Sunday, May 15, 2005
non-fiction best sellers
In my online writing course i had to visit a book store of do it online and look for best selling non-fiction books. We also had the option of going online to an online bookstore to see what was on the best seller list. I found most of the books were how to books. There were some on politics and...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Writing novels
They say everyone has a novel in them. I am learning about writing novels in my online writing course. There are many different genres you can write. Some of them are: mystery/thriller, romance, horror, historical reference, inspirational/religious. There are also many sub genres. There is also...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Writing Essays
Writing essays can be great fun.You have to write them just for the fun of it. You don't write them just for the idea of selling writing. I have come up with ten ideas for essays. They are: 1.online education 2. travel to Egypt. 3. Egyptian art. 4. Learning the guitar. 5. Differences in online...
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Sunday, May 8, 2005
Great magazine article
I wrote a great query letter for a magazine article about online education. It started out with the line,"How would you like to earn your degree in your pajamas." "Enroll in our online university." Many of the students in my online class said I should try to get this article published. It is a great...
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Friday, May 6, 2005
Writing for Other Markets
There are many markets where you can get published. You could write greeting cards. These require no query. You could also write a column for a local newspaper. You could send several sample columns to the newspaper. They may agree to publish it. You could also be a ghostwriter for a famous person....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Writing for Magazines
The lesson today for my online Advanced Creative Writing course is Writing for Magazines. There are thousands of magazines looking for articles each month. I think there is something like 14,000 monthly publications.It should be easy to get published in a magazine with those odds. Some magazines...
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Sunday, May 1, 2005
More in Internet Research
Internet Research is very important in writing articles. Some of you have mentioned google. I find google to be the best search engine. It really delivers a lot of accurate information. I teach and take online courses and always tell students to do a google search. It is a great search engine. You...
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Friday, April 29, 2005
Internet Research and Writing
Most writers should learn to be expert at internet research. It is very important to know how to use the internet to research articles. Certain search engines are better than others. Google is a great search engine. There are others that are good too. Anyone can post on the internet. You have to...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Online Writing Course Going Well
My online writing course is going well. I have two lessons a week and a writing assignment with each lesson. I am getting ready to work on my next assignment. My instructor is very good about giving positive feedback on each assignment. I have to write about my ideal writing day. I have to think of...
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Sunday, April 24, 2005
Online Writing Courses
Some of you expressed in an interest in the online writing courses I take. They are given at Kennesaw State University in Gerogia through continuning education.You go to the web site for the university and then click on continuing education. They have a section for online courses. Under that section...
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