Monthly Archives: February 2011

Ten unusual ways to earn more money as a writer

  By Maryan Pelland | February 27, 2011 - 10:45 am | Uncategorized
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Competition is fierce in the world of magazines, newspapers, and Web writing. Tens of thousands of writers vie for thousands of  jobs and rates plummet to pre-21st century levels. If you’re felling frustrated, and worse, if your bills are not getting paid, rethink your writing market strategies and consider a few out-of-the ordinary writing gigs that pay real money for capable writing. Real estate descriptions …(there’s more) Continue reading →

Freewriting – The easy way to cure writers’ block

  By Maryan Pelland | February 21, 2011 - 10:15 am | Uncategorized
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Here’s a brain relaxer for writers and authors who claim to suffer from that great inky malady, writers’ block. Freewriting is a neat trick that gets your brain flowing and your words onto paper or into pixels with a minimum of effort. Freewriting is fun. You may learn a lot. Some of the most famous authors use free writing to jump-start creative juices. Try it, …(there’s more) Continue reading →

Create hanging indents in MS Word or in your blog

  By Maryan Pelland | February 17, 2011 - 10:10 am | Uncategorized
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Hang your indents in MS Word A hanging indent is a paragraph style in which the first line is not indented, and all the rest are. It’s called a hanging indent because all the lines appear to be suspended beneath the first line. Writers working in academics, working with APA (American Psychological Association) and other structured applications often need to use hanging indents, and since …(there’s more) Continue reading →