- Book Review: Life to the Max Maxims For a Great Life by a Dog Named Max by Robin Reynolds By : Simon Barrett
There are as many genres of books as there are readers Life To The Max is hardly a children's book, yet there are aspects of it that I thought might appeal to the younger reader - Book Review: Lifetime Loser By James Ross By : Simon Barrett
This is James Ross' first exploration into the literary world, and he should pat himself on the back for producing a very well designed and executed story I like my heroes heroic and my villains villainous, and Ross delivers - Book Review: Marketing Your Small Business For Big Profits By David Mason By : Simon Barrett
I have no idea how many books are crammed onto bookshelves all about the subject of marketing, there must be many millions It is a subject well understood, how do you make someone buy your Widget as opposed to the other guys Widget - Book Review: My Seven Years in Captivity by Bill Seaton By : Simon Barrett
I have lived in many places over the years, and there is no question in my mind that San Diego is my favorite city It offers perfect weather, friendly people, and more tourist attractions than you can shake a fist at - Book Review: One Foot in the Black by Kurt L. Kamm By : Simon Barrett
Oops, it wasn't until I had had read almost the entire book that I discovered that this was fiction and not biographical This story is so well constructed it is impossible to tell fact from fiction - Book Review: Prophecy By Paul Mark Tag By : Simon Barrett
There are as many different writing styles as there are writers Some meticulously develop their characters, while the plot sneaks stealthily up on you - Book Review: Return to the Middle Kingdom by Yuan-Tsung Chen By : Simon Barrett
I have always considered myself reasonably well read and reasonably well versed in modern history As soon as I started to read Return To The Middle Kingdom, I realized just how little I really knew about the birth of modern China - Book Review: Shades Of Darkness Shades Of Grace By Catherine Johnson By : Simon Barrett
What happens when you take a wealthy Minnesota family running a successful business and inject a truly wicked influence Potential disaster is the simple answer - Book Review: Some Kind of Angel a Sneetz and Muldoon Thriller by Melvin M. Harter By : Simon Barrett
It is that time of year where you want to stock up on some books to read while on your summer vacation Some Kind Of Angel might be one to put on your list - Book Review: Stolen Boy By Michael Mehas By : Simon Barrett
Stolen Boy is billed as a work of fiction, however it actually explores a real event, and that event is still unfolding in the Southern California court system Jessie James Hollywood faces the potential of the trip to lethal injection for his actions - Book Review: Succession by Herbert Lobsenz By : Simon Barrett
I have my finger in many different pies, and one of those pies is an adult literacy program Although I am only peripherally involved - Book Review: The Faron Young Story - Live Fast Love Hard By Diane Diekman By : Simon Barrett
Faron Young was an anathema, he clocked over 80 Billboard hits, yet remains relatively unknown to all but an aging Country & Western fan base Diane Diekman has done an outstanding job of recreating the life and times of Faron Young - Book Review: The Go-Giver A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea By : Simon Barrett
What a great little book It is not often that I get excited about a business book, in fact I can not think of another occasion that it has happened - Book Review: Unholy Domain by Dan Ronco By : Simon Barrett
There are a plethora of sci-fi books that have explored what the Earth would be like after the apocalypse, and generally the apocalypse in question is a nuclear war, or some sort of plague
Unholy Domain takes this genre in a new and very thought provoking direction - Build Your Creative Dam To Complete Projects By : Cynthia Morris
Artists and writers are fed by a constant stream of curiosity Our imaginations flow freely with ideas and connections, which allows for a rich river of creativity that can infuse our lives with joy - Burying Your Novel's Message By : Holly Lisle
Part III of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series
In the first two articles, we've explored how essential it is to have a theme to give your novel direction, and how to find those themes that will resonate with you
You'd think that once you have a theme, you could just sit down and write your book about that, and you'd bring powerful emotions and passionate storytelling and compelling, page-turning action to your tale---but it just ain't so - Business Writing Tips For Professionals By : Sharif Khan
Effective business writing skills can help you win that million dollar contract, earn a promotion, resolve a dispute, or generate a significant increase in new business leads Poor business writing, on the other hand, can never be undone; it can cause you to lose business to your competition and even cost you your job - Can People Be Kind, Nice, Generous And Loving? By : Paul Miller
I ask myself many times, "Why did I make such a journey" What was I hoping for - Can You Really Make Six Figures As A Freelance Writer? By : David Drake
Does $100,000 a year sound too ambitious I hope not - Carving Out A Home Writing Retreat By : Cynthia Morris
The phone rings The laundry pleads to be stuffed, cycled, dried and folded - Choose Life: A Eulogy For My Mother By : PF Kozak
After a long illness, my mother passed away in June 2006 Even though we all knew she had little time left, her death still came as a shock - Choose Your Genre, Find a Title By : Bernard Steele
Before you write your first sentence there are a number of important decisions that you must make You can still start off by asking yourself what kind of book do I want to write - Choosing A Ph.D. Dissertation Topic By : Daniel Millions
One of the most important manuscripts you will ever write is the dissertation you create for your Doctoral degree This document is the final required step in obtaining the Doctor of Philosophy degree that caps your educational achievement and establishes you in your field of expertise - Choosing the Right Writing Course By : Deborah Owen
Writing is a quickly learned skill for those who have a strong desire Within a year or two, most writing students are ready to charge into the future fully prepared - Choosing Your Market By : Deborah Owen
Most writers dont realize that getting into full-time writing depends mostly on their marketing skills Yes, there is a secret to marketing - Comic Book Publishing Made Easy By : Gideon Olade
Comic book publishing has never been easier Thanks to new software technology and the Internet, it is now possible for almost any individual to self-publish a comic book - Common Challenges With Research Papers By : Daniel Millions
Just about every student needs to write research papers during their educational career The research paper is a very classic assignment that first shows up in grade school - Common Errors Writers Make By : Melvin M. Harter
PART 1: WRITER'S BLOCK
From Rita Jamison's Freelance Writing Class; Adult Education, Los Altos, CA, 2005
At one time or another we all experience "writer's block" We have ideas - Common Errors Writers Make Part 2: Kill A Good Story By : Melvin M. Harter
From Rita Jamison's Freelance Writing Workshop; Adult Education, Los Altos, CA, 2005
Your plot's great Your theme is awesome - Compare And Contrast Essay Writing By : Daniel Millions
First comes the Outline If you get a good basic outline of your subject down on screen, or paper, then you will be half way there before you have the actual finished essay
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