The Green Mile is a movie about a series of events on Louisiana death row in the 1930s. The original story was written by Stephen King. The movie was directed by Frank Darabont, who wrote the screenplay. Tom Hanks stars as the main character Paul Edgecomb, Michael Clarke Duncan co-stars as John [...]

Writing a novel is an act of discovering yourself and discovering your potentials – Writing a novel is not as difficult as you might think, and completing a novel is one of the most exciting feelings in the world. many writers say the hardest part of writing a novel is starting it. The problem is [...]

Positioning Yourself as a Freelance Writer
Freelance writing is highly competitive, difficult work, requiring a great deal of insight both into the psychology of the clients you will have, but also into the way to prospect for and handle these clients.  But before you handle any clients, you need to be able to present yourself [...]

Final Draft is the entertainment industry’s top selling software application for writing screenplays, television shows and stage plays. And with the Final Draft download, there is no need to wait for a package to arrive or for a CD ROM to install. Once you purchase, you receive a customer number. Then install it, enter the [...]

Today, most book publishers require that writers take on most of the promotional and marketing duties necessary to sell their books. However, to accomplish this job, nonfiction writers in particular have to begin promoting and marketing their books long before they hold the bound tome in their hands. They have to begin building what the [...]

Bill Bryson is best known for his humorous travel writing.  Previously, I had read two of Bryon’s other books.  One was titled, I’m a Stranger Here Myself.  This book was about Bryson’s return to living in the United States after living in Great Britain for twenty years or so.  His writing portrayed how differently Americans [...]

Ask anyone that you meet if they’ve ever had an idea to write a book and I bet that 99% of the time their eyes light up and they say ‘Yes.’
Everyone has numerous wonderful book ideas. My experience and conversations with thousands of people tell me that this is true. The difference between [...]

By The Intellectual Property Association
http://www.intellectualpropertyassociation.com
Every year thousands of screenplays are written and only a handful are bought. If you are an aspiring screenwriter who has not yet been able to sell material to Hollywood then your problem may be your screenplay’s storyline. A marketable story needs to offer the audience strong characters, a unique storyline, [...]

So you’re an author (or an aspiring author) who has an interest in writing erotic fiction. But many authors worry about using their real name when penning erotic pieces, for several reasons. Several famous authors who at one point, sooner or later in their careers, wrote erotica chose a pen name, including Harlan Ellison and [...]

While catching up on my email, I found this query from an ezine reader:
Q. Cathy, I wear several hats: editing, creative writing, copywriting, and even some consulting. How do I combine these skills into one website? One business? Or do I need more than one of each?
A. This question gets asked often, even by me. [...]