroughly and needs to choose what they are best at. There is nothing wrong with being the top most prolific online article writer on the Internet in the history of mankind like me or the best writer on a particular online article submission website, which an online author could be IF their articles are good enough to capture such a title, although what is the best is often subjective of the readers preferences and tastes.

Some like their information fast and furious and other prefer those articles with flowery writing which best epitomizes fine literature. Personally as a high-volume prolific writer of online articles, well I prefer quantity, because that is absolute, whereas the best writer has to do with personal preference of the reader. Please consider this in 2006.

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