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If Tall Trees Could TalkWe must all listen to our oldest elders; they have known our history, and speak our future. Writing 101: Getting an Idea for a Children’s StoryThe hard thing about writing for children is to find an idea that would appeal to a child. If you remember that everyday things are what most children’s books are about, you will find it is easy to get started. I took a story idea from this morning’s classifieds and wrote the story in this article. You can do it too! The Right Fountain Pen: 5 Tips To Consider Before BuyingAre you intrigued by the classic elegance of artistic, well engineered fountain pens that can seduce, as well as intimidate you at the same time? Like forbidden fruit, has the thought of owning a fountain pen left you feeling like you were out of your league? Before purchasing a new fountain pen, unless you are a collector, consider these quick tips first. Three Lessons From The Dean Jones' Muslim SlurA slip of the tounge by Dean Jones has cost him his reputation. A reputation that took years to build. But there are lessons to be learnt from his blunder, so take note. Charm Your Guests with Affordable Invitations and AnnouncementsVerbal invitations are out formal, elaborate, proposals are in. However, posh caligrophy comes with a hefty price tag. This article shows its readers how to charm their guests with ornate stationery, without the steep price synonymous with fancy stationery. Introduction to Technical WritingThe official induction into the career ideology of technical writing. Avoiding Sexism in Your WritingWhat is sexism in writing? It is the assumption that people are all male or all female. Proofreading TipsCollection of proofreading tips. Diaries – It's Not Just Bridget That Uses Them!You resolve to stop smoking, drinking, overeating, being lazy etc. etc. on New Years Eve. You look at a gift from a friend, idly open it and find yourself staring at a beautiful diary. You resolve, to record your deeds and thoughts faithfully in the diary from the New Year onwards!Time passes on... Another New Year approaches and you happen to look at the diary and the 360 blank pages it contains – What happened to your resolve. This is the fate of most diaries. They remain blank and so many trees were cut down to make them. Getting a Book Published...Your WayThis article is about getting a book published the easy way. Follow your dreams and start preparing your writing for the world to see. It's easier than you think. Pens - All Pens Are Not Created EquallyWhat is there to a pen? Bend some metal into a nib, fill the bodies of the tube with soluble ink and you have a pen to write with. Or to be in touch with the modern times, make an ink concentrate, fill it in a small enclosed plastic tube, attach a tiny spring and there you have a ball point pen.It is not as simple as you think though. The niche market for exclusive designer pen is getting bigger and bigger. Every Jones wants a pen of unique design and he doesn’t mind the cost. What is Really Vital?It is a well-known fact that people are constantly subjected to stress that makes them vulnerable to different diseases. This happens because of our disability to define top priorities in life. This article is devoted to the level of vitality of different problems in our modern life. Send Out Ships to Have a Ship Come InWe need to invest in ourselves as writers and in our product(s). If one ship (book) founders, we know we'll be OK, if we're working on the second or the third book. We can choose the self-publishing trade route, or we can write for the Internet. But what we write must be good, must be nearly perfect in every way. 10 Step To Publish Your BooksLearn how to publish your novel, poetry, memoir, how-to book, children's books. Simple Techniques to Unlock the Writer Within YouSimple Techniques to Unlock the Writer Within You
____________________________________________________________________________________ Hero's Journey (Monomyth) and Story Structure: Road of Trials or Road of Transformation?188 plus stages of the Hero's Journey you need to know about Acronymisitis: 21st Century PlagueAn article that needs to be read as soon as ASAP. Hero's Journey (Monomyth) and Story Structure: Pushes, Pulls, Time Pressure and Antagonisms188+ stages of the Hero's Journey you need to know about... 10 Simple Steps - Basics of the Writing ProcessAt one time or another, it will be helpful (if not essential) that every individual knows how to write. The ability to develop a message and present it to others in an understandable fashion is one of the most important skills to be had in our media rich culture. Anyone can write, and write well. It’s simply a matter of knowing how, knowing the processes involved. Here, in a step-by-step format, that process is explained, from start to finish. How I Got My First Novel to PrintWhen I wrote my first novel, I was elated. It was in 1997, and I wrote it in under four months. I had always dreamed of writing a novel but always seemed to find excuses not to sit down and just write it. After a life-altering event, I re-evaluated my life and what I wanted to accomplish. Write Great Tie-Breakers and Win Fabulous Competitions PrizesAre you a competitions enthusiast who enjoys researching and writing tie-breakers? Or do you prefer the laid-back approach, entering prize draws by writing your name and address on a postcard and sending it off? Whatever your choice, some magnificent prizes are available to you. Organizing Researches With BindersBinders, book binders, loose leaf binders, and clips are useful tools in organizing researches. Write a Law School EssayIf you are looking to have a career in law, looking to enter into a law degree you need to know how to write a law essay. Been able to write a law essay can help a lot with your grades and if your grades/LSAT score are low than been able to write a solid law essay can help to push you over the line between a fail and pass. Read on to find out tips and more Accused of Plagiarism? Read How to Create Your Plagiarism Defence StrategyNowadays, Universities are taking plagiarism – using someone else’s words or ideas without giving proper credit to the author of the original – very seriously and are fighting against it. In the best-case scenario, teachers may decide to award a ‘zero’ mark for a paper or a course; in the worst case, Universities may fail the whole degree or expel the student. This article has been written specifically for those students who have been accused of plagiarism, but who believe that they are not guilty. Simple Techniques for Writing an Introduction to Your StoryWriters struggle with how to write the introduction to a story. If the introduction is dull and unexciting, the reader is apt to put it down, never to even read the second paragraph. If the introduction is engaging and interesting, the reader will want to read further to see what will happen next in the story. Writing through Troublesome TimesWriting becomes the means of coping with trauma and emotional distress, therapy for the writer. How to Make Your Characters Sound RealWhat makes a character in a novel memorable? The author's description of the character, the character's actions, or the character's voice? Probably all three. Top Author, Speaker & Consultant Says: Real Professionals Get Paid!There are some wonderful artists that have created lovely and breathtaking paintings.They have produced numerous works; objects of true beauty, and many people with and without a trained eye would say they are gifted.But if they haven’t sold any of their pieces, these artists aren’t professionals.Don’t get me wrong, they’re making themselves happy, and perhaps their friends and family, and all of us would agree that they’re individuals of rare achievement.Still, they aren’t pro’s.The age old distinction applies, whether you’re a writer, a speaker, a bowler, a consultant, or a painter, says best-selling author and popular keynotespeaker, Dr. Gary S. Goodman. Learn When to Use the Lesser-Used Punctuation MarksEveryone is familiar with the more commonly used punctuation marks: the comma, the period, and the question mark. However, many people, in their writing, don't use the semicolon, the colon, the dash, the parentheses, the bracket, the ellipsis, and the slash as much as they do other punctuation marks. A Meditation on the Wonder of LanguageIn His Holiness the Dalai Lama's recent book, The Universe In a Single Atom: the Convergence of Science and Spirituality, he says, "How can something like life emerge from non-life?" In this careful discussion of the current confluence of these "two investigative traditions"—Buddhism and modern science—the question elicits so many others, and His Holiness dives into the inquiry with such diligence and focus that reading question after question, layer upon layer of interdependent thought between the two, a reader quickly becomes absorbed in what can fairly be called a state of meditation.