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Writing » Tools and Resources | By Shaun Parker @ Thursday, 3rd July 2008 @ 2:40 AM

Nowadays there are thousands of different types and colours of envelopes to choose from. Envelopes can be found in traditional brown and white colours and can also be found in a whole host of lurid colours so that your correspondences have a real impact on the people that receive letters from you. The range of different types of envelopes is a relatively new phenomenon. Envelopes have come a long way since they first began to be used and these unassuming little items have a somewhat surp... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Shaun Parker @ Monday, 23rd June 2008 @ 10:36 PM

People use envelopes as a method of preserving items that they wish to post. They are also useful in that they provide secrecy about what the person wishes to send and they also provide a large blank space upon which the address of the recipient can be placed. This enables people that want to post an item a great deal of benefits over posting an item without containing it in a secure package. There are millions of mail correspondences made every day and the envelope industry is thriving.... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Kristi Sayles @ Wednesday, 11th June 2008 @ 11:46 PM

Why use software to write? The question should be... Why NOT use software to write? There are many smart people in the world that simply do not write well. They may have trouble organizing their thoughts or they may not understand the basic five paragraph format. Essay writing software can help. There was a recent review of an essay writing software program recently in the Writer's Digest online concerning a software called the Instant Essay Creator...more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Shaun Parker @ Sunday, 8th June 2008 @ 12:09 PM

Envelopes are used for posting letters and packages and are used to provide security and clarity so that a letter or item can be posted safely to the address that it is meant for. In our lives we are surrounded by envelopes and many of us receive a number of correspondences by mail every day yet I doubt that many of us have ever spent time to think about the humble envelope - where it originated or how many different types of envelopes there are. The history of the envelope is strangely ... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By john mce @ Friday, 6th June 2008 @ 2:02 PM

The printing industry has a long history dating back to around 1850 BC. Since that time, we have developed new ways of printing onto a variety of mediums. Printing has progressed from the early techniques used in ancient times, such as the Phaistos Disc and woodblock printing, to the innovative inkjet and laser printers that are commonplace in todays society. The first known example of printing was found on the Greek Island of Crete in 1908 by a group of archaelologists. The Phaistos Di... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Susan Daffron @ Wednesday, 14th November 2007 @ 1:37 AM

To get writing work, you have to let people know you exist. Setting up a Web site is the best way to start, no matter where you are. If nothing else, it makes your work visible and accessible to a large audience. Today, every working writer absolutely must have a Web site. The reality is editors expect you to have an online presence. Editors are your customers, so you need to meet their needs to get published. With a web site, you can prove your writing is good by putting your portfolio o... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Adam Khoo @ Monday, 5th November 2007 @ 1:02 PM

A big portion about writing a best-selling book is not the writing only, it's the selling. That's why it's called "Best-Selling Book" and not "Best-Writing Book". You have to sell it really well. Here are some of the efforts that I have taken to ensure that my books become bestsellers. The first thing I did was arranging for a lot of book talks. Anytime I could get an opportunity to go out there to speak and sell the book I would do that. ... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Peter Woronoff @ Wednesday, 31st October 2007 @ 2:36 AM

This is a true story about my friend, Doug O'Brien. He is an accomplished musician and NLP trainer, personally trained and certified by Tony Robins and yet he had the following confession to share with me: Confession number one: I was the world's worst speller. Confession number two: I always hated my brother and sister. Well, OK, not really. But I hated that they always got such good grades in school when it was such a struggle for me. I was really good at spo... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Melanie Rockett @ Thursday, 28th June 2007 @ 2:49 PM

There are literally hundreds of writing contests open for entry at any time of the year. There are contests for every genre and level of experience -- from amateur poetry writing contests to competitions for published novels. Some of today's top novelists, magazine writers and screenplay writers got a kick start in their careers by entering and winning writing contests. Here are 10 tips that will help you position your entry to become the next WINNING entry! 1. Follow ... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Sandra Clair @ Thursday, 7th June 2007 @ 12:49 AM

