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How to Write a Book with a Cowriter (And Still Get Along With Them)
thewritepractice.com Aug 21, 2019
Writing a book with a cowriter can be an awesome experience. But cowriting a book can also spiral into a frustrating mess and an abandoned project if youre not prepared. How do you know whether you should cowrite a book? And then how do you...
Writing Jobs for Bloggers: 10 Sites That Pay $75+ for Guest Posts
www.makealivingwriting.com Aug 21, 2019
No. Im not talking about the prolific Craigslist ads and content-mill stuff that pays $5 to $10 per blog post. If those are the types of writing jobs youve been chasing, its time to get some new clients. You can do better. If you ask the...
How to Write a Hook by Thrilling Your Reader With Danger
thewritepractice.com Aug 19, 2019
If you want your readers to not just pick up your book, but keep turning the pages, you need to learn how to write a hook that will draw them through the story so they never want to put it down. Try baiting your hooks with the thrill of danger to...
How to Tell if Your Story Has Too Much Plot, Not Enough Character - Helping Writers Become Authors
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com Aug 19, 2019
It might surprise you (especially if youre a regular reader of the site), but the answer is absolutely, yes. Implicit in the question of too much plot is the idea that a story should have more of something else. Usually that something else is...
Freelance Jobs for Shy Writers: 10 Ways to Book More Work
www.makealivingwriting.com Aug 18, 2019
Are you a shy or introverted writer? Most of us are to some degree. But that doesnt mean you cant book well-paying freelance jobs and make a living writing. In fact, being a shy or introverted writer can work in your favor. Seriously. Have you...
How to Consistently Write Faster (and More Efficiently) | WTD
writetodone.com Aug 15, 2019
How long would it take you to write an 80k word novel? Or a 60k word self-help book? Would it take you a month? A year? Or perhaps longer? While you cant rush perfection, there is something to be said about the speed and efficiency with which you...
Heros Journey: How to Write the Call to Adventure and Refusal of the Call
thewritepractice.com Aug 14, 2019
Youve established your storys Ordinary World. Whats next? Its time for your heros Call to Adventure a call they must refuse. If youre a frustrated writer looking for an easy way to tell a story, then the Heros Journey sounds like a great...
Upwork Jobs: Insiders Reveal How to Win Despite Platform Changes
www.makealivingwriting.com Aug 14, 2019
Are you interested in landing Upwork jobs? If you applied recently but were rejectedyoure not alone. If youve already got an Upwork profile, perhaps youre cheesed off about the fact that as of July 2019, you have to pay to bid on jobs on the...
How to Evoke Reader Emotions With "Surprisingness" - Helping Writers Become Authors
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com Aug 12, 2019
Have you ever read a book for a second, third, even tenth timejust to experience the emotion the story evokes? Clearly the elements of the story arent a surprise. You know exactly what to expect. If so, you were benefiting from an author who knew...
Stop Procrastinating: Avoid These 5 Tricky Traps for Freelance Writers
www.makealivingwriting.com Aug 11, 2019
Stop procrastinating. Ever heard that voice inside your head trying to remind you of a pending deadline? I know I have. Ive ignored it a million times, and its never pretty. You end up falling for all kinds of traps that squander away valuable...
How to Write a Hook by Baiting Your Reader With Questions
thewritepractice.com Aug 5, 2019
If your aim is to write engaging fictionstories that people will read and clamor for, even shell out their hard-earned cash to acquirethere is something very important you need to understand. You are an entertainer. And that means you need to...
Learn 5 Types of Character Arc at a Glance: The 3 Negative Arcs (Part 2 of 2) - Helping Writers Become Authors
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com Aug 5, 2019
Stories are about change. Sometimes that change is positive, driven by hopeful or even heroic people. But sometimes that change is negative, driven by humanitys darkest urges and blindnesses. Both stories are necessary, which is why were rounding...
10 Smart Tips to Get Assignments from Magazine Editors
www.makealivingwriting.com Aug 4, 2019
You know they sift through a ton of query letters and pitches. And many of those end up in the slush pile. Theyre always on a deadline. Probably a little stressed. And they count on freelance writers to help produce great content for their...
The Indie Bookstore Renaissance (and Why it Matter to Writers) | WTD
writetodone.com Aug 1, 2019
The Indie bookstore has always been a paradise for book lovers, offering a browsing experience unmatched by many other retailers. And if you are a writer of literary fiction, an important market for your work. Just mind your way around the outdoor...
Writing Job Killed? 5 Ways to Find More Freelance Work Fast
www.makealivingwriting.com Jul 31, 2019
After carefully crafting the perfect query letter, you land your dream writing job. And then it all falls apart. What would you do? Shake your fist at the sky, curse, cry, or a combination of all three? When a writing job gets killed, some writers...
Learn 5 Types of Character Arc at a Glance: The 2 Heroic Arcs (Part 1 of 2) - Helping Writers Become Authors
www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com Jul 29, 2019
The many different approaches to story theory break down the number of “human stories” into different categories. Perhaps there are just two—comedy and tragedy. Perhaps there are Vonnegut’s eight “shapes.” Today, I’m going to argue for five—the...
Journalist Skills: 13 No-Degree-Required Tips to Get Writing Jobs
www.makealivingwriting.com Jul 28, 2019
Thinking about going back to school to learn journalist skills to help your freelance career? You could…if you want to waste time and money. Don’t get me wrong, learning is good. But do you really need to spend a couple years in the classroom and a...
Meet Joe Bunting, the Founder of the Write Practice
thewritepractice.com Jul 26, 2019
Hey there. It’s me, Joe Bunting. Maybe you’ve seen my name around here. Maybe you haven’t (which is fine). I thought I’d take a second to re-introduce myself and share something I’ve been thinking a lot about in my writing lately. Since I was 14...
James Patterson MasterClass Review: Is This What You Need to Write a Page-Turning Thriller? - The Write Practice
thewritepractice.com Jul 25, 2019
James Patterson has held a top position on the list of best-selling thriller writers for the better part of two decades, so I jumped at the chance to take his MasterClass, learn his secrets, and add to my thriller writer toolbox. You may be...
Clifford Garstang - A Writer's Life | WTD
writetodone.com Jul 25, 2019
During public appearances, I am often asked how I made the transition from being a lawyer to being a fiction writer. Given the low regard in which the legal profession is held these days, I don’t have to connect the dots for the audience. I simply...
How to Write an Article That Pays: The Freelancer's Ultimate Guide
www.makealivingwriting.com Jul 24, 2019
Tired of article writing jobs that pay a big $50? There’s a ton of ‘online content’ work out there that doesn’t pay much. Maybe it’s time to move up and learn how to write an article. And when I say that, I don’t mean a $75 article — I mean the...
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