The Source, Of Course

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Writing “net friendly” articles does not mean we can automatically leave out any mention of our sources. There is a tendency for many writers to simply write their material and not cite their sources, particularly when it is obvious that a source has been quoted somewhere within the body of the article. Generally, what I [...]

Writing Articles: Pinpoint Accuracy

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

This may not be a politically correct analogy, but if you were to shoot off a cruise missile from 200 miles away you would want it to hit your target, am I correct? The same can be said for an article writer — the substance of any article is very important, but an article misses [...]

Article Writing and Clients: When Things Do Not Work Out

Monday, August 31st, 2009

In each of my business relationships, I expect that mutual respect and trust be essential ingredients in my association with the other individual. If one or both traits do not exist, then the relationship shouldn’t proceed any further. So, what do you do when you have an uncomfortable or odd feeling about working for someone, [...]

Article Writing: Your Personal Library of Books

Friday, August 28th, 2009

We write and we write well. At least we hope that we do. Still, we writers need our own library of “go to” books to help us write with strength, market our wares, and simply to inspire us to greater works. I’ve compiled a brief list of useful books for the serious article writer’s library. [...]

Article Shelf Life: Getting the Most Out of What You Write

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

I admit that the internet is definitely for the “here and now.” Always changing, what may be popular one day may be irrelevant the next. A den of “fast track fads” is what the internet has become. Still, if you are an article writer, you know that the web content you provide for your customers [...]