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- 5 benefits of using resume templates to write interview-winning resume - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2015 from Anup KiranLooking for a job? Well the secret to getting one soon lies in the resume that you create. If you want to get a job soon or are looking to change your job then you need to consider the resume. This is what is going to get you that interview and makes sure you have the job. You have come to the ...
Views: 877 - How to write a professional resume - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2015 from Anup KiranThe minute an advert is put up for a job, thousands of applicant send their resumes for that particular job. Therefore it is always a daunting task for the HR manager to shortlist applicants for that position. The trick to get your resume noticed first is to make sure that you have a ...
Views: 760 - Writers Block: What is It and How Can One Overcome It (from Creative Writing and Book Publishing Course 1998)? - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")Article Title: Writers Block: What is It and How Can One Overcome It (from Creative Writing and Book Publishing Course 1998)? Author Name: Craig Lock Category (key words): Writing, creative writing, inspiration, the writing journey, writing course, publishing, book publishing, writing tips, ...
Views: 1499 - Resume Writing Help –The Important Things to Include In Your Resume - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2015 from Anup KiranYour resume sells you in the job market and make your potential employer aware of your competencies and career goals. Whether you are a fresh graduate or an experience candidate who is desperately seeking a career opportunity, you need a perfect resume to get that new job. Resume writing tips ...
Views: 764 - “The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword” - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")“Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.” –Carol Burnett From Graffiti to Great Literature, All Writing is Important to Someone! “The power of the pen has not diminished. It is an age-old way to escape, pour out emotions, play with ideas, give meaning to the world and ...
Views: 2164(1 vote) - How to Write a Good Resume to Land More Job Interviews? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2015 from Anup KiranAre you ready to kick-start your job search endeavor? Make sure, you are ready with everything you need to land interviews to get your dream job. No matter, whether you know the answers of most of the interview questions or you have brushed-up your technical knowledge or you have impeccable ...
Views: 896 - Sharing a Few Thoughts on Using the Immense Power of Words and Language - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")A powerful idea, well expressed can change the world… for the better! Words, a thought like… “I can’t do much… yet I can do something!” “You be the change you wish to see in the world.” “You can help change the world from where you’re standing.” “I make art through writing…and words ...
Views: 1344 - "I Don't Know What to Write!" 5 Steps to Find Your Hidden Content - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2015 from Dawn ShulerProbably one of the biggest complaints I hear from my clients and other entrepreneurs is that they don't know what to write when it comes to creating content for their businesses. They know they NEED to be writing (blog posts, articles, press releases, social media updates, even video ...
Views: 897 - Seven Places to Find Ideas For Writing Articles - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2015 from Carrie GreeneThe most important thing you do in business is communicate. One of the key times to communicate with people is after you’ve met them but before they become a client. During this the time you create your relationship. You nurture them. They get to know you and hopefully, based on what and how ...
Views: 894 - 5 Reasons to Break Writing Rules - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2015 from Dawn ShulerAs a lifelong writer, former English teacher, and writing coach and communication consultant for the last ten years, most people think that I write perfectly, no mistakes in grammar, structure, punctuation... it's all perfect. Nope! I don't write perfectly at all. Actually, I don't know that ...
Views: 878 - Creating Sacred Space for Optimal Creation - by Submitted on May 31, 2015 from Dawn ShulerA crucial component of writing from your soul is having the sacred space in which to do it. You can't just whip up something powerful, compelling, and from the heart in the five minutes between the conference call with Client A and the weekly meeting with your VA. When you're in sacred space, ...
Views: 1188 - Know How to Make the Perfect Post Card? - by Submitted on May 28, 2015 from Lucas ThomasDo you use direct mail? Did you know that post cards are the up and coming way to reach clients? Because of the inexpensiveness of mailing post cards and the way people respond to direct them, it is time to invest in them especially if you’re a local small business owner and ...
Views: 1116 - What’s the Difference Between Content Editing, Copy Editing and Proofreading? - by Submitted on May 17, 2015 from Karen SaundersSmart self-publishers have their manuscripts edited and proofread by professionals. To meet this need, we offer an assortment of editorial services, from content editing to proofreading. Our award-winning team of editors and proofreaders specializes in a wide range of genres with a variety of ...
Views: 1464 - Go Deep. Let Go. Then Write. - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2015 from Dawn ShulerWhen I created my Writing From Your Soul process several years ago, what came to mind was a spiral. Not just as a symbol for what we're doing when we try to connect with ourselves and the our community (go deeper, deeper, deeper, and deeper still), but the process itself fits within that ...
Views: 927 - Chakras and Writing - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2015 from Dawn ShulerI've been studying the chakra system for years, and recently I just knew that was a way to incorporate the philosophy, the interconnectedness of the system, and the system itself into writing. Recently, I had one of the biggest business epiphanies of my life where I could see how writing and ...
Views: 1137 - The Down and Dirty on Press Releases - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2015 from Lucas ThomasPress Releases could be the most important part of your advertising life. As publicity is the good side of advertising. All because your being verified by a third party. And to take advantage of this wonderful way to stand out, you have to keep these questions in mind. 1. Is there ...
