Ten Tips for a Successful Public Reading

There are a number of things you can do to ensure a successful public poetry or book reading!

The Publishing Business

If you love books, then we probably share the same fascination with publishing. I’ve always wondered how an idea ends up as a book and how the author and the publishing house make money from the book’s publication.

Speed Reading For Comprehension Purposes!

For every prospective speed reader, the first steps needed to jump start his reading skills should be having a good understanding of the concept of speed reading. When you speed read, there are two things you achieve namely comprehension and speed.

How to Create Great Dialogue in Your Book

Get your characters talking and you create a new dimension for your book. Do it write, and you've one sizzling manuscript in your hands.

Proving Your Expertise

How does writing a book prove your expertise? Simple, you get third party testimonials from people that have seen your work and read your book before it went to press. There is nothing like a third party testimonial.

5 Steps to Generate Extra Income for Writers

Learn how you can earn money with ebooks and special reports. As an added bonus, you can also boost your website traffic and book sales!

Your Writing and Taxes: What Can You Deduct?

Becoming a successful writer can be expensive, don’t think just because you don’t make a profit you can’t write off your expenses. To deduct expenses in excess of the income associated with your writing activities, you need to be able to demonstrate that you are conducting a business. Here are some of the guidelines the IRS uses to make that determination.

Writing - How to Become a Better Writer

There are a number of things you can do to become a better writer, and fast...read how here!

What Are The Major Advances In Essay Writing Software

The essay writing software that is in the market has been seen as something that is little more than a glorified word process expect for the past few years. Some of the changes that have been seen, have been not just in the word processing, but also in the added functionality of the essay writing software.

Freelance Writers: How to Double (Even Triple) Client Response Rates

Marketing is the bane of every freelancer's existence (in fact, EVERY business owner's existence). Most of us hate it, but it must be done. Following the steps outlined below, you should easily double -- maybe even triple -- response rates on your next campaign.

How to Make Freelancing Your Full-time Career in 2007

Following are four steps to take to make 2007 the year you made freelancing your career once and for all. It ain't going to be easy, but it is a plan everyone can put into action.

Reaping Benefit from Your Writing Group

The old saying is true. You do reap what you sow. This goes for your writing group as well. You can reap some wonderful benefits from being a part of a writing group, but there are some things you should remember to get the most of your experience.

Betty Ann Ross, Just Who Is That Woman

That same year on a Saturday afternoon we were watching the Oklahoma and Texas football game from her living room. All of a sudden my pager went off and I went to the phone and called the plant and learned that some equipment was down and the shift foreman needed my help. I told Betty I would be back in a few minutes and to let me know how the game ended. She said she would and I left. A couple of hours later I came back and asked her about the game and she said Texas won. The next morning we drove to a local restaurant to read the Sunday paper and have some breakfast and I immediately saw on the front page that Oklahoma had won the football game. I glanced over at Betty. “I thought you said Texas won the game.” She glanced up from the women’s section of the paper. “They did win, didn’t they?” “No!” I said, and showed her the score. “Oh!” She said. “I suppose I should have watched the rest of the game.”