Writing
Breathing life into your fictional characters
The key to creating great characters is to know your character. When you know the characters you create, the more real they are to your readers. The best ways to get to know your characters are writing detailed character sketches. These sketches should include background information, journaling as your characters, and a complete personality assessment. It is much easier than one might think. Writers
Write nowvote now: Effort or Insight - (view results)
Effort
by Cyd Madsen
In the early years of the 20th Century, there was a young man inspired to write. So great was his inspiration
Insight
by Will Emprise
Great writing is succinct and profound. Some simple quotes are more renowned and more valued than some
Business of Writing (Other)
- Should faculty sell complementary copies to book resellers?
- The best book publishers in Boston
- Steps to winning the pen struggle
- Tips for writing a government grant proposal
- The missing sequel to Dan Brown's DaVinci code
- How to choose the right copyediting and proofreading books
- How to write an article which sells
Internet Writing & Blogging
- The art of blogging
- How to start a book reviewing blog
- Why the spelling and grammar on Internet postings is so poor
- Critiquing writing in an online group
- Tips for writing the best blog
- How to become an About.com guide
- Best blogs for inspirational thoughts
Marketing & Selling Writing
- How to publish best-selling books
- How to sell your novel
- Standards for using real names of people, businesses, etc. in your writing
- Avoiding publishing pitfalls
- Book reviews: Children's Writers & Illustrator's Market
- Difficulties with getting published
- Most promising genres for writers who want to get sold
Writing Process (Other)
RIGHT READS FOR WRITERS
The best writers are rabid readers. Real writers have a passion for the printed word. Visit any wordsmith's
by C.V.Rajan
Helium being a "Write, Read and Rate" site, we can not wish away the rating exercise. How to make rating more enjoyable (or at least
After dabbling into so many online writing communities and other 'pay-per post' blogs, I have discovered that Helium is by far the
by Kate Johns
Becoming a better writer really boils down to how much you really want it. Like everything else in life, becoming a better writer requires
Writing Assignments
- Internet Writing & Blogging
- Experience using Article Axis to post articles
- Good work routines for Wikipedia editors
- Discussing bad online payment modules of content publishing sites
- Marketing & Selling Writing
- Using Yahoo Overture to get website visitors
- How to access "Industry insider" buzz sites
- Testimonies: How my self published textbook was picked up by a traditional publisher
- Screenwriting
- Funniest screenwriter stories
- Writing Tips
- How to make cliches sound original and new
- Fiction-writing: The role of "immediacy" and how to achieve it
- Competition tips from champion spellers
- Writing Resources
- Book reviews: The Elements of Journalism, What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect, by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosentiel
- The best online writing courses
- The best writing resources on the Internet
RSS FeedDifference of opinion? Debate now.
- Business of Writing (Other)
- Which is better for writers: Finding a print or online publisher?
- Are used textbooks the solution to the high cost of textbooks?
- Should faculty sell complementary copies to book resellers?
- Does selling used textbooks hurt authors and publishers?
- Citizen Journalism
- Should bloggers and citizen journalists have an opportunity to get credentials so they can cover Congress the same way mainstream media journalists do?
- Are citizen journalists more trustworthy than professional journalists?
