393 articles on "story"

Write Possibilities

Write Possibilities by: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-RussWe writers are a powerful lot. We control time. We dictate actions. We control destinies. We can make two completely opposite people fall in love with each other, and we can create family feuds ...

Writing  writing story write object character main about
Learning to Question your Elephant Child: Who, What, Where, When and Why

Learning to Question your Elephant Child: Who, What, Where, When and Why by: Stephen Earley Jordan, II Having problems writing? I don't know why. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll writes up to five columns a week. After all, if ...

Writing  writing events story work
Develop a Kick-Ass Plot!

What is a plot?The dictionary definition of the word ‘plot’ relating to a story is:“The plan or main story of a literary work” [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]So the plot then, is the planned storyline. Some writers fly by the seat of thei...

Writing  writing story characters think journey there
Does The Title Reflect The Story

Short Story Writing Tips –We all have different tastes in what we like to read. Some have a particular taste for horror, while others prefer romance or fantasy or crime stories, etc. My favourite genre in short stories is horror, so once the title ...

Writing  writing title story connection always
You Have All You Need

Russell Conwell, the founder and first president of Temple University, told the story of "Acres of Diamonds" to illustrate just how often focus is misplaced: A wealthy landowner in south Asia was living a full and contented life until he learned of...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation landowner diamonds story life people years
Is Your Title Compelling

Your title is your selling tool. It’s the first thing readers will scan and contemplate whether to read your story.What your title’s job is, it has to lure the readers into your story – it has to be so compelling that they won’t even have a c...

Writing  writing title readers titles story
Learn to Write - Your Story and the Background

Authors have a lot of mundane details to wade through when they learn to write. Even when you think you have one aspect mastered, you may turn around and find that another nuance has been entirely overlooked. Each part of a story is like a puzzle tha...

Writing  writing background details story
Marketing

Marketing by: Phil Basten Want to get more signups for your newsletter, ezine, downline club, optin list? Want to make more sales for that special product or service you are offering or, get more paying members for that new program you just joi...

Marketing  marketing story write subject readers about
Review Stop Bullying Bobby

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Travel And Leisure  travel leisure children bullying tips story well
Put Muscle on Your News Proposal

Let’s say your company is opening a new widget plant. Immediately, you have change, which is one of the four basic elements of news.But change is also the most common of these four elements, and thus the weakest. You should search for other element...

Marketing  marketing elements company change story news