1 - You Can Improve Your Writing with My System! III. The Longer Forms
Getting into Focus
Well, we're finally here: two Sections down, only one to go. And the exciting part is that afterfinishing the first two, we'll ease into the longer forms very comfortably.
A short note before ... 2 - Katrina. I want to show you a number of photographs on the hurricane Katrina in Alabama (United States of America) from September 2005.
First I want to show you the banner of my weather station Ravenstein-weer in Ravenstein (The Netherlands):
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To ... 3 - Make Believe Many times our every day lives can overwhelm us and we desperately need a break. Being a wife, homemaker, and mother can be a challenge and some days we feel discouraged. That??s the time when we would like to enter the world of Make-Believe.
Perhaps after we do the dishes, change a diaper, and... 4 - Proposal Writing Strategies There are two main reasons to write a business proposal. Either someone has invited you to submit a RFP (Request for Proposal); or you are trying to gain support or funding from your employer or another organization.
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Freelance writers write anything from newspaper columns to web content and even ebooks.
Getting Started
Before you go looking ... 9 - How To Cultivate Greatness In Your Writing There's a television commercial, I believe it's for E-trade, that talks about how nobody wants to be an ordinary...fill in the blank. Supposedly we aspire to be better. Nobody wants to be an ordinary athlete, nobody wants to be an ordinary investor. A photo of Hemingway flashes across the screen ... 10 - Writing For Success Press releases and sales letters are key tools in marketing one??s business in today??s professional world. However, many professionals do not seem to understand the importance of enhancing their writing skills.
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Well... 16 - Handwriting Analysis Graphology is the name given to the general subject of personality analysis based on handwriting analysis. Just as in Psychology there are various schools of Psychology ?? Behaviorist, Psychoanalytical, and so on - so too in Graphology.
Graphoanalysis is one such school and, from my experience,... 17 - How to Handle Bus Accidents Riding a bus is a part of our everyday routine. It is in fact one of the most common means of transportation. Like any kind of vehicle, anyone can be involved in an accident as a driver of a car, the other car, a pedestrian or just anyone. If you have been one of them, you are entitled to file a ... 18 - Tips To Help You To Write With Success 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. The world would be a sad and empty place without good writer to cheer it up!
If you are having trouble star... 19 - Using Quotations: When You Need Permission First of all, here's my disclaimer. I'm not a lawyer. The following is based on my own research and, as you'll see, every situation is different. That's why the use of quotes can be confusing. I do hope, however, that this can help you to make better decisions when preparing your own manuscripts ... 20 - The Secret Of Writing Persuasive Web Content Writing persuasive web content covers a wonderful variety of writing techniques. You can use different voices, humor, inspiration, or sales copy. Every web page should have a purpose: To familiarize, to inform, or to call the reader to action (click to the next page, join a newsletter, buy a prod... 21 - The Top 2 Ways To Market Your Web Writing Service Marketing your web writing service is a huge part of a successful freelance business. Online marketing, networking, publicity, and advertising are such valuable tools, it's critical to know what works best.
Here are two No-Fail methods to advertise yourself as a web writer: Develop your own web ... 22 - What You Can Learn From Dr. Phil About Writing Non-Fiction Books Even if your career doesn't involve being a full-time writer, being the author of a book can be a huge boon for you. Our society holds authors in such high regard that anyone who has written one is seen as knowledgeable, self-disciplined and special. A book can help your business or career by mak... 23 - How To Write Killer Business Plans - Part 1 First The Bad News..
There is no single magic formula for developing a winning business plan (But you knew that anyway. Right?)
And Now The Good News..
There are some common elements which seem to appear in every successful business plan, that can be successfully modelled by everyone in busin... 24 - The War Of High Quality Writing Instruments The Fountain Pen High quality writing instruments have been around for centuries and continue to exist; from the first pencils in 1584, to the quill pen, to the reign of the fountain pen from 1925 to 1940.
