2,437 articles related to "writing"

Translation: How Much Talent Required?

People generally tend to believe that translation is merely the mechanical replacement of languages, and therefore anybody can be a translator if he/she happens to know a foreign language. This is absolutely wrong! Knowledge of foreign languages is ...

Writing  writing translation knowledge language translator languages subject foreign therefore
Carving Out A Home Writing Retreat

The phone rings. The laundry pleads to be stuffed, cycled, dried and folded. Chaos reigns in the kitchen, e-mails queue for attention. Our lives are at once mundane and undeniably seductive at the same time. When we sit down to write at home, suddenl...

Writing  writing time write training olympics past
What Magazine Editors Value From Freelance Writers

Ask a bunch of aspiring magazine writers what editors are looking for when they read article queries and I'll bet most of them answer, "good article ideas." Well, sort of. What editors most want to find in queries are good article ideas from wr...

Writing  writing editors writers article people queries
Distinctiveness in Personal Statements: Byproduct or Goal?

Distinctiveness in Personal Statements: Byproduct or Goal? by: Linda Abraham "What makes you unique is not that you have had these life-altering experiences, but rather how and why your perspective has changed or been reinforced as a result of t...

Writing  writing experiences story essays they
Four Keys to Successful Journaling

Four Keys to Successful JournalingBy Christin SnyderIn part one of “The Healing Powers of Journaling” we explored the various ways that journaling aids in personal empowerment and healing. By using the following four guidelines, you can ensure yo...

Writing  writing journaling write healing happened
Web Writing's Evolution The Web Content Market for Writers

When It All Began: The First Web Writings While there weren't many online writers in the formative years of the web, if you were around then, you know what it was like. What I remember most about the web back then (the Al Gore days?) was the pla...

Writing  writing online content writers work website
Missing Any Markets Lately Or How to Quickly and Easily Increase the Size of Your Market.

Missing any markets lately? That’s a good question to ask yourself if you’ve never given much thought to the disabled.I’m sorry to admit that I really hadn’t, until a client gave medirections to include a TTY telephone number (for the hearing...

Writing  writing disabled market theyre when
Personal Profile Of The Week Jim Edwards

Jim Edwards is the author and co-author of several ebooks,including two wildly successful best-sellers: "How to Writeand Publish your own ebook...in as little as 7 Days" withJoe Vitale http://hop.clickbank.net/?bizreport/7dayebookand "33 Days to Onli...

Writing  writing game college online chihuahua hobbiesinterestsactivities days
If The Viewpoint Character Is A Secondary Character, Have You Established Who He is

Creative Writing Tips –I have said above that if a secondary character tells the story of the main character, then the spotlight should be kept on the main character. This shouldn’t be taken to the extreme though. In other words, you don’t just...

Writing  writing main character story secondary telling
Refinance Student Loans - How and Why?

Refinance Student Loans - How and Why? by: Vanessa McHooley Let’s face facts. Going to college these days, especially private universities, is no cheap task and can put you well into debt before you even enter the “real world” for yourself...

Writing  writing college loans refinancing student rates