I have a question for any readers out there who are screenwriters: What’s the market like right now? Tougher in recent years, or about the same as it has always been? Is it possible for screenwriters to make a living without living in California, specifically in the Los Angeles area?
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One of the forums I go to daily deals with affiliate marketing. A lot of savvy people go there, people far more successful at affiliate marketing than I. But I’m constantly learning things there, so that’s good.
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You can have some fun with your writing and stimulate those “creative juices” for the day by doing some useful “warm-ups” to get the words flowing.
One of the most useful writing exercises, and certainly one of the simplest, is to look at a story or news article — look online, check your local newspaper, try your favorite magazine, etc. — and simply ask yourself, “what if …” then fill in the blank.
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I’ve mentioned on this site before the importance of paying attention to details when you write. In this case, I’m thinking of details and accuracy in your fiction writing.
When I mentioned this in the past, I think I used an example from a novel I was reading some years back about Adolph Hitler. It made reference to Hitler’s piercing black eyes. As it happens, I was editing some material just a couple of days before I read that scene which made reference to Hitler’s “icy blue eyes.” Ah, I thought, what color were Hitler’s eyes? Isn’t there a way of finding out — and shouldn’t one of those writers have checked their facts more closely before making reference to Hitler’s eyes? (Hitler’s eyes were blue.)
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Outsourcing of content writing to Third World English speakers (for lack of a better term) appears to be ruining the online writing industry.
The Internet is a VERY big “place,” pretty much unlimited in size, so it’s always difficult to generalize. So, really, I’m only speaking from my limited viewpoint and experience when I make statements about online writing, website and blog content writing, etc.
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If you’ve been online for long, you’ve probably used Google, or Yahoo!, or Bing, or one of the many “search engines” out there to search for information, or perhaps for a particular website.
Long ago, I had a writing teacher somewhere emphasize what I’ve put in the title of this little article. He said I should always be very direct in my writing and strive for economy of language.
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Truly well written fiction — which I do not claim to do — captures a reader and keeps his attention. One simple way to do that is to avoid writing cliches by playing against type, doing the unexpected in a scene or with a phrase you’re writing.
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Last night was very restless for me. It seems the older I get, the less I can sleep soundly at nights. (We won’t even get into some of the standard aging and Old Guys reasons comedians seem to find so funny. It’s not.)
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Which “TLD” type should you buy for your writing or blogging or marketing website? What is a “TLD,” and what does it matter anyway, you ask? It could matter a lot when it comes to getting site visitors and/or customers.
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What are the best writing tools you have? From computers to printers to fine pens and pencils, and everything in between — what tools do you find valuable for your writing.
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This question is aimed at bloggers, but certainly I would appreciate comments from any of you who do online writing of any sort: How much research do you do for a post on your blog?
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After a few weeks or perhaps months of steady writing, especially if your writing involves work that you don’t truly love and have a passion about, you can easily find yourself overextended, even facing a sense of “burnout.”
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The single most important tip I have for writers, whether you’re new to writing or you’re a wily veteran, is simply this: Sit down at that keyboard every day and write something. Even if you just write a little bit, do it every day. And if you have time and inclination to write a lot, then hit it hard every day and hooray for you.
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I know this article may seem to contradict my last article about working with products or services you have an interest in, but think of it more as a “corrective.”
While interest, knowledge, even passion, is valuable for any affiliate marketer, as a writer you have skills that could give you a competitive edge, even if you choose to market something you know little or nothing about.
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