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55 Word Exercise -
Joyce Dunn (162)    
Joyce Dunn  
Recently David Martin, editor of Fine Lines magazine, issued a challenge to his special editors; write a story using 55 words or less. The exercise can be helpful for people like me who get overly enamored with adjectives and adverbs. It helps to hone your writing, and remove what is... ( added 10 days 16 hours ago.) |
Just Wondering -
Joyce Dunn (162)
Joyce Dunn
What is the primary objective of SearchWarp? Is it to provide a place where writers can have their work posted, and get feedback from other writers? It is that, of course, and something I greatly appreciate.
When we leave a comment on an article, we are instructed to be nice.' Good advice... ( added 14 days 17 hours ago.) |
How to Write Distinction Essays Every Time: The Six Steps to Academic Essay Writing -
 - Lisa Lines (268) 
Lisa Lines
There are six steps to writing an academic essay. If you follow each of these steps correctly, you will find that you can write university essays that will earn you a distinction (or high distinction) every time. It is simply a matter of understanding what steps to follow, and then completing... ( added 17 days 4 hours ago.) |
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Should You Register Your Written Work? -
- K Soash (323)  
So, there you are. Your article or book is complete and you are proud of your hard work. You look at your computer screen and get ready to print. Your work is excellent!
But as you look at your work you think about where it is going, you may even be asking yourself a very common question.... ( added 15 days 8 hours ago.) |
6 Easy Tips for Writing Better Fiction -
Jennifer Carsen (49)
You could write a book - and many have - on what to do and not do when writing fiction. We're not going to get into that degree of detail here, but there are lots of little things you can do that make your writing exponentially better. Here are 6 to start with:
1. Stick with "said." As in... ( added 8 days 5 hours ago.) |
Selling Your Books Online -
Jim Green (55)
The internet has emerged as a significant (albeit virtual) channel of distribution for the sale of books. All the major players are represented.
In tandem with dominant retailers such as Amazon, BOL, Barnes & Noble, every mainstream publisher has its own multi-function website.
All this... ( added 10 days 13 hours ago.) |
5 Writing Myths - Debunked -
Jennifer Carsen (49)
Most of us are readers, so it stands to reason that we believe we know at least a little bit about writing. This is true to a large extent - writing, the act of stringing words together in coherent fashion, is not neurosurgery. But many myths about writing persist, and they can hurt your chances... ( added 8 days 15 hours ago.) |
Understanding Everyone Reads and Sees a Book Differently. -
Mike Fak (5,738) 
Mike Fak
I have been going over some notes for a class I will be teaching later this month. One of the points I will stress is something I don't think I have ever stressed with all you Warpies, so for whatever good it is I will do so now. I know I have talked about how important descriptives' are in a... ( added 60 days 16 hours ago.) |
Your Best Writing Comes When You Turn the Computer On: and Your Ego Off. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
This weekend I was asked if I would Emcee a town hall meeting. Over 100 good paying jobs are in jeopardy at our local prisons and the Chamber of Commerce is calling this meeting with a dozen or so state legislators and area officials giving a few minutes each to the crowd.
They wanted someone... ( added 82 days 16 hours ago.) |
Self Publishing Should Be Your Backup Plan -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
I received quite a few private e-mails over the last few weeks and I appreciate them all. I think I received ten from writers, none of whom I recognized as Warpies, who asked me to look at a bit of their work.
In all cases the manuscripts needed a great deal of work. Almost every one of them... ( added 187 days 15 hours ago.) |
New Authors Have To Look At Their Book Like a Business. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
So you have written a book or are in the process. You also have been working on how to make your book as good as possible and thinking how to sell as many copies as possible.
A good product: selling in volume: sounds like things a retail business would consider important, doesn't it?
I... ( added 191 days 17 hours ago.) |
What To Look For With a Self Publisher -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
So you have decided to go with a self-publisher. Of course, you have already checked them out thoroughly on the web right?
The questions now are what is a fair cost and what in a self-publishing package is really worth the money.
