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Writing, Accounting, and Synergy

In accounting, if you (the accountant or bookkeeper) are off even one penny, you have to search and work until that penny is found – all the income, expenses, assets, liabilities of a business must all sync at the end of every month, quarter, and year. You’re monthly trail balance sheet and the balance sheet, which reflects every penny in and out, must be perfect. There is also the reconciling the monthly bank statements.

 

The various data from every department, such as…

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Added by Karen Cioffi on June 24, 2011 at 2:05pm — 2 Comments

The Art of Conflict in Writing Conflict

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The Art of Conflict in Writing Conflict

By Lorilyn Roberts…

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Added by Lorilyn Roberts on June 5, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Podcasting for Writers Workshop - Free on May 16

In our efforts to continually provide fresh and helpful information to our readers and visitors, and since our group has so many experienced and knowledgeable writers and authors, Writers on the Move has added a new and very exciting feature to our group, monthly workshops.

 

The workshops will focus on writing and marketing, and depending on the presenter and topic, the workshops will range from 30 minutes to ONE hour to ONE day to ONE week long. We are hoping to…

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Added by Karen Cioffi on May 6, 2011 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Linda Ballou featured writer at North American Travel Journalist Associatoin

I am honored to be the featured writer on the North American Travel Journalist Association home page. I have been a member of NATJA for over decade. It is a wonderful organization providing a platform and resources for expert, or budding travel… Continue

Added by Linda Ballou on April 21, 2011 at 8:22pm — No Comments

Pleased to be first featured author in Travel World International adventure issue

I am pleased to the first featured adventure-travel writer in the new and improved Travel World International Magazine. The March issue is dedicated to adventure travel from “Hiking on the Edge” in China’s Tiger Leaping Gorge to “Following the Herd” in Tanzania. Editor, Donna M. Airoldi asked me some pointed questions about why somebody chooses to do what I do that I had fun answering.



Click here for my interview on page 60… Continue

Added by Linda Ballou on March 24, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

The Art of Stuckness

While I have never experienced stuckness in writing, more appropriately called writer’s block, I have to admit a great portion of my waking hours I am stuck on something; i.e., stuck in traffic, stuck waiting at the red light, stuck standing in line, stuck on hold on the phone, stuck staring at my computer screen, stuck waiting to get paid; or for someone to answer an email, or to get out of the dentist chair, or to get over a cold, or to get the car fixed, or for…

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Added by Lorilyn Roberts on February 6, 2011 at 3:43pm — 3 Comments

Freelance Writing - An Additional Path to Income

Many children’s authors or book writers in other genresrealize that making money writing books may not be what many envision it to be.So, if as a writer you want to make money to either supplement your income orearn an income, you might think about other writing paths in addition toauthoring books.

 

One such path is freelance writing.

 

According to Wikipedia, “the Bureau of…

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Added by Karen Cioffi on January 12, 2011 at 11:50am — No Comments

The Capricious Origin of Creativity



Despite my delusional insistence I was a simple child, my damaged psyche made me complex and unfathomable. I imagined myself socially well-adapted because I only had my subjective experience for reference. Now, I'm older and wiser, and writing has provided windows that promote painful reflection. I was a wicked child. I did horrible, torturous things and I took righteous pleasure from the cruelty I inflicted. I am sorry, now, at the point in which my repentance does not… Continue

Added by Matthew Sawyer on December 22, 2010 at 10:43am — No Comments

Coping With Feedback



Perspective, only, lends any emotion to input from critics. Feedback is neither good nor bad. Critics offer guidance on what can become a long trip. Unfortunately, most backseat drivers don't see the road the author travels. Authors, who want to stem tides of negative comments, need to do a better job of describing what lays ahead. They also need to be aware of who are their passengers. Don't bother listening to the distraction of screaming children… Continue

Added by Matthew Sawyer on November 19, 2010 at 12:25pm — No Comments

Focused Keywords and Your Content

Most of us think of keywords as something a marketer or affiliate marketer needs to be aware of. It’s their area of business and their problem to find these mysterious words that help increase the ranking on search engines.





But, that’s not really the case.



