Have Pen Will Write
The term freelance has been described as "A person who sells services to employers without a long-term commitment to any of them." This is essentially the truth of freelance writing. In many ways a
Book Review: Fired! Tales Of The Canned, Canceled, Downsized, & Dismissed
Almost everyone has been fired from a job, and just about everyone has a story to go along with it. Annabelle Gurwitch, the actor and screen writer, decided to capitalize on this fact by compiling
Article Writing: Breaking Writer's Block
It is amazing to see how much we all still dread writing; even a simple letter or memo! When we start talking about an Essay or an Article for publication, it gets much worse. As human beings, we a
Beating Writers Block: Melting The Sea Of Perfection
You're staring at the computer screen or a sheet of typing paper.
It's blank.
Right before you sat down to write, you had a ton of great ideas.
Then you sat down and POOF! They
The Three Act Structure
As the craft of writing has evolved, it has naturally formed the plot structure most pleasant to the human mind. This is the Three Act Structure, and it applies to short stories, novels and screenp
Your First Steps To Becoming A Writer
What's the first step to becoming a writer? You'd think it would be "write", but it's not. In speaking to other writers and from what I know of my own journey to becoming a writer, I've come to rea
Great Job Resumes: The First Step To Landing Great Jobs
How Important are Job Resumes in Securing the Perfect Job?
The function of outstanding job resumes is to get the attention of your potential employer. More than simply a listing of yo
Killing Characters
One of the things that can really cause a jolt in a story is the death of a character, when done with the proper situation and timing. Doing this can bring a wave of emotion over the reader, especi
Become The Writer You Always Dreamed Of Being
So you want to be a writer, except you don’t know where to begin. Heck you can’t even think of something to write about let alone how you’re going to get paid for writing. Maybe you have gotten o
How To Write Articles Quickly
Yuck, it's that time again, newsletter time. Are you stuck in front of a blank page or computer screen? Do you struggle each time you have to write? People seem to find all other tasks preferable t
Notches
When the verdict was read my client smiled broadly and rapidly turned toward me and shook my hand vigorously and patted my shoulder at the same time. His quickness of movement surprised me and as I
Reading & Writing English: Words Ending In "D"
The different sounds that the letter"d" takes at the end of a verb in the past tense
An extract from the book: Word Power by the author of this article.
The English lan
Screenwriting & Screenwriters – Beyond Syd Field
Without denigrating the work and contribution of Syd Field to the art of screenwriting, it is about time many screenwriters moved on.
Syd Field gave us the plot point - a clearer definition
Q And A Year End
These questions are taken from the book The 5 Year Journal. Print these pages and write your answer to each question. You may want to write your answers from year to year and experience what has ch
How To Write Good Articles
As a writer you may be ready to cash in on the need for web content. There is a lot of money that can be made through content writing if you know what web publishers are looking for in high quality
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