When Writing Isn't A Job

Many writers have done the task for many years as a part of their job or even as their sole income. It can be hard but it can also pay the bills. But what when they retire or move on? Do they still write even if there is little or no income deriving from it?

Journaling - A Strategy for Writer's Block

You have a pen, are ready to write, but the words just won't come. Distractions, personal interruptions, the phone, the assignments, and personal issues get in the way. How can you refocus? Let's try these strategies.

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 20)

In writing my novel I learnt 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.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - When the Supernatural Aid is No Longer Needed

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... When the Supernatural Aid is no longer needed, he (or she) departs or travels to where he (or she) is needed. In Midnight Cowboy (1969), Ratso dies. In Silence of the Lambs (1991), Lecter ...

Web Content Writer - Get Started Writing For The Web

Discover the vast new field of Web content writing. You can make a great income, even as a part-time writer. As more advertising dollars move online, the demand for Web content writers is expanding. Get started writing for the Web today.

Great Technical Writing - Improve Document Searches

Searches in User Documents (manuals, etc.) often fail because the Reader uses different words for a concept than the author uses. Since the Reader's words do not appear in the document, the document search mechanism cannot find them, resulting in frustration. This article describes a User-friendly technique for improving searches, without having to change the Users' behavior or the search software.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - the World of the Oracle

188 stages of the Hero's Journey you need to know about... the World of the Oracle. New Creatures. The Oracle is surrounded by creatures that are unique to his or her World and gifts. In The Matrix (1999), the Oracle is surrounded by others with special abilities.

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.

Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 14)

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.

Post NaNoWriMo Blues

How to handle the blues after the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).

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.

Essay Writing

This article shows how to write an essay. It can be used for the high school level or other levels.

Fiction - Writing the Synopsis

A synopsis is an abridgment, an outline or a short presentation of any written work. A synopsis is necessary to tell an editor what the book is about and if its progression is reasonable.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Foreshadows And Inner Caves

Before the actual Push out of the Ordinary World, a Foreshadow is not uncommon. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967).

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Catharses

Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens.