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Writing InformationGreatness[When I was a nineteen-year-old high school student and budding poet ? two years after my diving accident] many factors adversely affected my creativity. My trips in a special bus to school and back home, my courses, and my assignments, though I was spared a lot of writing and was mostly tested orally, all this was time-consuming. More often than not, my obligation to study took priority over my desire to compose poetry. A Writers Personal Cheer SquadWe all need a cheer squad. Plotting By Personality - Work With Your Natural InstinctsWhat's the best way to plot? Publisher Ethics For Reprint-able ArticlesLet?s Discuss Publisher Ethics: Character Motivation - Always Ask WHYFor many years, I?ve been a tutor for students undertaking courses in writing romance, crime or children?s stories. In that time, I?ve marked thousands of assignments. I?ve seen hundreds of plots, thousands of scenes, millions of words. And if I had to give writers one piece of advice after seeing all those millions of words, it would be this: always ask ?WHY?? Scenes and StructureBeginning writers often tend to think of a book as a series of chapters. It's actually more useful to regard it as a series of linked scenes. Why? Because it makes it a lot easier to control the pace of your story. Writing HI-LO Material (High Interest, Low Ability) for Slow ReadersTo write books for readers at an elementary reading level (for either adults or children) you start off exactly the same way as you do any other book: you work out a strong plot and people it with interesting characters. Common Writing Mistakes - Are These Holding You Back From Writing Success?During the years that I?ve been teaching writing and participating in writers? critique sessions, I?ve seen some real talent. There are writers who produce such sparkling prose that you know publication is only a matter of time. 14 Tips On Writing The Short-Short StoryThe short-short story has been likened by some as being closer to writing a poem than a story. And that makes sense?every word has to be packed with power; every line has to move the story along. Writing For the Joy of ItAs a child, I loved to write. I can't remember ever not writing. Basic Word Processing Tips for WritersWord processors are so widely used now that I tend to take it for granted that most writers know how to perform basic tasks (e.g. double space their work, count the number of words, and indent a paragraph automatically). Every so often, however, I see a manuscript that reminds me that there are a lot of writers who are still using a word processor as they would an old-fashioned typewriter. Critique Groups - The Good, The Bad and the UglyWhat do people expect when they join a writing group? Get Rich Writing With Your Computer Word ProcessorYour computer is a writing machine, a word processor, a desktop publishing system that can make you rich and famous. The big seller on the internet is information products and you can get a flood of cash pouring into your home office from you writing. Your computer can be turned onto autopilot flying high off the ground into cyberspace. The computer desktop publishing system makes it all possible. A Freelancers Journey, Part OneToday it begins. Keeping a Journal - One of the Three Treasures to Leave Behind(excerpted from the "How to Use a Journal" audio series by Jim Rohn)
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