http://articlecrux.com/Category/Writing-and-Speaking/179 Writing and Speaking articles from Free High Quality Articles at Article Crux Rss Follow Up Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:30:55 +0800 Description is what writers use to colour in the basic elements of a story. It gives the reader a mental picture which they can carry that with them as the tale unfolds. Adding an emotional element grabs the reader more forcefully and pulls them into the story. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Bring-Emotion-into-Your-Description-to-Grab-Your-Reader/50748 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Bring-Emotion-into-Your-Description-to-Grab-Your-Reader/50748 Dr. Simon Evans, author of Brain Fitness: A Recipe for Feeding Your Childâs Dreams and Unlocking their Maximum Brain Power tapped into a system that provides a complete authoring and business development system with guaranteed access to a New York Publisher. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Guaranteed-Access-To-A-New-York-Publisher-Cuts-Years-Off-Publishing-Process/50723 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Guaranteed-Access-To-A-New-York-Publisher-Cuts-Years-Off-Publishing-Process/50723 Writing a novel is one of the hardest tasks anyone will ever attempt. Unless you are prepared (and given some well-chosen information), it is all too easy to fail. In this article, writer, publisher and writing guru Jim Driver passes on only what the bestselling writers know. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Write-A-Novel-the-Easy-Way/50648 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Write-A-Novel-the-Easy-Way/50648 Writers have great opportunities to earn a living or at least a second income online, but only if they first understand the basic business models for online writing. There are really only two, if you take it in broad strokes. And just about any writer can learn to work either model! http://articlecrux.com/Article/Understanding-the-Business-of-Online-Writing/50637 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Understanding-the-Business-of-Online-Writing/50637 Writers can now take advantage of a whole new business model that basically takes the publisher out of the equation. The line between writing and publishing is not just blurred, it's gone. But how many writers today realize their good fortune? http://articlecrux.com/Article/What-Every-Writer-Has-to-Know-about-the-Internet-and-the-New-Writing-Business-Model/50548 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/What-Every-Writer-Has-to-Know-about-the-Internet-and-the-New-Writing-Business-Model/50548 AwakenTheAuthorWithin.comâs Entrepreneurial Authoring Program teaches clients to write a money-making book in 12 hours of actual writing time. Clients who complete the program discover how to write a book that is âentrepreneurially soundâ and has a guaranteed access to a New York Publisher, without writing a book proposal or going through years of submission and rejection. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Guaranteed-Access-to-a-New-York-Publisher/50511 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Guaranteed-Access-to-a-New-York-Publisher/50511 Life is so unpredictable. Just when you were pretty sure that all swans were white, someone goes off and discovers Australia, where swans can be found that are black. No one was expecting that. Likewise, no one is expecting the edifice of Traditional Publishing to crumble, but after 250 years it is finally beginning to shake. Internet Authoring is the way of the future. That's a surprise too. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Internet-Authors-are-the-new-Black-Swans/49918 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Internet-Authors-are-the-new-Black-Swans/49918 Apply these ideas to gain confidence to speak up in order to reach your full potential and find success. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Speak-Up-for-Success/49909 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Speak-Up-for-Success/49909 Blogging is a fun and exciting way to make money. While it's a 15 minute exercise to set up a free blog, there are 3 critical elements that need to be in place for your blog to generate a great income for years to come. http://articlecrux.com/Article/The-3-Must-Know-Secrets-To-Making-Money-With-Blogs/49713 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/The-3-Must-Know-Secrets-To-Making-Money-With-Blogs/49713 Most types of story, whether short stories or novels, absolutely need that vital ingredient: the conflict. Preferably more than one. You may well have your characters all fleshed out and ready to go, but don't give them an easy ride! Bring some angst into their lives, your readers will love it! http://articlecrux.com/Article/Make-Conflict-the-Backbone-of-Your-Story/49710 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Make-Conflict-the-Backbone-of-Your-Story/49710 These days every writer needs a platform. In particular nonfiction writers must build a platform long before they ever approach an agent or a publisher. Discover the numerous ways to go about constructing this publishing necessity and the one easiest one for most writers -- writing articles and publishing them on the Internet. http://articlecrux.com/Article/What-s-a--Platform--and-Why-Does-an-Writer-Need-One-/49024 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/What-s-a--Platform--and-Why-Does-an-Writer-Need-One-/49024 It costs a lot of time and expense to prepare your sales