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10 Tips for Getting Paid to Write for Listverse – Part 1

We all like to think that we can get paid for writing, especially for writing a list of things! Listverse is a popular website that publishes lists and, if they like your work enough, they’ll even pay you $100 USD! Anyone can do it, you...

Mythical Creatures of New Zealand

In How to Write a Unique Spooky Story, I wrote about how to write a unique spooky story by either creating your own monster, creature, or horror yourself or by finding a monster that is not well known. I advised finding a monster by researching...

Writing Strong Female Characters When You Are A Man

I read somewhere recently that there are not enough books that portray female characters realistically, books are not doing them justice. This might be down to a lack of female writers being published, and sadly it may be a while until this position changes. So...

6 Steps to Writing the Perfect How-To

What do you know? Is there a quick way of doing something that you want to share with others? If you have ever written something like a recipe down or shared instructions on how to do something with someone, then you already know how to...

Strengthening Your Writing Voice – Part 2

Continuing from Strengthening Your Writing Voice Part 1, the final tool at your disposal as a writer is: Tone Tone is what we use to convey our attitude towards our characters, the subject, the situation, in our writing, be it a fictional story or a non-fiction essay. No matter...

Strengthening Your Writing Voice – Part 1

How often do you hear the word ‘voice’ when you read or hear about writing? Some newbies might find this confusing – surely you are writing, not speaking! So, what is this ‘voice’? Quite simply, it is the way in which you write, the way that your...

Why Has Your Manuscript Been Rejected?

If your manuscript is requested, the first stage is that it is sent to a reader in the company who will analyse it. Once they have completed their analysis, the book is marked "recommend," a "consider" or a "pass." Unless it achieves a recommend, chances...

Sharing Your Story With Others

Charles Osgood has some intriguing tabletop discussions on his radio show, The Osgood File. One day I was listening to him talk about books which caused my mind to wander. I am a lover of books of all types. For me, books are on a platform all...

Do You Need A Writing Coach?

This article is not to convince you that working with a writing coach will sell your book. What I want to do is to share with you the benefits of working with someone who has been there. Let us look at the benefits of working...

How To Become An In-Demand Freelance Writer

Many writers have started their careers as a freelance writer. You can work for several publications. The more diverse you are as a writer the better. This is a great way to earn extra money or as a second income. So where do you start?...