Introduction to Technical Writing

The official induction into the career ideology of technical writing.

Freelance Writers: Ditch Queries, Cranky Editors & the Starving Freelancer Existence

I'm constantly amazed at the number of large, national publications/companies that want quality writing, design, artwork, etc. for their publications, but take months to answer queries, make freelancers wait even more months to be paid, pay paltry for the assignments to begin with, cancel gigs for no reason at all and treat freelancers little better than unnecessary cogs in an unnecessary wheel.

How to Increase Your Freelance Income Month After Month After Month

If you've ever wondered why some freelancers struggle along and others seem to intrinsically know to increase their freelance income month after month after month, here are four specific things you can do immediately to get on the money train.

Changes in Words and their Influence on our Values

It took many centuries to pass for English language to be finally formed and developed and now it has become the most widespread language on earth. It is already spoken on six continents and the number of speakers is growing all the time. It goes without saying that each historical event brought new changes to society and its culture, therefore language has been changing accordingly.

Hero's Journey (Monomyth) : Measured Transformation

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey you need to know about....

Hero's Journey (Monomyth) : Annie Hall, Walk the Line

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about-

Freelancers and Small Business Owners: What to Look for in a Chamber of Commerce

In a previous article, Why Every Freelance Writer Should Join a Chamber of Commerce, I advised that every freelancer should join a Chamber of Commerce. However, not all chambers are effective. Here I will outline what every freelancer and/or small business owner should look for before joining.

Freelance Writers: 14 Tried & True Ways to Make More Money

14 ways for freelancer writers (and editors, copy editors, proofreaders, etc.) to make more money. Specifics provided every step of the way.

Improve Your Vocabulary

There are some easy ways to improve your vocabulary that don’t take long hours of studying boring dictionaries. Here are a few ideas.

Speech Therapy For Children Who Stutter

Do you have a child who has a speech impediment? Does your child have a stutter? Are you looking into the various types of speech therapy for children? If you have answered yes to any of these questions this article may well be of interest and benefit to you. I am a person who has managed to overcome a speech impediment known as a stammer or stutter which had been ruining my life for seventeen years. I now help other people to beat their own speech impediments and to achieve fluency.

Ten Tips for a Successful Public Reading

There are a number of things you can do to ensure a successful public poetry or book reading!

Top Sales Speaker Says: Only Fakes Have No Stories To Tell!

How can you tell if you're dealing with a genuine expert with vast experience? That's easy, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, top speaker, best-selling author, and international radio and TV commenttaor. People who have really been there always have stories to tell!

Verb

The sound-replacive type of derivation and the stress-replacive type of derivation are unproductive: food — to feed, blood — to bleed; 'import — to im'port, 'transport — to trans'port. The typical suffixes expanding the stem of the verb are: -ate (cultivate), -en (broaden), -ifу (clarify), -ise(-ize) (normalise). The verb-deriving prefixes of the inter-class type are: be- (belittle, befriend, bemoan) and en-/em- (engulf, embed). Some other characteristic verbal prefixes are: re- (remake), under- (undergo), over- (overestimate), sub- (submerge), mis-(misunderstand), un- (undo), etc.

How To Supercharge Your Blog And Improve Your Visitor's Experience

Learn how to set your blog up to keep your visitors coming back again and again.