Fast Press Release Writing - Press Release Writing

Press release writing has become an effective method of getting strong backlinks, in addition to article marketing. I am just such a strong believer in article marketing that I cannot leave the topic alone. So I will relate writing press releases to article marketing. The thing with press releases and the reason I don't promote them as much is that they are good for one link or two or three - but...

Writing an eBook About Technology - Easier Said Than Done

As writers we are often assigned projects or come up with a project of our own to do. What might seem simple can quickly escalate into a full on monumental task. For instance take a recent project I decided to embark on; an eBook about a specific sub-sector of Technology. Believe it or not it was an eBook on the Future of Skateboards, or rather hoverboards of the future.

Writing Your Killer Press Release

Are you cutting on your advertising budget but want to get attention? This should not be a problem. In every company, publicity is important. If you are quite tight with the advertising budget, you can get free publicity. The solution is simple...

5 Steps to Great Writing

Where does bad writing come from and how can you fix it? Boring, frustrating writing comes from the mistaken belief that readers are interested in what you have to say... but are they? Maybe not, but if you follow these five steps, they will be.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Raging Bull (1980)

188 stages of the Hero' s Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... Raging Bull (1980) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within...

4 Tips For Writers On How To Create Some Creativity

Creativity is not as hard as some people think. Here are a few tips to help get your creativity juices flowing.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Brokeback Mountain (2005)

188 stage Hero's Journey, Monomyth

Fiction - Easing Exposition into a Story

Exposition is the descriptive material that sets a tone to a piece of writing and introduces the background, the characters, and other facts. It should be used wisely inside the story without boring the reader with long tedious passages.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story, Screenplay Structure - The Matrix (1999)

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... The Matrix (1999) Removal of Obstacles is normally straightforward. In Dances with Wolves (1990)...

188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story, Screenplay Structure - Carlito's Way (1993)

188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...Carlito's Way (1993)

188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story, Screenplay Structure - Dances with Wolves (1990)

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...Dances with Wolves (1990)

188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

188 satge Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): - Alien (1979)

188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Alien (1879)

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story, Screenwriting Structure - Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Red Flags in Publishing

As a publisher, I do have to negotiate at times with potential authors and editors, and as a writer I have had to learn some legalese so as to protect my own interests. However, over the years it has shocked me to know how many authors (many who had only been published for the first time) practically signed the ones offered to them without putting much thought into it. Sadly, it's such situations that account for the growing number of complaints lodged against certain dubious companies; then again, there are companies that spell everything out, then don't deliver. It's no wonder the image of the writer suffering for his craft rings true.