Dec 30th 09
Creative Writers, See How Much You Know on This Quiz
Creative writing is so much more than stringing your words together in the proper order. It is the wondrous transport by which you place your own thoughts and fears into the hearts and minds of others. How much do you know about writing? Test your knowledge, and check your answers in the bottom half of the article. 1. The main climax scene is called the ________ 2. The main idea of the entire... read more
Dec 29th 09
Creative Writer’s Christmas List
*Humming San-ta Claus is Com-ing to Town. And speaking of which, it’s time to make your wish list. Writers the world around want relevant gifts that will encourage their hearts, make their creative writing easier, help them survive writer’s block, or increase their stash of writing tools. So when you sit on old HoHo’s knee, ask for these kewl items! · The Chicago Manual of... read more
Dec 29th 09
Creative Writers Sometimes Entertain the Wrong People
Creative writers write to entertain. They entertain themselves, and they entertain those who dare to read what they write. This can be both good and bad. If you write to entertain others, that’s good. If some of your family members get hold of your work, that’s bad. Of course, the last time they wrote anything was on a postcard in 1958, but they are an expert on writing. Somehow,... read more
Dec 28th 09
Applying Neuro – Linguistic Method in Creative Writing
Not every person given a written assignment will complete it with no problems. Talent in writing is not rare but also not that frequent. For someone it is easier to express thoughts in oral form than to put it in writing. Some of pedagogic teachers tried to apply several methods and one of the best is Neuro-linguistic programming established by Robert Dilts that includes several methodologies that can... read more
Dec 28th 09
To all writers and non-writers out there, now is the time to start digging up those creative writing skills back
The importance of articles in today’s websites and internet based companies are immeasurable. They dictate a lot in the success and the drive of traffic into one’s site. It has become a key element in making a site work and earns a profit. A website operator and owner must have the good sense to include articles in his or her site that will work for them and earn them the many benefits articles... read more
Dec 28th 09
The Sea is Not Blue – Improving your Creative Writing Skills
To write this, I am using ‘Microsoft Word’. If I want to chose a font colour I have a choice of ten shades of grey in the ‘standard colours’ and twelve further options if I select ‘more colours’ making twenty two shades. That’s merely the standard menu and doesn’t account for the infinite selection on the ‘custom menu’. And that’s just... read more
Dec 28th 09
Make your Creative Copy a Curiously Compelling and Captivating Experience for your Audience
Preface When we use a cliché like “don’t judge a book by its cover”, we are moving our attention from the cover to the contents of a book, and in doing so, exemplifying the need to appreciate what’s in it, rather than what’s on the outside. The same goes with “beauty is skin deep”. However, within the context of Creative Copy as it relates to writing... read more
Dec 28th 09
Do I Need A Copywriter? Red Balloon Creative
A Copywriter is a Salesperson in Print So, now ask yourself the question again, do I need a copywriter? The answer is, of course, no. Not if you don’t want to sell things through advertisements or your website. Or, if you don’t care that your sales letters aren’t targeted or well written. But, if like most people, you do understand that effective, persuasive writing would bring about more sales... read more
Dec 28th 09
Creative Writing is not a Linear Process
Creativity is a subtle and magnificent dance between the rational and the intuitive, between the left and right parts of the brains, between technique and imagination. Both partners in this dance are absolutely necessary and are needed in equal proportion, which means that imagination is not more important than technique and visa versa. If you only live in the imagination, you will never get organized,... read more
Dec 27th 09
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Use Creative Writing Twists To Increase Your Creative Writing Skills
Occasionally there are things that happen in life that seem unfair and very underhanded. You can take those events and use them in your stories to enhance what you are having your characters experience. This will make your story more believable and many people will be able to connect with your character(s) and what they are going through. Phrases like oh, no you don’t, I don’t think so, not... read more
