The War of Wordcraft

I love to write. I hate being misunderstood. So I write, edit and revise. Actually, I perform quite a war dance on my keyboard as I create my posts. I use Microsoft Word 2000, an online dictionary, and Google. The dictionary and thesaurus in Word are pathetic, as are my outdated reference books of the same names. Thus, the online dictionary and the related thesaurus get a good workout as I try to avoid repetition, cliches and lifeless words.

Reading Poetry Aloud

Lots of us decide to give a poetry reading - whether it's our own poetry, a poem we've had written for a special occasion or a famous poem, there are times when we would like to read it aloud and share it with other people.

YRU Able 2C This, LOL?

Are words and literature getting in the way of e-mail and text messaging phrases? Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?

Writing a Thesis Statement

This article deal with writing a thesis statement for a long document such as a Master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. A thesis statement answers the research question and such be included near the end of the introduction. A thesis statement provides focus and direction to the writer and the reader.

Writing Tips - Handling Rejection

If you're submitting your work to publishers and getting rejected constantly, don't fret. The following tips will help you get over the hump of rejection and give yourself a good shot at getting your work published.

Online Tools Make Translation (Chinese/English) Easier

A list of online tools which may help to do translations, especially in Chinese (traditional and simplified) and English.

To Speak You Have To Write, To Write You Have To Read

Speaking, writing, and reading are not as separate as you might think. Each can teach you things, that will make you stronger at the other two.

How Authors Instigate the Topic?

One of the hardest works for author is instigating (thinking of) the topic to write. Author is not supposed to write everything, because our job is to spread out the beneficial lessons to the public: intellectual appetite and this intellectual appetite may not lay in that everything.

Speaking Anxiety -- Are You One of the Many Sufferers?

Speaking Anxiety is the number one social phobia and if you are one of the many sufferers it can make your life much more difficult than it needs to be.

Book Authors

Writing the great American novel is a dream project of many of us. One can be a book author and write about anything on this planet including cooking, child psychology, flowers, birds, shells, or furniture; or one can write coffee-table books or even computer books—the field is wide open.

Presenter's Toolkit when Asked to Appear on the Radio

As a speaker or company leader you will, at some time, be asked to appear on the radio. It may be the taping of a panel discussion. It may be a one-on-one interview about a topic for which you have expertise. It may be to answer some questions that have been asked about your business and/or one of your products. For whatever reason you are going to be heard over the air, you will want to sound polished, professional and knowledgeable. In this article, I discuss some of the ways to make it happen.

Heros Journey: the Romantic Challenge and More

The Romantic Challenge is an intricate part of many stories. Often it is one of the four major challenge: Outer, Inner, Greater and Romantic.

Writing a Thesis or Dissertation? How to Make Progress Even When You Don't Feel Like Writing

Are you really still working on your thesis or dissertation? Have you written one word? This article helps you to make progress despite your lack of motivation to write.

Diaries – It's Not Just Bridget That Uses Them!

You resolve to stop smoking, drinking, overeating, being lazy etc. etc. on New Years Eve. You look at a gift from a friend, idly open it and find yourself staring at a beautiful diary. You resolve, to record your deeds and thoughts faithfully in the diary from the New Year onwards! Time passes on... Another New Year approaches and you happen to look at the diary and the 360 blank pages it contains – What happened to your resolve. This is the fate of most diaries. They remain blank and so many trees were cut down to make them.