If you are lucky enough to get a job as a staff writer someplace you are likely to get writing assignments on things you find less than thrilling. So, what do you do about that? Clearly, you have to write on the subject. The trick is taking something that is a dull subject to you and making it into something that is interesting. For some thoughts on this, have a look at How To Say Nothing in Five Hundred Words from Jessi Airaudi, Baylor University.
Improve Your Writing Skills – Make A Dull Subject Interesting
September 26th, 2008 — writer resources
Improve Your Writing Skills – Becoming A Better Writer
September 25th, 2008 — writer resources
One way to improve your writing skill is to constantly work on becoming a better writer. This type of self-improvement is vital to creating a long and successful writing career. And don’t be fooled into thinking it is something you can do quickly and easily. It takes some hard work and man hours. For some tips on improving as a writer, have a look at A Guide to Becoming a Better Writer: 15 Practical Tips from Lifehack.
Improve Your Writing Skills – Defining Good Content
September 24th, 2008 — writer resources
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.
Improve Your Writing Skills – Grammatical Errors
September 23rd, 2008 — writer resources
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.
Want to make money writing online?
September 22nd, 2008 — professional writing
Part of the appeal of getting paid to write is that you can do it from the comfort of your own home. And these days you can make money writing on the web. Of course, there are plenty of scams out there promise to pay you and never do. Or even places that ask you for money up front. (Never do that!) While there are some sketchy places on the web, there are also some legit places online that you can get paying writing gigs. For some ideas on places to look have a look at 3 Legitimate Ways To Get Paid Online over at Dumb Little Man.