74 articles on "stories"

Arouse Your Short Story And See It Published

Are you ready to abandon your short stories? Before you toss your newest story in the trash, revisit it using many of the same guidelines editors keep in mind when they review your work. If you follow these guidelines, you will be many steps closer t...

Writing  writing story characters stories submission
Share Your Best Life Story With The World

When most people sit down to write a book, they expect itwill take months to complete the job. They envision workingendlessly and toiling over every word until they finallyemerge a year or two later with their finished"masterpiece." Well, that may ho...

Computers And Internet  computers internet stories learned wolf will
e-Marginalia Travel Beyond the Margin

Does this sound familiar?You return from vacation and the first thing you do is call or email your best friend. You are brimming with exciting news, practically bursting to give a full report on the adventure you just enjoyed. And for a couple of day...

Travel And Leisure  travel leisure stories photographs
Speak With E’s Part 2

Speak With E’s Part 2  by: Sandra Schrift “Educate, Energize, Entertain, and provide an experience for your audience” 1. Use the “Rule of 3.” The most successful speakers limit their remarks to three major points. Here is where you us...

Business And Finance  business finance audience people stories experience they
Desperately Seeking the Truth

Desperately Seeking the Truth by: John Jantsch People today are bombarded by so much information that they have become numb to what feels like advertising or, during political cycles like we are in today, out and out fabrication. Small business ...

Online Business  online business story stories marketing
To Get Free Publicity, Think Local

How do you identify newsworthy stories where you work orlive?Especially newsworthy stories about yourself or your companythat you can pitch to the media in the hope of getting somefree publicity.By remembering a semi-famous quote from the late Speake...

Business And Finance  business finance local stories media news story
Creating a Family Identity

CREATING A FAMILY IDENTITY Everyone who has a family has stories to share. Family traditions, quotes and tall tales are valuable tools that can be used to help create a unique family identity. It gives us a sense of where we came from, our values, ou...

Family  family identity children stories
SUMMER SLOWDOWNS IN MEDIA NEWSROOMS SHOULD HEAT UP YOUR EFFORTS TO GET FREE INK

If you understand how positive news stories can contribute to positive business performance, then you should know that the summer period offers you a unique media relations opportunity to increase your coverage and "free ink." Here's what you ne...

Marketing  marketing news story summer media stories
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS HEIRLOOM STORIES ARE A PERFECT GIFT

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: HEIRLOOM STORIES ARE A PERFECT GIFTWORD COUNT 435Selecting the right gift for a special someone is sometimes joyous, sometimes a chore. Give a gift that’s free. A gift that no one else could give. A gift of your legacy!Consid...

Family  family stories gift history quilt heirloom them
What Really Matters Most

Author: Lee WiseCopyright date: 2003Word Count: 468 w/bioCharacters per line: 60WHAT REALLY MATTERS MOSTRevisiting The Important Dramas Of Our Lives© Lee Wise 2003 All rights reservedA QUOTE...DEPTH©Lee Wise, 2002The appreciation of life I ...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation stories average really