I was asked to write an article on a short deadline. No problem, I thought. Then I got the article specifications which included quoting several experts in the article. Instead of giving up, I got online and within 12 hours had more experts than I needed and a finished article. Breaking into a new writing […]

The Art Of Self Promotion One of the keys to small business success is the ability to develop, write, edit and design your own marketing material. In order to accomplish this goal a small business owner must learn the essential art of self-promotion. The Internet has opened many doors for small business owners and entrepreneurs […]

While running a writing community for the last three years many questions have come up regarding copyright. What is copyright? “The legal protection given to authors which protects them against unauthorized copying of their work.” All writers at one time or another have quoted something someone else has written. I see it all the time […]

If you think proofreading equals editing, then you’re wrong! Editing is a lot more than just scrutinizing your manuscript for misspelled words or missing punctuation marks. As a whole: Edit only *after* you’ve written the *whole* piece. If you stop to edit after every paragraph or sentence, you will disrupt the flow of your thoughts. […]