When copywriting started working online, there were those who had been writing long-winded, multi-page sales letters to the modicum audience of one person on the end of the mailing list. That worked then, but it does not work now. Short, sweet and to the point. Cut the blabber and get to the concept you want [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Tips'
Pro-Level Copywriting – Give Grammar the Heave-Ho and Get to the Freaking Point!
September 9th, 2010 – No Comments
Tags: Content Publishers · EzineArticles.com · Tips · Visibility · articles
Words, Grammar & Punctuation
August 13th, 2010 – 1 Comment
There, their and they’re are not interchangeable. More often than not when I read a message on facebook, there’s a word misused and then another person attempts to correct it. Usually the word is corrected wrong, too. In high school, my English teacher shared a wall poster created by one of the upper classmate for [...]
Tags: Tips · Writing · lessons
Writer Organization – Corralling Hordes of Paper
February 19th, 2010 – No Comments
As a writer, corralling your ideas and thoughts can be the most difficult part of getting a book out. Everyone struggles with organization, but it doesn’t have to be a total battle. There are ways to corral the mess and become organized. Get a planner. The first step to becoming organized as a writer is [...]
Tags: Agents · Organized · Tips · Writer Rambles · Writers Groups · Writing · motivation
Sentence Structure
July 3rd, 2009 – 6 Comments
Vary sentence structure to make your story interesting. It’s easy. Simply change the structure of the sentence, by moving the verb, adding prepositions, increasing word count or moving around the words. These structural fundamentals keep the paragraphs flowing. Increase readership. By including a few short sentences, and one line paragraphs, you capture the readers interest. [...]
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So, You Want to Write a Book?
June 24th, 2009 – 1 Comment
More and more, as I meet with local writers, I get the same story. It always goes something like this… “Jan, I want to write a book. I’ve got these three chapters done, read them and tell me what you think.” “Wow, these are great. I sense a lot of emotion here. You had me [...]
Tags: Contemplation · Critique Groups · Editors · Novelists · Organized · Prepare to Publish · Purpose · Tips · Writer Rambles · for profit · motivation · novels
Revisit the Review & Editing Departments, Please
June 4th, 2009 – No Comments
Everybody has a different style of reviewing, rewriting, editing and checking out their own work, but sometimes I just find it shocking at the number of errors in written work (particularly, my own). After I’d taken a piece to the Reed Castle and bribed Mr. George with thick layers of chocolate cake and he still [...]
Tags: Critique Groups · Editors · Reviewers · Tips · Writers Groups · critiques · motivation
Writer Passion – Risque, but Worthy
May 25th, 2009 – 1 Comment
What’s your passion? Are you writing what you feel? What you believe? How you understand the world? There are those who would have you believe that you must write grammatically correct, spell checked and appropriately worded compositions in a specific genre or style to get paid for your work. They may be partially correct, but [...]
Tags: Tips · for profit
Create a Reader Grabbing Resource Box
April 17th, 2009 – No Comments
Resource Box – Write a Stellar Reader Grabbing Resource Box & Drive Traffic The deadliest mistake in the world for an Article Marketer is writing a resource box that bores the readers, leaves readers wondering what to do, or tells the readers more than they want to know about the writer. Give it up! Write [...]
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Motivation – How do you Motivate the Writer within?
April 15th, 2009 – 2 Comments
Christopher Knight of www.ezinearticles.com started this morning’s posting spree with a 5 Minute Lunch-N-Learn Concept that rolls pretty danged easily off the paper. I thought I’d share it here. With five minutes marked on the clock, Chris gives a power packed visual of setting the stage for article marketing and how you can imagine your [...]
Tags: Article Publishers · Branding · EzineArticles.com · Tips · articles · motivation
10 Article Writing Tips
April 11th, 2009 – 1 Comment
Maximize your Article Marketing Efforts with These 10 Article Writing Tips Article writing tips come easy when you put your articles in an organized fashion beside your computer keyboard and focus on writing. 1. Get out pen and paper. Write down keyword titles and emphasize the important words by underlining them. Write as many titles [...]
