A piece of advice most authors always give is to read other authors, now is that to get ideas or see how others are doing, or is it to check out the competition? I like to read for pleasure, but I do gain some inspira...
What is the main concern and tool used when one wants to translate from Chinese to English?
In both creative and informative pieces, I have been stuck between writing in simple, direct sentences vs long detailed ones. For informative pieces I know direct is often the better choice, but articles and instructions...
Does anyone else have this problem? In school are taught all the joining up sentence words. As writers, we should us as few as possible. They slow sentences down. I use a Google Doc add on (Hazel's Glue Word Finder) ...
Whenever you write are there times when you feel like you have experienced something that you need to share with other people. I know of several stories that I have written which were adapted from things that I had faced...
Due to the widespread use of internet nowadays. It's been a long time since I have touched a broadsheet newspaper and tabloid. I usually get my news on television or in the internet. How long since you have last read ...
I was just wondering how many of you do not speak English as a native language, and how that has affected your ability and journey to becoming a writer. Im very interested to hear everyone’s stories as I do not know an...
Writer's block is the worst nightmare of a writer. It is a condition when all your creative juices have disappeared. You're unable to write. You can't think of new ideas to start or you can't finish the one you've alrea...
Have you ever talked to a friend about something not really that important? Then you end with your own opinion. Then he answers with his opinion, which is otherwise contrary to how you see that, something. So then you an...
Writing is an art which requires a lot of self-discipline and it also involves a lot of technique and skill. as a writer, you have to write on a different variety of subjects. Some of these subjects may be very close to ...
I've tried to cultivate the flexibility to put in writing anytime, as long I have a free time. In general, just because of my schedules, early to middle afternoon has been best time to write for me. Currently I've starte...
When you see the way people write you may begin to wonder how good they are when writing or is it that took time to develop their writing skill. If you see an article of a talented writer you will love it but when you se...
Have you written an article? If yes, then what's the hardest topic you that you wrote? I've been writing articles since I was a high school student, but most of those articles are written in my native language. So I...
When writing articles and other content what is something unique that you usially do that helps you relax or makes you comfortable?
Typewriters have been obsolete for some time now but in the Philippines it's still has some uses such as in the preparation of legal documents, most notary public attorneys here are still using it. Have you ever used ...
I can introduce myself as a bookworm, with over 500 books behind me. That's how many books I have read so far. Very recently I read this book called "The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F" which is written by Mark Mason. It i...
I love beautiful penmanship. Writing by pen and paper has a therapeutic effect on my wellbeing. It keeps my creative juices flowing. When Im writing with pen, ideas and thoughts comes into my mind easily. I envy ...
Does one have to be great at writing to write great articles? The answer is no. Writing like anything else can be learned. Put in the hours and you'll almost be as good as everyone else. As for writing article...
Do you maintain a Bucket List? What are some of the things to do on your list?
What are your long-term goals as a writer and what's your time frame for your goals?
I guess this mostly applies to fiction writers... When you have an idea, how much planning do you do before you start writing? Do you map out characters, dates, places, etc? If so, just a little bit of info, or full bios...
SMS or Short Messaging Service was developed in the mid 80's as a way to send short messages over vast distances using handheld devices which was then limited to voice calls. In the mid 90's SMS was already a part of o...
In our world where everything moving so fast and requires consistency of accomplishing things as quick as possible,how do you write a message in your mobile phone? Did you do abbreviation of some world so that you would ...
In every day life we would see a lot of presentations and adverts what to you is easier to understand is it words or pictures/graphics?
I'm sure we all read publications on regular basis. Whether or not you read books regularly, you might read the new, blogs, articles or forum posts among other things as well. So what have you read recently (or a long ti...
I've been wanting to hear other people's views on how to improve their Writing skills. There's lots of ways of doing it, like by reading a lot of books and magazine articles. I want to know yours.
There are endless topics to write about out there, and many of us freelancers have to shape ourselves around the content in order to write articles for clients. I was wondering, what kind of articles or content have you ...
So most of the time I lack inspiration where to get my content. I don't want to write with the same content, as it will limit my ability to write. Most of the time I find inspiration with the movies and videos that I wat...
In your online writing, which genre of writing, or which subject matter, do you find the most difficult to write about? Which is harder for you: general blogging? fiction? non-fiction? reviews? I was wondering if t...
I think the term "ghost writers" is known to everyone who likes to write, but in any case... "Ghost Writers" are anonymous writers who are hired to write stories on behalf of other people (usually famous people who only ...
What is you favorite word and why? I am fascinated with vocabulary and why people gravitate towards certain words and phrases, so tell me what word really speaks to you.
I'm sure most of us still remember how we got our first official job back in the day. And no matter what age were you in during that time, for sure you still remember how happy and fulfilling it was to finally have a job...
What is your favorite theme to write about when you freelance and why is this?
We all draw inspiration from somewhere, and if we're avid writers, I feel like our inspiration often comes from other authors. So who's your favorite author? What about their work inspires your writing? Are they a publis...
Whenever you ask a well-known writer if they ever had any inspiration that made them begin writing, they usually answer yes. Initial inspirations very often have a big impact on the writers future work. It can be seen as...
For anyone that does not know anything about it, Grammarly is a free grammar checker that can be download onto your browser as an extension. For me, it is a lot better than the recommendations that Google gives you which...
