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The Importance Of Curiosity When Creating Bullets

A guest post By Sean D’Souza of Psychotactics.com Step into a bookstore, step into the business section and pull out a book. Then flip the book to the back cover. And here’s what you̵...

2 h ago

Mastering Words: Transform Your Writing Weakness into Strength

A guest post by Angela Ackerman of The Bookshelf Muse Each day, we seek to put our best foot forward. We shower, dress for the day’s activities, style our hair. We plan, organize, gather our things, ...

3 days ago 1 person likes this

Eight Simple Tips for Editing Your Own Work

A guest post by Ali Luke of Aliventures.com One key factor that separates mediocre writers from good ones (and even good from great) is the quality of their editing. If you’re working for a big magaz...

5 days ago 2 people like this

The Biggest Mistake Most Writers Make

A guest post by Sean Platt of GhostWriterDad.com. Not having a website or blog to call their own is one of the biggest mistakes a modern writer can make. It’s shocking how many writers make it anyway...

06 feb 12

Know Thyself. 7 Truths About Writers

A guest post by Joanna Penn from The Creative Penn, one of the Top 10 Blogs for Writers Claiming the word ‘writer’ for yourself can be a big step. You may have been writing all your life but do you a...

03 feb 12

A Radical Approach to Launching a Book? Interview with Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing

Do you plan to write a book at some point in the future? Writing a book is a big challenge. But there is another hurdle at the end: you have to launch your book. Danny Iny of  Firepole Marketing came...

31 jan 12

Is Your Writing Career Missing This Single Most Crucial Element?

A guest post by Josh Sarz of Sagoyism I read a story a while back about a farmer who was sowing seeds by hand. He would bring his pouch of seeds, go out and start sowing. The farmer threw the seeds e...

26 jan 12 1 person likes this

Writing Secrets of Prolific Authors

A guest post by David Masters of inkably: tell better stories. Isaac Asimov, one of the big three science fiction writers of the twentieth century, published over 500 books including novels, short st...

23 jan 12 2 people like this

Writers: How to Avoid Stagnation

A Guest Post by Meredith Resnick of The Writer’s [Inner] Journey When my kids were in middle school they got a lot of make-work for homework and classwork, stuff that kept them very busy but th...

20 jan 12 2 people like this

Writers – Have You Developed THIS Skill?

By Mary Jaksch, Chief Editor of Write to Done These days, if you want to make it as a writer, you need to do more than just write well. It used to be enough, but … Before we all went digital, e...

17 jan 12 1 person likes this

The Pros and Cons of Comparing Yourself to Other Writers

A guest post by K.M. Weiland of Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors With the advent of writing communities on such networking sites as Twitter and Facebook and half a thousand forums and Nings, ...

13 jan 12 1 person likes this

5 Ways to Draw Readers Into Your Articles

A guest post by Linda Formichelli from the Renegade Writer blog Readers are short on time. So when someone starts reading your article, you have just a few seconds to draw her in and convince her to ...

10 jan 12 1 person likes this

5 Actions to Take to Bring Your Blog into the Spotlight

A guest post by Bamidele Onibalusi of YoungPrePro As a writer looking forward to using the internet to grow your business, you’d probably have come across several articles telling you to start ...

06 jan 12 3 people like this

Three Words You Should Eliminate from Your Writing

A guest post by James Chartrand of Men with Pens Every good copywriter will tell you that you should write concisely. Eliminate every unnecessary word. Be bold with your choice of nouns and adjective...

03 jan 12 2 people like this

What Bad Movies Teach us About Good Writing

A guest post by Jennifer Brown Banks of Pen and Prosper Have you ever shelled out good money for the show and then felt cheated when the movie was over? Maybe it was a low budget flick that you held ...

29 dec 11 1 person likes this

Top 10 Blogs for Writers 2011/2012- The Winners

When we asked you to nominate your favorite blog for writers, we got over 2,100 comments and nominations! This year’s sixth annual competition was simply awesome. Great to see how passionate re...

23 dec 11 1 person likes this

Top 10 Blogs for Writers Contest 2011/12: The Finalists

Who are the finalists? Three weeks ago we asked you to nominate your favorite blog for writers. We got over 2,100 comments and nominations! Thanks to everyone who put in a nomination. Here are the 20...

23 dec 11

Memoir Gets its Own Back: Kapka Kassabova on how an Idea Morphed into a Published Book

Kapka Kassabova A guest post by Kapka Kassabova ‘If you want to work on your art, work on your life.’ – Chekhov Ten years ago, I was a single East European émigré living in Auckland and caught betwee...

20 dec 11

How to Make your Readers Sit Up and Take Notice

Raiders of the Lost ... By Mary Jaksch, Chief Editor of Write to Done Let’s say you want to write about a dry subject like how to use backlinking for SEO (Search Engine Optimization). How can you mak...

13 dec 11

10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue

A guest post by Ali Luke “And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” – Lewis Carroll I can manage books without pictures, but I know h...

12 dec 11 3 people like this

The Importance of Inserting the ‘Mistake’ In Your Article

A mistake? A guest post by Sean DSouza of Psychotactics I remember the time I was watching a video on the ‘water test’ The ‘water test’ is a method to accurately gauge if a pan is exactly at the righ...

05 dec 11 1 person likes this

How to Show (Not Tell): A Writing Lesson from John LeCarre

Can you show (not tell)? By Mary Jaksch I’m sure you agree that whether you write fiction or faction, stories are a great way to convey your message. Even in fact-focused blog posts, a good story can...

28 nov 11 2 people like this

Nominate Your Favorite Writing Blog: 6th Annual Top 10 Blogs for Writers Contest

The ANNUAL TOP 10 BLOGS FOR WRITERS It’s time to open up nominations for the 6th annual Top 10 Blogs for Writers Contest—the blogosphere’s biggest contest for writing blogs. How to Nominate Your Favo...

22 nov 11

The [nearly] Ultimate Guide to Better Writing

By Mary Jaksch Do you want to become a better writer? We’ve got something for you. And it’s totally free! We’ve just put the finishing touches on our first WTD eBook, called The (ne...

21 nov 11

Why a Publisher Says: Become an Expert – Write an eBook

By Nicolas Gremion of Paradise Publishers Looking to make the leap to becoming a published author?  Wanting to expand your brand?  Hoping to position yourself as an expert in your field? An eBook can...

17 nov 11 1 person likes this

3 Unusual Keys to Using Ebooks to Make a Living

By Leo Babauta We are living in the most exciting time in history to be a writer, to publish your ideas, to make a living helping others. It’s incredible because: It’s easier than ever be...

14 nov 11 3 people like this

How to Land a Guest Post Without Fail: 21 Secret Tips

By Mary Jaksch Do you want to grow your blog? Then writing guest posts is a great option. But it’s not so easy to get it right. As the Chief Editor of Write to Done, I get a lot of pitches. Som...

07 nov 11 3 people like this

What Are You Writing?

By Mary Jaksch What are you working on right now? A blog post? A novel? Your best article ever? A poem? A film script? An Ebook? Maybe you’ve just finished something you’re really proud o...

01 nov 11

Why Researching Articles to Death Is A Waste of Time

Use "What?" for article marketing A guest post by Sean DSouza of Psychotactics The world was flat. Now it’s round. Who knows? Maybe it’s square. Research helps. But there’s a problem with r...

20 oct 11 1 person likes this

How to Write What People Actually Want to Read

By Mary Jaksch, Chief Editor of WTD So let’s say you want to write a piece that will knock the socks off your readers. How can you find out if they’ll be interested in the topic you’re keen to write ...

19 oct 11 2 people like this

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