Views: 1115 - The Down and Dirty on Press Releases - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2015 from Lucas ThomasPress Releases could be the most important part of your advertising life. As publicity is the good side of advertising. All because your being verified by a third party. And to take advantage of this wonderful way to stand out, you have to keep these questions in mind. 1. Is there ...
Views: 1074 - What Reading Does for Writers - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2015 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorHow gratifying it is to read a book that grabs your interest from the start and keeps you turning pages. Such books cause you to forget you’re reading; you become fully engaged with the story and characters. The movie in your mind is fluid. No matter the genre, such an experience is pure bliss ...
Views: 1189 - Want to be the Next Big Thing on YouTube? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2015 from Lucas ThomasWriting a Commercial Commercials are more than just on TV. They are on Youtube, Facebook, and any other online media. They are a great way to get your company and your message out there. Which is why you need to know the different types of commercials and and the best tips and tricks ...
Views: 1334(1 vote) - Medical and Psychological Effect of Writing - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2015 from Lesley VosThe first thing to remember for those students and professionals who do not like the process of writing is ... writing heals. The positive effect of writing has been proven a long time ago already. The healing power of writing is used by psychologists from all over the world, making this ...
Views: 2137(1 vote) - Writing Down Your Thoughts Will Make You a Better Thinker - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2016 from Leon EdwardSo many things happen around us each day that it's nearly impossible for us to remember them all. Although, our thought process is quite complicated, still it can be fascinating enough. All we need to do is maintain a journal, and daily write down all the things that happened throughout the day. ...
Views: 1767(1 vote) - Brave the Cold Writing Plunge - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpEvery January 1 throughout the world, hordes of human "polar bears" make a mad dash to icy waters for a quick plunge. Why do they brave the elements and the possibility of frostbite and hypothermia? Some say it’s a way to combat depression. Others claim it is a spiritual experience, but I ...
Views: 1349 - Aromatherapy for Writers - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpFeelings. We know that writers depend upon their senses when evoking the right location, scene or character, but one that is rarely discussed is their sense of smell. For example, whenever I smell the scent of sweet orange essential oil, I feel immediately uplifted because it evokes happy ...
Views: 3564(2 votes) - You Have a Book in You - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2015 from Mark David GersonYou have a book in you. Perhaps you have sensed this book for forever. Perhaps it has only recently made itself known to you. Perhaps your sole awareness of it comes from others who insist that it’s there. Or perhaps this book still lurks in the shadowy recesses of your unconscious mind, not yet ...
Views: 1484(2 votes) - Just Start, and Trust Your Inner Vision - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2015 from Mark David GersonJust start, and trust your inner vision. Just start, and know that the words that long to pour from your heart will find their way onto the page — thought by thought, word by word, breath by breath. For the words are there. The story is there. It exists already — in another dimension, a parallel ...
Views: 1472(2 votes) - What If... Your Writing - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2015 from Dawn ShulerAs a writer, you might find yourself stuck - at the beginning (can't even get started), in the middle (where the heck do I go now), or at the end (is this really a good ending) of whatever you're writing. You might find as you're writing and creating content that everything seems as if it's ...
Views: 899 - Common Mistakes New and Indie Writers Sometimes Make - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2015 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorThere is a lot to keep in mind when you write a novel, memoir, or other non-fiction book. Enthusiasm is great to have and necessary for getting that first draft and subsequent revisions done. But here are some common issues I frequently see in manuscripts from clients. Are any of them ones you ...
Views: 1294 - Tips On Writing Well - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerWriting an E-zine is more than just a pretty packaging for words. Those words are the meat of your E-zine and your message. You have to think about content and your audience and writing it well and getting your readers' attention and keeping your readers' attention and.... The list goes on and ...
Views: 902 - Elements of an E-zine - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerConsistency is the key to a well designed e-zine. Aside from the format (look and feel) of the e-zine, the layout and order of your e-zine must be consistent. When you pick up a book to read, you expect the book to run in a certain order: the title page, copyright information page, possibly a ...
Views: 1121 - Stuck IS Part of the Process - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerWhen was the last time you sat at your desk, having to write up a report on your department's progress? A memo explaining corporate policy? An article? A difficult e-mail? What do you do when you have to write something, and you're stuck? Sometimes you just brainstorm. For me, today, ...
Views: 901 - You ARE What You Write - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerAt some point in your career as an employee or a business owner, you're required to write something. Whether it be the endless stream of e-mails that come into and out of your computer, the proposal, or the occasional, old-fashioned letter, your words need to convey the meaning you intend. You ...
Views: 953 - Writing With Power - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerYou want to appeal to your audience and deliver your message in a way that rouses them to action, or makes them think, or laugh, or cry; you want to make an impact. That's where style and voice come in. Style covers things like word choice, the types of sentences you write, how you introduce a ...
Views: 797 - Top Ten Writing Challenges - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerCommunication. When you talk with people on the phone, there's tone, pitch, speed, and volume to convey meaning. When you talk with people face to face, add in body language, eye contact, and gestures. Just your words, though, account for only 7% of the meaning you're trying to convey. That ...