mailing piece. Consider the time to write your article, to find and purchase the best list to use, then add in the postage, printing, and preparation costs. All the above is wasted unless your marketing sales piece grabs the prospects attention and inspires enough of them to reply to your offer. http://articlecrux.com/Article/The-Clock-is-Ticking--Three-Seconds-to-Get-Your-Offer-Read/48547 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/The-Clock-is-Ticking--Three-Seconds-to-Get-Your-Offer-Read/48547 Learning to speak Spanish or any second language can be a monumental task, especially if you do not receive the proper training or know where to look. With the cost of hiring a Spanish tutor being upwards of $35 dollars an hour and Spanish classes costing hundreds of dollars, fortunately there is a smart and effective alternative method to learning Spanish. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Learn-To-Speak-Spanish-For-Business/48483 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Learn-To-Speak-Spanish-For-Business/48483 Ronda Del Boccio happens to be legally blind, but she does not let this stop her doing anything she sets her mind to accomplishing. She operates several blogs, creates videos that are posted on numerous websites, and is now called The Story Lady all over the web. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Blind-Author-Coaches-Aspiring-Authors/48338 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Blind-Author-Coaches-Aspiring-Authors/48338 Michelle Yozzo Drake learned life lessons from her mother and the other strong women of her family in the kitchen. Her womenâs wisdom network taught her much more than how to make a great meal. Now she incorporates kitchen table lessons into a coaching program that teaches women to develop strong leadership skills in the business arena. http://articlecrux.com/Article/From-the-Kitchen-to-the-Corner-Office/47972 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/From-the-Kitchen-to-the-Corner-Office/47972 Motivating power phrases in your headline are always a knockout for having your sales letter read. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Stunning-and-Motivating-Power-Word-Phrase-Headlines/47614 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Stunning-and-Motivating-Power-Word-Phrase-Headlines/47614 writing sales letters to potential customers that you don't know. http://articlecrux.com/Article/How-Do-You-Get-The-Attention-of-People-You-Don-t-Know-/47608 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/How-Do-You-Get-The-Attention-of-People-You-Don-t-Know-/47608 sales letter tips http://articlecrux.com/Article/Read-the-Letter-First--Then--Open-The-Enclosure-/47230 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Read-the-Letter-First--Then--Open-The-Enclosure-/47230 This article explains the basics of good headline writing including: a list of rules to follow, key words to use, 15 examples and 12 formulas the reader can begin using immediately to improve the success of his/her marketing copy. http://articlecrux.com/Article/What-Do-Great-Headlines-Have-In-Common-With-Lingerie-/47116 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/What-Do-Great-Headlines-Have-In-Common-With-Lingerie-/47116 We've all been there. You know she's called Sandie or Kaylee or some other cool name but can't for the life of you find a suitable surname. You've wrung your hands to the bone, you've drunk the midnight oil, but still a good solid name won't come. What, oh what can you do? Read on, dear writer, an inexhaustible supply of quality names awaits. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Find-Names-For-Your-Characters-the-Easy-Way/46630 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Find-Names-For-Your-Characters-the-Easy-Way/46630 You've got a brilliant idea for an article, but your research is pulling up only scant information. What do you do? Dive into the Deep Web! http://articlecrux.com/Article/A-Writers-Guide-to-The-Deep-Web/46207 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/A-Writers-Guide-to-The-Deep-Web/46207 In this free email course, I'll tell you everything I know about improving your writing, publishing it electronically and in print, and promoting it after the sale. http://articlecrux.com/Article/About-Writing/46076 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/About-Writing/46076 Presentations and seminars become all too familiar in the business world. Jim Speaker is there with the overhead projector and PowerPoint slides-each with four of five points. Hours later the seminar is over. Seminars are informative but can be deadly. Just give me the handout and Iâll read it at home! http://articlecrux.com/Article/Speak-and-Touch-the-Heart-/46040 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Speak-and-Touch-the-Heart-/46040 So, you'd like to be a writer? Congrats! Writing not only is a great way to express yourself, but can provide an income. http://articlecrux.com/Article/6-writing-tips-for-starting-your-writing-journey/46018 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/6-writing-tips-for-starting-your-writing-journey/46018 Having problems writing? I don't know why. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll writes up to five columns a week. http://articlecrux.com/Article/Learning-to-Question-your-Elephant-Child--Who--What--Where--When-and-Why/45978 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://articlecrux.com/Article/Learning-to-Question-your-Elephant-Child--Who--What--Where--When-and-Why/45978