Writing & Speaking
32 articles in this category Last article added 07/08/2008.
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5 Major Mistakes in Public Speaking
By Vince Stevenson How to create a positive impact when speaking in public. What to do and what not to do when addressing an audience. Making your speeches memorable by focusing your words on the audience. It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it. Speaking with confidence, coherence and clarity. Rating:  (0/5 based on 0 votes and 14 views)Comments (0) Added 11/18/2007 |
Gauge or Caliber: Getting Your Research Right
By William Meikle Writers often need to know just what kind of weaponry their protagonists are using. Here's a useful primer as to the different terms and what they mean. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 13 views)Comments (0) Added 11/17/2007 |
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Writing Tips - Adding Complexity To Your Narrative
By William Meikle Complex narrative structure is used by authors to add interest by complicating the story. This article outlines several methods of achieving this. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 13 views)Comments (0) Added 11/15/2007 |
Getting Published - A Stairway to Heaven
By William Meikle Eight Steps to success as a published writer, and how to avoid slipping back down them again. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 14 views)Comments (0) Added 11/15/2007 |
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Fantasy Writing - Six Cliches to Avoid
By William Meikle If you're a writer in the fantasy genre, here are 6 clichés you should try to avoid in your stories. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 14 views)Comments (0) Added 11/14/2007 |
The State of Business Writing Today
By Mary Anne Donovan This article helps you to improve your writing knowledge. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 11 views)Comments (0) Added 11/13/2007 |
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Short Story Writing - Ten Endings to Avoid
By William Meikle A logical, satisfying ending is always required in a short story, but how do you ensure that yours is fresh and new? One of the ways is to avoid the obvious. Here are some common endings seen by editors: use them at your peril. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 9 views)Comments (0) Added 11/10/2007 |
Writing Tips - Planning Your Writing
By William Meikle A lot of beginners go off the rails when they've got a nice clean sheet of paper or a blank screen in front of them and they've got to fill it with words - meaningful words. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 9 views)Comments (0) Added 11/09/2007 |
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Writing Tips - Five Ways to Immediately Improve
By William Meikle As a writer it is all too easy to concentrate on the mechanics of submitting work to editors and to forget that the writing itself is of primary importance. We should all be constantly seeking to improve. If we do that, editorial approval will become that much easier. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 10 views)Comments (0) Added 11/07/2007 |
Science Fiction Writing - Ten Cliches to Avoid
By William Meikle Adoption into the mainstream makes science fiction both easy to sell, and hard to write without seeming tired and cliched. Here are ten situations you should steer away from, and some variations to consider if you're determined to proceed. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 10 views)Comments (0) Added 11/06/2007 |
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Horror Writing - Ten Cliches to Avoid
By William Meikle For anyone thinking about writing in the horror genre, there are certain situations that, over the years, have been done so often that the audience knows exactly what to expect. Using any of these is fine if you're being post-modern and ironic as in the Scream series, because you can get the audience laughing as they jump. But if you're trying for the big scare, here are some situations to avoid, and alternative scenarios to consider. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 8 views)Comments (0) Added 11/06/2007 |
Crime Writing - Ten Cliches to Avoid
By William Meikle Crime fiction is big business at the moment, but there are certain situations that have been overplayed so much that they have become genre cliches and everybody knows what to expect next. Here are ten cliches you should try to avoid and thoughts on how to subvert the cliches if you do decide to use them. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 9 views)Comments (0) Added 11/06/2007 |
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Writing Tips - A Mantra For All Writers
By William Meikle Here is your mantra. Chant it at all times, and repeat it to boring types at dinner parties. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 9 views)Comments (0) Added 11/06/2007 |
Association of Speakers Clubs
By Vince Stevenson This article introduces a wonderful voluntary organisation, the Association of Speakers Clubs which helps people develop their communication skills in a fun and supportive environment. Rating: (0/5 based on 0 votes and 8 views)Comments (0) Added 10/25/2007 |
