Recently I heard in an interview on the radio that Gabriel Garcia Marquez had “stopped” writing. Had he lost his “drive?”
They say that in literature, everything has already been said. The only way to differentiate is on style; in the way you express it.
In areas like business, family, article writing…, well look at all [...]

Who knows, that first Publishing deal may not be that far off, after all. The recently launched Macmillan New Writer Scheme may be your best opportunity yet to make it big in the publishing world.
Since the project was launched in February, Macmillan has been receiving 200 manuscripts a month. And in April next year, six [...]

Don’t just rush in and start writing! Do your research and plan first. Who is your target market and what do you want to tell them? The style of writing you adopt must match your audience.
e.g. if you are writing a business article the style needs to be more formal and professional whereas an article [...]

A wise person, or maybe just another newly rich Malibu recluse, once said: “Living well is the best revenge”
That’s not a bad idea, but if you’re a creative sort, you can just as easily assert: “Writing well is the best revenge.”
I am a strong believer in turning lemons into lemonade, but if you don’t have [...]

Have you ever considered why people dislike writers? Well it is because these writers so often spout off about something they know nothing about. It is so often that writers write because they do not do. You know until I accidentally became a writer, I never liked them much anyway. Now I is one, or [...]

Condolence Letters are typically written after someone has died and are some of the most difficult and awkward letters to write. The best advice in writing these letters is to empathize with your reader. Relate a story to them that shares some similar personal experience. Do not tell them that “…things could [...]

These days, as a great number of organisations and CEOs are looking towards internet video websites as an outstanding place to upload content to grab the interest of their potential customers, it’s necessary to appreciate the basic principles of utilising web video advertising channels.
Here are a number of vital things you ought to know prior [...]

You most likely already know how key posting your organisations Internet video is. For a firm’s marketing manager, short format videos are a commendable instrument that can easily capture your potential audiences’ attention & considerably improve the overall number of visits to your firm’s website. Professional videos are exceptionally effective in getting the target consumers’ [...]

As a speaker and entertainer with over 30 years experience, I’ve had my share of nightmare speaking and performing conditions. The best thing that can come from a bad situation is that we learn something which will prevent it from happening again! Let me share some of my worst memories…and what I learned.
The [...]

I was doing an event for 3200 people in California and it was a really big deal. I had a two stage managers with headsets counting down 30 seconds till show time, a personal assistant and complete video crew for tape and image projection. Everything was hustle and bustle and rush, rush, rush.
I had another [...]