Ghost writer services come in more forms than many people realize. Traditionally, this service was thought of as something that is provided by a professional writer in order to create a book or novel. With the boom of the Internet, however, ghost writer services have grown into much more. Today, ghost writing services come in many forms. One of the fastest growing ones is the creation of content for web sites. Business owners are quickly realizing the importance of having relevant conte... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Jinger Jarrett @ Monday, 4th December 2006 @ 12:01 PM

The Internet has changed the way publishing is done forever. Instead of taking months, or even years, to build a following for your writing, you can begin to build a following in just days. Building a following for your writing is crucial to your publishing success. Without readers, you have no one to read your writing. Although I know most writers hate marketing, if you take the time to market your writing, you will build your following more quickly and see results. Your fi... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Steve Manning @ Monday, 23rd October 2006 @ 11:23 AM

You've worked hard to write a book. You're ready to sell your book in bookstores, on the web, and wherever else folks will buy your book. But you've got to promote your book yourself. It doesn't matter whether you have a traditionally published book, a self-published book, or an ebook, you're the one responsible for promoting it. The book publisher will put resources into your book if it takes off, but not until. So this is your job regardless of the efforts of anyone el... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Christine Harrell @ Sunday, 6th August 2006 @ 5:21 PM

Writers hate the job of writing a synopsis. For you, it might be right up there with death and public speaking in terms of the fear factor. If you're having trouble and are procrastinating about writing your synopsis, you're in very good company. Here are a few tips to make everything a bit easier: Write A Mini Synopsis: If all else fails, write a short paragraph that hooks the reader. Use this paragraph in your query letter. It is better to include this mini synopsis and g... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Mary Desaulniers @ Sunday, 6th August 2006 @ 4:47 PM

Reading Julia Cameron's "The Sound of Paper" is like revisiting an old friend. For more than fifteen years, her morning pages have been my daily writing help, the friend that coaxed me out of fear and inertia about putting words on paper and like the Nike slogan, urged me to "Just Do It!" Why is it so difficult to write? Writing is an activity removed from direct experience. Writers have often mourned the loss of words to describe an event and this is probably because... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Brent Sampson @ Saturday, 27th May 2006 @ 12:56 PM

Every author wants to be a bestseller. Here are an expert's five easy tips on selling your book faster and smarter. TIP # 1 Online reviews are paramount in importance when it comes to drawing attention to your book. And the best part is, you're in control of your own destiny! If you haven't yet submitted your own review on sites like Amazon and Barnes & Noble, what are you waiting for? This should be one of the first steps for every published author. Encourage... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Penny Sansevieri @ Friday, 19th May 2006 @ 8:35 AM

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. Overextending too early: book campaigns are marathons, not sprints. This is an especially tough one for authors because they spend so much time writing the book, the last thing they want is ... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By ian Williamson @ Friday, 28th April 2006 @ 4:04 PM

In almost every writer's fora that there is, the deplorable perennial problem of writer's block has always been brought up by both professional and amateur creative writers. Some discussions have even gone as deep as defining the nature of writer's block in the hopes of acquiring counter-active measures should writer's block, a.k.a. "fear-of-the-blank-page" come up in the middle of a deadline. What is a writer's block? On the surface, it is simply a perio... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Gordon Goodfellow @ Thursday, 13th April 2006 @ 7:08 PM

Content is King! shout the search engines. That's what the search engines love. We also love the non-reciprocal links that we get for our websites when our articles are published on other peoples' sites with our resource boxes dutifully appended below them. To create a well written article takes time and effort. We have to get everything right: it has to be of relevance to the reader in that subject field; it has to be well researched; all spelling, punctuation and grammar mus... more...

Writing » Tools and Resources | By Diana Ennen @

Want to get the most media attention and spotlight for your business? Then the first place to start is with a GREAT press release. Now I can almost see half of you leaving now, dreading the thought of having to write one of these. But wait!! I’m going to show you easy methods to make your press release work for you and get the attention it deserves. Ready? Let’s go. We’ll briefly go over the basics because of their importance. Editors want to see things done the RIGHT way. I would ... more...