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Naturally, I couldn't resist clicking over to see what Kevin had done. I knew Kevin was a thoughtful coach with a reputation for high integrity.
Kevin's n... 30 - Writing Copy That Sells - What's The Big Secret? When someone buys a product, what they actually are buying is the benefit of owning that product.
A woman buys a gift to celebrate a birthday or express a thank you... but deep down she wishes to be generous, thoughtful and remembered. A man buys a new set of golf clubs ?? his old set might be ... 31 - Snob-Bloggers: You Just Might Be A Snob If You Publish A Blog You Might Be A Snob-Blogger If?
According to Jupiter Research, about 2 percent of the online community has created a blog. That works out to millions and millions of blogs, and in turn, millions and millions of snobs who publish them. That??s an awful lot of Snob-Bloggers!
You see, in order ... 32 - How to Find Ideas for Articles & Speeches Do you have problems finding ideas for articles and speeches?
I know have had at times, and others tell me the same thing. At my Toastmasters club, for example, I've often heard members say they have difficulty finding topics for speeches.
But, I've learned, like others who write and speak a l... 33 - Writing Exercise 3: This Could Get Dangerous Defining your fictional characters' voices is important. What is equally vital, though, is grasping your characters' humanity, the core of their fictional soul.
A good way to learn how to do this is by observing an incident through another living person's eyes.
For this exercise, choose your s... 34 - Need An Idea For An E-Book? You??ve probably heard about e-books??they??re everywhere on the Internet, and it seems like everyone is writing them. You??ve probably even thought about writing one yourself. But, what to write about? You need some e-book ideas.
First, e-books are electronic books that are downloaded and s... 35 - Writing Exercise 4: A Space Alien Might Make A Good Priest As we develop our characters, we often fall into the habit of placing them in a single type of role and plot. For example, for years one of my characters was stuck on a California horse ranch. Having him on the ranch felt comfortable, familiar.
He became boring.
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The problem that most of us face is not speech making per se, it is actually any kind of frontal lecture or exchange of information that we need to deliver.... 39 - Easy To Read Articles Article writing does not need to be difficult. The information about writing articles presented here will do one of two things: either it will reinforce what you know about article marketing or it will teach you something new. Both are good outcomes.
When writing articles, make sure to keep you... 40 - Poetry As A Important Part Of The Wedding Poems, for such a long time, have been used to express one's feelings and emotions and to record events and thoughts in an artistic form. Reading poems during a wedding can enhance the beauty of the event.
The wedding poem may be composed and be read by a member of the family as a gift to the g... 41 - Optimizing Your Articles For Adsense Many writers have spent hours creating interesting and unique content. The problem is, the wrong ads are showing on those articles. This means that even with a decent amount of traffic, it doesn't lead to clicks. No clicks equals no income. In this article, we'll show you how to optimize those ar... 42 - Registrazione dei siti internet nei motori di ricerca. L' incontro fra i guru mondiali del posizionamento nei motori di ricerca si e' concluso il 1 Marzo 2006 all' Hotel Hilton di New York.
Fra i temi in discussione la rilevanza dei blog che testimoniano le tendenze dei navigatori che non sempre sono orientate all' acquisto di prodotti o servizi.
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If you are answering an ad, address the requirements in... 45 - What Is Your Point? What is your point? What do you do if you don't know? Why does it matter?
It is important for every writer to know their point because the writer is in charge of the reader's experience. If the writer doesn't know the point then the reader surely won't. That means at best, a writer without a poi... 46 - The Joy Of Writing Obituaries Are you intrigued or surprised by the way I titled this article? It probably seems like writing obituaries would be filled with anything other than joy. I agree, or at least I would have agreed up until a few months ago when I had the privilege of helping two friends write the obituaries for thei... 47 - Great Literature: A Great Buy There are many things in life to spend money on. From cars and bikes to clothes and computers, there is never a lack of things you can buy. Most people forget to spend money on one thing of great and lasting value: good literature.
Literature. You studied it in school. You had to read it and the... | 