A cover to a book is singularly important. It is what will... ( added 194 days 17 hours ago.) |
Editing As Important As Writing For Book Authors. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
I recall once getting an inquiry from what I surmise was a young writer. He was taking me up on a free offer I had to take a look at a portion of work and give my opinion on it. The gentleman sent me a 7,500 word document that was all one paragraph with no punctuation or capitalization. When I... ( added 198 days 16 hours ago.) |
The First Steps Before Self-Publshing -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
Thanks for the feedback on my last article. I received several notes on the personal e-mail side and in all communications the essence of the comments was "can you tell me more'.
Now I am by no means an expert in the field but I did pop out a small book twenty years ago and have been in the... ( added 201 days 17 hours ago.) |
The Best Self Publishing Tip Is "Think" -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
I have had three e-mail conversations with writers in just the past few weeks that tell me more and more sharks are out there preying on the hopes, dreams and vanity of writers.
I often get these queries but three so close together tells me things are getting worse in the self-publishing... ( added 205 days 18 hours ago.) |
In Writing, Less Is Often More. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
Well I am getting a whole new pile of e-mails I really don't need to see.
I imagine the Lincoln Daily News has made it to some new mailing lists that people pay good money to in order to find instant rejection.
A lot of them are company press releases that don't even come close to being... ( added 212 days 16 hours ago.) |
Tis the Season For Writer's Block -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
I thought it was interesting while I was typing this that the Searchwarp tip of the day was how to overcome writer's block. I have a couple clients going through this right now and I recently received a private e-mail from a warpie asking for advice on the subject. Definitely the tip mentioned in... ( added 341 days 18 hours ago.) |
Creative Writing Might Be a Good Accident -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
Besides the comments posted in my last article, I received a number of e-mails directly to me. That's fine. I understand sometimes a person has a personal comment or question and I'm always happy to chat with my fellow Warpies. In case you didn't catch the column it was "Writing should always be... ( added 1 year 137 days ago.) |
Why Should I Write for Searchwarp? One Writer's Perspective on All The Many Choices -
Camille Strate (1,384)  
Camille Strate
I'm guessing it's been about 2 years now. Judging from the articles I've got listed and some that aren't here anymore, that should be about right. I've also submitted (and had published) articles on various other sites, all which will remain unnamed as it has no bearing on this piece. In all... ( added 85 days 8 hours ago.) |
How to Validate Yourself as a Writer on the Internet -
Danny Davids (19,741)   
Danny Davids
Deep down, each of us who posts articles on SearchWarp (or any other Internet article-submission site) is doing so for one reason: We want people to read our stuff--and like it.
For most of us, if we're writing fiction, we want people to think, "Wow! That was a great story! I need to read more... ( added 92 days 14 hours ago.) |
Writing Names and Dilemmas -
- Jean Purcell (1,945) 
Jean Purcell
A very personal book about a painful and ultimately joyful time in my life led me to choose a pen name. It's a blend of my legal given name, Jean, as an anagram, Jane, and my maternal grandmother's family name, Bullard .
When a hometown friend advised me to choose a pen name for my book, I... ( added 109 days 17 hours ago.) |
Looking Back On the Past Year. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
Well, my job with the Lincoln Daily News is now one year old. Like everything in my writing life, this part of it was an accident.
I had left the local print publication when they were taken over by corporate buffoons who started gutting staff and thus quality in order to pay back the debt... ( added 165 days 13 hours ago.) |
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Ten Ways to Become a Better Writer -
Terry Mitchell (4,981) 
Terry Mitchell
No matter how skilled and competent we are at writing, there is always room for improvement. Below I have included ten ways to become a better writer. While many of you may already adhere to most of these, you might find some of them helpful.
1) Practice, practice, practice. As with any other... ( added 180 days 18 hours ago.) |
Writing and Space -
Jared Wilson (1,196) 
Jared Wilson
There's this great episode of the sitcom "Roseanne" in which
Roseanne decides to revive the ambitions of her youth to be a great
writer. Of course, great writing begins with actually writing
something, and Roseanne unfortunately finds her long-established
domestic life and duties making... ( added 1 year 29 days ago.) |
Don’t Let Rates Become All Important -
Sandra E. Graham (7,883)  
Sandra E. Graham
Just kiddin'
With all the new changes taking place on our Searchwarp Website , the passion to reach an all time high rating seems to have become an obsession. And, of course, it is only natural that we all want to see all of our articles in the Five-Star line up-who wouldn't? I try as hard as... ( added 1 year 57 days ago.) |
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