Views: 862 - The Inner Critic Doesn't Belong in the Creative Process - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerLast week, I hosted the Writing Hour where I talked to writers at all various stages of the writing and publishing process. One writer was frustrated with her progress (or lack of progress as it were) in her fiction story. She felt she'd been spending too much time on the character ...
Views: 800 - Get Out of Your Head - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerI find as I'm working with people on their writing projects that they have trouble with all the ideas tumbling around in their heads. "I have this idea up there, but it just doesn't go anywhere!" they say, frustrated. "Have you started jotting down ideas, planning the structure, the story ...
Views: 903 - The Building Blocks of Powerful Writing - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerWhat exactly is writing well? Is it writing with perfect grammar? Not necessarily. Is it writing that's worthy of The New York Times bestseller list? Maybe, but I'm not sure how practical that is. Could it be as simple as writing so that your readers understand the meaning you're trying to ...
Views: 773 - Writing is a Process - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Dawn ShulerAs I work with people at different stages of the writing process, I find that they're often surprised that there IS a writing process. Most often, we imagine how a "real" writer works. He sits down at his lovely, mahogany desk and gets out his pad of paper or his antiquated typewriter. He flexes ...
Views: 835 - Writing From Your Soul - In the Real World - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerSo you've decided that you'll set aside time to write every day, and maybe you've even scheduled a particular time to write. You know you want to write from your soul.... it's the only way to truly to connect to your community and potential customers and get your message across.... Your deep ...
Views: 752 - Writing From Your Soul in Business - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerYou have a business to run, bills to pay, a team to manage, services to deliver, new products and programs to create.... and that doesn't include all the writing tasks you *should* do: • A newsletter • Blog posts • Status updates on social media sites • Marketing copy • Web copy • Your ...
Views: 823 - Beware the Writing Wasteland - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerI was recently reading a science fiction story from the 1960s, and parts of the story just draaaaaaaaaaag. There's this old writing saying that if your character is going to open the door, then you, the writer, need to be able to see the doorknob. It doesn't mean that the readers need to see the ...
Views: 858 - Write Like No One Else - Write Like You - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerAs a business owner, you're writing all the time, even if you don't think you are. Think about it: you're writing all the time... emails, responses to potential clients, ezine articles, blog posts, social media status updates, sales pages, campaign emails, product materials. Business owner = ...
Views: 779 - How Do You Write From Your Soul? - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerWe've all read the piece of writing, whether it's a sales page or an email, that lies flat, that seems as if an intelligent monkey in a room with a typewriter could have randomly come up with that particular combination of words - words that make sense, but no soul to the writing. It's that ...
Views: 885 - You Gotta Want It Badly - 8 Ways to Actually Write - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerNo matter how much we want and love to write, unless we're terribly disciplined or have deadlines (or an editor/agent looming over us), our default activity is not writing. In other words, if we have a spare minute, a break between activities, the rare gift of an unplanned hour, do we write? Or ...
Views: 806 - Pay Attention to Me - What Writers Want - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerWriting isn't as easy as it seems. The perfect word doesn't just flow seamlessly out your fingers and onto the paper or keyboard. At least not 100% of the time. We struggle. It takes longer than we thought to finish a project. We get stuck. We spend dozens, even hundreds of hours on research, ...
Views: 795 - Write It Badly - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerA Real Writer sits down at his beautiful desk, and magic flies from his fingers. Beautiful words appear on the page or the screen, with very little effort from him. And then WE sit down to write, hoping for the same magic to flow - to somehow make instant sense of the concept in our brains ...
Views: 847 - Structure Vs Creativity in Writing - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerAs a writer, I find I'm always looking for new ways to flesh out my ideas. Not because I'm looking for an excuse to not delve into the words themselves, but because I don't want to get stuck in a rut. Outline only. Or mindmap only. Or writing down questions only ad nauseam. But at some point ...
Views: 748 - Audience - Again and Again and Again - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerThe most important consideration when writing anything, whether an article, sales page, press release, etc., is who your audience is. What you write, including your message, your style, the language you use, the concepts you mention or explain, is all determined by who your audience is. Writing ...
Views: 826 - 7 Rules for Conscious Writing - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerYou have a lot to write, and, of course, you want your words to come directly from your soul, connect with your audience (whether that be a reader or potential customer), and have a strong impact. To that end, the more conscious we are of our process, the easier, better, stronger it ...
Views: 652 - What I Learned From Copying - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerAt times, the creative process can almost look logical: "This is my purpose, and this is what I need to do." Other times the creativity just flows, and you do what you can to capture all the lovely ideas. Occasionally, I'll do some of the same writing exercises I require of my students. ...
Views: 630 - Managing the Writing Cycle - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2015 from Dawn ShulerMuch of the work I do with writers, especially authors, is to help them understand that writing is a process. You don't just sit down and start writing Chapter 1, finish that chapter, and seamlessly move onto the next one. Before you can get to that place where you're writing full sentences, you ...
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