Today, if you are promoting yourself, your book, service, business, or product, you need readers to know who you are, where you are, what you have to offer, why what you’re offering is what they…

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Added by Karen Cioffi on October 30, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Why I Prefer Reading Shorter Novels

My own writing is driven by my directness and sense of urgency, so getting to "the point" is important. I'm not a professional writer (though I desperately want to be) and I have other things to do - as I expect do most readers, so paving the road for a tale and staying on track are critical aspects for my stories. Besides living in a busy world, distractions offered by technology further constrains the time people spend reading fiction - or doing any genuine reading at… Continue

Added by Matthew Sawyer on October 9, 2010 at 7:25pm — No Comments

It's Evil, So I Stopped Reading



Even though people have downloaded nearly 2700 copies of the first book in my Pazuzu Trilogy, Pazuzu - Manifestation, I am stymied by lack of feedback. The long, soundless night is especially exasperating, given my… Continue

Added by Matthew Sawyer on October 4, 2010 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Rules of the Shur (a.k.a the World) - as Dictated by Author (Warning: Spoilers!)



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godless world is the impetus for the story I tell in my "Pazuzu" trilogy. The Creator left the world of the Shur desert because mankind became arrogant and sinned without repent. This concept set my story's ground rules. I first needed to illustrate the wickedness of all my characters (That is everyone. Remember, God is gone).



Every chapter provides an example of a broken commandment in the… Continue

Added by Matthew Sawyer on September 25, 2010 at 8:08am — No Comments

Telling Adam why I write what I write

Answers for Adam


Someone by the name of Adam from Plattsburg, NY, wanted me to answer some questions about my writing. I thought some might be interested in my replies to him.
First, here are his questions: “It seems like sexuality when it comes to these vampires may be a prominent theme in the book. Are there any sort of moral issues that come with your characters being promiscuous? I remember hearing about The Twilight novels and how they…
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Added by Peter Klein on September 18, 2010 at 7:34am — No Comments

Research is an Important Part of Writing

Historical fiction brings to the reader adventure, romance, and courage. It entertains and educates us at the same time. History books give us the facts, but historical fiction helps us to understand history in a special way. Leon Garfield said, "The historian, if honest, gives us a photograph; the storyteller gives us a painting."



Research is an important part of writing. Learn everything you can about the area your story takes place, the time period, historical facts you would like… Continue

Added by Linda Weaver Clarke on September 17, 2010 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Flash Fiction: A worthwhile Discipline

Short-Short fiction flies under various banners: flash, VSF, micro, sudden fiction, immediate fiction, Minute-story..... The list goes on. It comes in many guises, traverses almost all styles from fable to whodunits. It straddles traditional narrative and embraces experimental and new approaches to writing. There is little consensus as to what, in real terms, is meant by “short” but invariably the range comprises of fiction enveloped in a few sentences up to the heady heights of 1000 or 1500… Continue

Added by Emjay Holmes on September 17, 2010 at 3:29am — No Comments

Author Insights: Supernatural Aliens



Web of Ithadow

A strand from the web of Ithadow, alien gods - both Ithadow and the web, touched the world centuries ago. Ithadow is a carapace-shrouded jellyfish the size of the Milky Way. The alien god weaves a web across space and time. The web is the living digestive tract of the ethereal entity. The strands of the web seize souls of… Continue

Added by Matthew Sawyer on September 15, 2010 at 2:59pm — No Comments

Review of Matthew Sawyer's Short Story, Abandoned





Abandoned by Matthew Sawyer

Review by: Dana Kerkentzes on Aug. 12, 2010



"Imagination squeezed whatever nightmare the boys concocted, that dwelt in the old house with the hermit-like woman, into sixteen inch boxes." <-- I love this line!



Read it three times before moving on. ^_^



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Added by Matthew Sawyer on August 25, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Review of Matthew Sawyer's Short Story, Disaster at Minotaur Meats



Disaster at Minotaur Meats by Matthew Sawyer

Review by: Lea Ryan on Aug. 012, 2010



"creepy, yucky, morbid. I loved it."



Read the story for free at SMASHWORDS.COM.…



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Added by Matthew Sawyer on August 25, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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