Writing For Profit At Home
Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by MairaS in Being a writer, Make money through freelance writing
Tired of punching a clock or putting in a sixty-hour week and taking home forty hours worth of pay while on “salary”? If so, and you’re a trained copywriter, the Internet might just be the perfect place for you to turn for a break in the “routine”. While you might not start out at anything [...]
Writing to Make Money
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Being a writer, Blog, Web content, Writing tacts
There are thousands of ways to make money through online resources. One of the many ways is to write opinions about people, services, products and websites. There are weekly, biweekly and monthly payments available for just writing opinions in your own blog and then posting it in various other blogs. Writing is a marketable craft. [...]
Writer’s Block
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Being a writer, Writing tacts
Every writer suffers from writer’s block. It is as common as sunburn on a beach. For some, the prospect of putting that first word on a blank page is daunting, and sheer indecision can prevent them from being able to begin. Other writers find that, for them, writer’s block is that moment when you simply [...]
Tutorial Writing
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Articles, Being a writer, Writing tacts
In the world of modern academia, and of continuing education long after graduation, tutorial writing is fast becoming the “in” field for writers. Tutorials on how to operate some of today’s high-tech equipment are often more difficult to read than the device is to understand. It is, therefore, essential that the writer of tutorial remember [...]
Travel Writing
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Being a writer, Travelogue Writing, Writing tacts
Travel writing is fast becoming one of the most popular fields of modern research writing, both for short work (articles, etc.) and for novelists. Since travel is a subject that fascinates most readers, the writer endeavoring to enter the travel writing market, needs to be aware of their market audience. The travel reader is usually [...]
Thesis Writing
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Being a writer, Research Papers, Writing tacts
Thesis writing is the apex of academic writing. In a thesis, the goal is to form an opinion or theory (a.k.a. a hypothesis) and then research respected, reliable sources to find facts and data that will support this theory. The thesis usually contains an introductory paragraph stating the writer’s theory or thesis, and then is [...]
Short Story Writing
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Being a writer, Writing tacts
Writers often compose their first short story in grammar school. In the same token, many prominent novelists began their distinguished careers as the writers of short stories. Short story writing is not child’s play. Usually fictitious, the story can range from as short as two hundred and fifty words, up to ten to fifteen thousand, [...]
Sales Copy Writing
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Being a writer, Marketing and Advertising Material, Writing tacts
Persuasive writing finds its strongest voice in sales copy writing. Sales copy, whether it is written for advertisement or description, must entice the reader. Good sales copy will tout the advantages of the product or service to be sold, using terms targeted for a specific audience. Usually the copy is short and requiring unique, catchy [...]
PR Writing
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Being a writer, PR, Writing tacts
Writing a press release or any other article whose purpose is to promote public relations for an individual or for a company, requires writers to walk a thin line. They must maneuver between the facts upon which their writing is based, and the reputation of the person or business that has employed them to present [...]
Paragraph Writing
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Articles, Being a writer, Writing tacts
Writing a paragraph is, after sentence composition, the most basic step in writing. Paragraphs, like sentences, can ask questions, command actions or state facts. They will lead with an introductory sentence, especially if the paragraph is intended to stand-alone and is not part of a larger work. The body of the paragraph will back up, [...]