Posting Rates... Or Not

Should you post rates on your web site? It is a debate that many of us professional writers have with each other and with ourselves.

Creative Writing Feedback from Your Plumber

The next time you need a manuscript reviewed, show it to the usual suspects. Then offer your plumber a coffee or lunch in exchange for editorial comment. The results could be enlightening.

The Secret of My Success: An Interview With Author & Speaker Cynthia Leitich Smith

Since Cynthia Leitich-Smith is one of those authors who continues to create more and more award-winning books and short stories, I wanted to find out the secret to her success.

Immortalize The Voice Of A Loved One - Hire A Ghostwriter

Free the story trapped in a format indecipherable by most. Have a ghostwriter rewrite the script into a manuscript, ready for self-publishing and self-promoting.

Personally Yours

When was the last time you picked up a pen and wrote a letter in long hand? Grainy, silky or just plain vanilla, I miss the feel of personal correspondence. In looking through some old photographs and family memorabilia, I came across a poem my mother sent me when I was working overseas. While holding the yellowing paper in my hands, I had an overwhelming sense of her presence. I wasn’t simply reading her words; I was hearing her voice.

How To Improve Speaking Skills In A New Language

Speaking is considered the most difficult part when learning a foreign language. This article discusses some ways to improve your speaking skills in a new language.

Vintage Fountain Pens

Everything About Fountain Pen. If it exists you will Find It Here.

Words Are Fun: Being Creative In The Darndest Places

Waiting in the doctor's office for your appointment is no barrel of laughs...BUT it can be if you are observant.

Breaking the Rules to Success: A Writer's Journey

How self-publishing led to a cruise and many other hidden benefits. The importance of empowering yourself as a writer by breaking the rules.

Best-Selling Author & Keynote Speaker Says: For Peace of Mind, Don't Read Your Critics!

I’ve written 12 books, a number of which are best-sellers, along with more than 600 articles, and I’ve conducted hundreds of conferences and seminars and delivered as many speeches. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s when to ignore your critics. And that’s nearly all the time, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, popular speaker, seminar producer, and President of Customersatisfaction.com and The Goodman Organization.

10 Step To Publish Your Books

Learn how to publish your novel, poetry, memoir, how-to book, children's books.

10 Simple Steps - Basics of the Writing Process

At one time or another, it will be helpful (if not essential) that every individual knows how to write. The ability to develop a message and present it to others in an understandable fashion is one of the most important skills to be had in our media rich culture. Anyone can write, and write well. It’s simply a matter of knowing how, knowing the processes involved. Here, in a step-by-step format, that process is explained, from start to finish.

How Any Professional Speaker Can Explode Their Income Fast - Even If You're Just Starting Out

Not long ago I did a long audio interview with Vic Conant of the of the world famous company Nightingale Conant. Vic works with speakers all the time in developing their information products. And he was telling me how while a lot of speakers do create their own products, they don't all do it. There are many reasons for this, but the important thing to know is just because you don't have a product to sell to your audience, doesn't mean you can't make money selling them someone else's product.

Write Great Tie-Breakers and Win Fabulous Competitions Prizes

Are you a competitions enthusiast who enjoys researching and writing tie-breakers? Or do you prefer the laid-back approach, entering prize draws by writing your name and address on a postcard and sending it off? Whatever your choice, some magnificent prizes are available to you.

Writing through Troublesome Times

Writing becomes the means of coping with trauma and emotional distress, therapy for the writer.