Persistence Pays – But Not Enough to Cover the Rent
A Guest Post by Wayne E. Pollard, Creator of Bo’s Café Life
I believe that persistence is the most important trait you should have if you want to get published. To get my first piece published in The New York Times, I pitched it to at least five different editors until I found one who was [...]
3 Simple Tips for Effortless Writing
A Guest Post by David Turnbull of Adventures of a Barefoot Geek
I feel writing should be effortless. To some that may sound ridiculous, and a few months ago I may have agreed with you, because syphoning thoughts from your brain into a coherent structure is mighty difficult, but alas, I love writing too much for [...]
8 Valuable Lessons Newspapers Must Learn From Bloggers to Survive
The news has been democratized.
By Leo Babauta
It’s not news that the news industry is changing rapidly, and the traditional newspaper and magazine industry is in a whole mess of trouble.
Newspapers are losing readers at an alarming rate to online reading — and readers are reading not only newspapers, but blogs and many other types of [...]
Campfire Writing: Why Stories are the Writer’s Elemental Tool
A guest post by David Masters
“I don’t think you can write – at least not well – if you don’t love stories.”
~ Nora Roberts
“To hell with facts! We need stories!”
~ Ken Kesey
An Ancient Greek Parable on How to Captivate Your Audience
Demades, the Ancient Greek orator, is about to address an assembly in Athens on [...]
What are Your 3 Best Writing Tips?
By Mary Jaksch
Every writer is an expert on writing, write? I mean, right?
You don’t feel like an expert? Join the club! Neither do I. But imagine this scenario:
You’re at home. It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon and you’re sitting at your computer.
The phone rings.
“Hi,” the caller says. “My name is Jordana and I hear that you [...]
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