New Technical Writer - Use The Persona To Create The Most Useful Section Of Your User Document

A good User Document includes sections on how to set up, use, and care for the product. However, to create a great User Document, the technical writer should use the Persona, generated in the analysis of the User/Reader, to create the topics for the most useful section of the User Document. This article describes this procedure.

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 15)

In writing my novel I learned a lot of things the hard way so I just wanted to put this series out there for would be writers to help them on their path to writing their own book.

Should You Self-Publish Or E-Publish?

What are the advantages/disadvantages between self-publishing and going with an e-publisher? A lot depends on your book, your experience, and what you hope to accomplish.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Dissolving Away the Old Self

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... The Road of Trials is a stage where the Hero's Old Self dissolves away.

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 16)

In writing my novel I learned a lot of things the hard way so I just wanted to put this series out there for would be writers to help them on their path to writing their own book.

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 17)

In writing my novel I learned a lot of things the hard way so I just wanted to put this series out there for would be writers to help them on their path to writing their own book.

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 18)

In writing my novel I learned a lot of things the hard way so I just wanted to put this series out there for would be writers to help them on their path to writing their own book.

Breaking the Writer's Stalemate

Whether or not you are writing for income, or to fulfill a class assignment, or just for pleasure, the end result is that you have to break the stalemate somehow. You need to submit the article to your editor, you need to turn in that research paper, or you just need to stop drawing fancy bubble letters on an otherwise blank notepad.

Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Call to Adventure and Refusal (Godfather, 1972)

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...In The Godfather (1972), Sollozzo asks to meet with the Corleones to discuss funding

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Godfather (1972) Magic Flight

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process.

Creating Riveting Romances in Fiction - The Anima-Animus Archetype (Part 2)

Part of the Psychology for Writers series. Exploration of the Anima/Animus archetype, which is most often seen in romantic relationships, and how to use it to create more compelling romantic relationships, regardless of genre. Part II focuses on what makes love grow - and how happily ever afters really work.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Screenwriting Tools

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... Abbreviated Excerpts 6.

New Technical Writer - Don't Confuse Your Reader with Your Words

Stop confusing your Reader with the words you use. Your Reader is trying his-her best to understand how your product works without having to figure out your writing. Here are some writing guidelines to help you stop baffling your Reader.