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July 4, 2008

Ghostwriting On The Web - Getting Started

If you have great writing skills, ghostwriting is a brilliant way collect a stable of clients who provide you with regular writing jobs. In this article, we’ll discuss ghostwriting for the Web, rather than print.

There’s one drawback to ghostwriting. Someone else gets the byline - your own name never appears on your ghostwritten work, and you can’t add any of the material to your portfolio. The big benefit is the rewards, both monetary and in getting your name known.

Yes, getting your name known. While your clients don’t want anyone to know that “their” words are really your words, once you’ve completed a few ghostwriting jobs, you will get known as a competent ghost.

May 8, 2008

Use Emotion To Bring Depth To Your Descriptions

Most readers want to be captivated by several aspects of a good story. The plot, the setting, and the characters with their emotional highs and lows. But don’t neglect to bring in some extra emotion in your descriptive passages as well.

Most stories contain one or more of these: Your main character, a location where the action takes place, and perhaps an object or artifact germain to the story.

Without being too flowery, try to make your descriptions vivid and if possible emotionally charged to a greater or lesser degree. Make an impression in the mind of your reader so that they can easily keep the person, place or object in memory as they follow the story along.

April 28, 2008

Grammar Rules - How Much Does It Matter?

How important is your copy? Should writing quality evaporate for rankings? I’ve read articles that talk about these subjects. Some say grammar and spelling aren’t essential. Some say just getting your stuff out there is the key - don’t worry if there’s no point to your debacle of an article. I’ve even seen it suggested that misspelling intentionally is all right to get SEO rankings.

So, is it acceptable to have typos, misspellings, bad grammar, and poor sentence structure in your articles or on your website? Spelling, especially, is a hard concept for a whole lot of people. Grammar is a bit fluid because the rules change for different styles of writing. And, besides, readers don’t really notice anyway. Or do they?

April 9, 2008

Choosing Your Words

The English language has borrowed extensively from other languages. The result is an enormous vocabulary of some million words, many with similar meanings. Roget’s Thesaurus, for example, lists almost 100 synonyms for insane and over 150 synonyms for destroy. From this abundance, writers choose the words that best fit intended meaning and individual styles.

March 23, 2008

Freelance Business Writing - Are You Selling Your Skills Or Your Knowledge?

Troll various boards and blogs about the business of business writing and one of the most frequent tips you’ll encounter is to “specialize.” The idea is that once you are familiar with a particular industry or market, that experience will help you win jobs with other clients in the same niche. Your existing clients can more easily provide referrals, while your familiarity with the people in that field help you find places to submit articles, join online discussions, and otherwise promote yourself to prospects similar to the clients you already know.

February 26, 2008

How To Be A Blogger & Get Rich

Sick and tired of being a jobless and hopeless about your financial situation? It’s now time to make a change. Become a blogger and start earning $100’s and even $1000’s is easy.

Blogging is one of most amusing and satisfying activities on-line. Truth is, it is not only a great way to connect with people on-line through journaling, but you get to write your daily experiences and personal insights, which can impact other people. Blogging also makes you a member of the media.

January 21, 2008

Writing - Doing What You Love, Loving What You Do

It is every writer’s dream to earn a living doing the work we truly love. Most of us know we want to be writing; the challenge is to figure out how to support ourselves doing it. If you really want to do what you love and love what you do, here are four ways to go about it:

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