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You read a lot that “content is king” when it comes to successful blogs. Of course this does not mean just any content. We are talking about good content. If you are new to writing then you might be wondering how good content is defined. If that is the case, have a look at What is Good Content? A Working Definition and Some General Principles from Dosh Dosh. That should steer you in the right direction.

If you are trying to make money writing one thing you should be paying attention to is grammatical errors. I am not talking about comma placement or things like that. Instead I am talking about things like using the wrong word – its versus it’s and the like. For some great examples of what I talking about, head on over to Copyblogger. Give their article on Five Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb a read.

As someone that majored in English and Journalism in college, being a travel writer is one of those writing dream jobs for me. I mean, how cool is it to get to travel to places that you want to visit and then get paid to write about those places. If travel writing is something that you dream of too then I came across an article that can help you out.

Becoming a travel writer is not as hard as you might think. To get started in your new career as a travel writer, just follow The 10 Steps to Becoming a Successful Travel Writer posted over at The Travelers Notebook.

Do you have problems with Punctuation, Usage, Grammar, and Spelling (PUGS)? If so, you are not alone!

If you are looking for some pointers on using was versus were or on using vertical lists after introductory phrases then you need to check out PUGS Pointers at Absolute Write.

The Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Contest is now open for entries!

Send them your short short story of 1,500 words or less.

The deadline is December 3, 2007.

The Grand-Prize winner will receive $3,000 (that’s $2—or more—per word). For guidelines, prizes and to enter online, click here.