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Edit or Rewrite: Either Way it is Work for Yo...
Published on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 by Essays As a freelance writer, some of my least favorite projects are those where the client wants me to rewrite an existing article. I have since learned that this type of statement, “It’ll only involve a little editing,” usually really means, “You’ll have to rewrite the entire article in order for it to make sense.” My advice to you, the ... Read More »
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Writing: Is It A Skill, Craft, Or Gift?
Published on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 by Essays Whenever you gather writers together they talk about writing. There are many different types of writers. Those who prefer to compose in long-hand or can only write on an old-fashioned manual typewriter. Those who write to music, demand complete silence, or create best surrounded by noise. You have the writers who must plan and outline before they can begin and those w... Read More »
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Maintaining Article Integrity
Published on Sunday, December 27, 2009 by Essays Inasmuch as I enjoy writing, I do not enjoy participating in schemes to create “templated” articles for other "authors" to use or misuse to their delight. Or, at the very least, to profit from my hard work! On occasion, I am asked by a client to take someone else's article, make some changes, and make it their article. Quite frankly, this smacks of plagia... Read More »
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Sales Letters that Sell!
Published on Sunday, December 20, 2009 by Essays The average consumer is inundated with sales pitches. So if you’re selling a product or service to today’s ad weary consumer, if you want your sales letters to get results, you’ll need a step-by-step plan that breaks down the barriers to buying. A plan that bypasses the head and goes right for the heart. If the heart’s in it, the brain will fo... Read More »
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Helping Clients Overcome
Published on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 by Essays If you write for a living, that is, if you write articles for clients you often have heard about writer’s block. Personally, I think the topic is overdone and simply something that comes about when the author is too tired, distracted, or simply not interested in the topic at hand [oh, yes...this does happen!] On the other hand, do your clients sometimes suffer f... Read More »
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Learn Why You Should Have A 3-Tiered Strategy...
Published on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 by Essays You've heard a lot about how much writing articles can do for your internet marketing strategy. You now understand how writing articles can help position you as an expert in your field, gain valuable targed traffic for your web site, and quickly multiple your site's text links. Now you have convinced yourself to take the plunge into article marketing and you have a f... Read More »
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Ripping Apart An Existing Article
Published on Saturday, November 28, 2009 by Essays Occasionally, I get a request from a client to take their existing articles and rewrite each one with a fresh “voice” or style. I usually look at these types of projects with a bit of suspicion, as I wonder if the articles are owned by the client or swiped from someone else. I only proceed if I am confident that the articles are, indeed, the intellectual p... Read More »
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Writing in exchange for bread on the table
Published on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 by Essays Some people say that I have it all &ndash I disagree. I constantly have to struggle with this love-hate relationship I have with writing. I love reading, that’s for sure. And I love to write....about myself as and when I want to. But when I am required to write about something like....say....how to change the black oil in a car or how to pick the right motherboa... Read More »
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Why You Need a 3-Tiered Strategy For Article ...
Published on Saturday, November 7, 2009 by Essays You've heard a lot about how much writing articles can do for your internet marketing strategy. You now understand how writing articles can help position you as an expert in your field, gain valuable targed traffic for your web site, and quickly multiple your site's text links. Now you have convinced yourself to take the plunge into article marketing and you have a f... Read More »
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The Secret To Writing Success
Published on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 by Essays I have a friend who has enjoyed a long successful career as a published novelist. More than once we took part in the same panel at a writer's conference. Whenever it came time to field questions from the audience I came to expect -- actually anticipate -- that some bright-eyed, eager novice would direct a particular question at my friend. It wasn't so much the questio... Read More »

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