by Arun Pal Singh on August 4, 2010
As the life makes me busier and busier, I am finding it very difficult to find time for writing on this website. In fact my real life job had started eating too much time of mine. A change is on the way and I think I would be able to squeeze more moments for writing on one of my favorite site.
It really pains to see the state of the site when content is not updated for a long time. The website receives good traffic due to my past efforts and it does not feel right when people visit the site and leave with bad taste in the mouth.
Things would surely change and I am working on a schedule where I would be posting at least thrice a week.
Let us see how things go
by Arun Pal Singh on January 12, 2010
How to choose 
a right word for your writing is a question that most of new writers face.
Sherice Jacob has few good tips on Words that sell. It is mainly meant for copywriters but I think it would benefit everybody.
Go! Take Your Notes.
by Arun Pal Singh on January 4, 2010
Today I came across a good article that mentions great resources of writing. These are Top 10 blogs for writers. I have visited them all and they are good.
Top 10 blogs for writers
BTW I have added all of them in my blogroll for a quick reference
by Arun Pal Singh on December 18, 2009
A quality content is far better than routine stuff. You can write thousand routine articles and still be wondering why people are not responding.
But one article that is unique and great may make you famous.
How to write that article? People vary in their writing abilities. That would depend on lot many factors but we are not going to take that discussion here.
Within one’s ability one must sincerely effort to produce a content that is great to read and share.
If your content is great, your site users would appreciate and recommend it. Search engines would love to index it and you would love to see the traffic it brings.
There are some basic things that you must do if you wish to produce an article that would be great to read.
Research
Before you write, you must possess enough information to produce an article. Online research makes it very easy. Search engines, online forums and websites are the places where you can do the requisite research.
Write for Users
Find what they are looking for. Online forums are great search tools for this purpose. See what people are frequently asking. If you produce a document that answers the queries of people, you are already moving toward greatness.
Provide Complete Information
Focus is important for this. Your article must serve as one stop reference point for chosen information topic. This could be difficult in an area which is quite broad. So it is better to fragment the topic and produce focused articles.
Be Unique
Your article is already great if what you are writing cannot be found anywhere else. While this may not be possible in every niche, but when done diligently it would produce content that would be noticed and recommended.
Do Not Oversell
Keep your commercial links to minimum while you write to dispense information. An article with a lot of affiliate links would always be looked down by people however informing that might be. Keep a good balance and post your commercial links subtly.
Use Good Language
This goes without saying. A good language is first prerequisite of a good as well as great content. Avoid errors and typos like you would avoid bad bugs.
Practice and diligence is the key.
You need to produce good content before you can write a great content.
Reaching at the top always requires hard work.
by Arun Pal Singh on December 14, 2009
As human brain developed so did the feelings and desire to express them. The need led to development of the language. From howls and moans to the meaningful words today humans have made a great achievement. Same applies to writing too.
What started as signs is a full fledged script now. (There are many of them but that is not the issue here)
For a moment imagine a world without a language. You cannot. It is impossible. Without language we would be missing much of the pleasure that we enjoy. Without language we would be deprived of any information and its development thereof. [click to continue…]
by Arun Pal Singh on December 11, 2009
Writing style reflects the personality of a writer. On any given subject two persons will write differently. If they are asked to use the same set of facts the result would still be different.
This difference is due to their different styles of writing. This writing style is responsible for versatility in the literature. Whenever you write, it is this writing style that stamps your uniqueness on that writing.
As a human being each one of has capacity to feel and express. But due to difference in genetic makeup and upbringing patterns we become more efficient in some expressions than other. Some of us are more comic than others. Some are more dramatic. Some write suspense better.
How does it happen? [click to continue…]
by Arun Pal Singh on December 10, 2009
by Arun Pal Singh on December 8, 2009
A written sentence has to convey the fullness of the meaning without any help of gestures or voice modulation available to the spoken word.
This led to development of the rules for written language. First and foremost is the grammar. If your writings do not follow these rules they won’t be read. Grammatical errors are acceptable in our conversations but when it comes to writing it is an unforgivable mistake.
Correct spellings are another requirement of a good writing. Spelling errors popularly referred as typos (We are now in a world where people type more than they write!) spoil the taste of good reading. One must watch for these errors.
Everybody hates spelling mistakes. It does not matter whether the people themselves are good at it not. Food should be perfect for everybody’s palate irrespective of their culinary knowledge.
The last requirement of a sentence making is the use of right words.
There is not much scope for alteration and leverage as for as the spellings and grammar are concerned. So it is the combination of right words that makes a writing unique.
One must strive to choose the optimum set of words for the sentence within the framework of the grammar. The need varies from one writing to another and many a words can be used with different meaning attached it them in different perspectives. But to make a good writing careful selection is a must.
One has to choose wisely. Pause and ponder deliberately to look for the options best suited for your sentence and narration.
Words have originated at different times in different cultures. These words carry with than a subtle aura or personality and they import this aura to the sentence which they are put in.
Let us have an example.
Wealth, money moolah or cash! There are so many terms to describe money.
But each of them does brings a little different impact on our brains. This is because though our upbringing and culture we start imparting a different image to different words.
This difference could also be due to difference in intelligence and cultural background.
Because the language is passed from one generation to another in a rather clear cut and organized manner, the words themselves leaves an imprint on the learning mind provided we take out other variables. This imprint or image is then generated back each time the word is encountered.
Every writing would incite a response in the reader. That is the aim of the writing. That is what a good writer wants.
If you are writing a sales copy the effect should lead the readers to the sales. Better you use your words better is the copy and its desired effect. Same goes for a webpage, e-book, email or anything you write. The factor that will differentiate a bang from thud is the right use of the words.
How far did you penetrate the minds of the reader will depend mainly on the words that you used to create the writing if we keep the reader related factors (for example education, intelligence, culture, language proficiency etc) out.
The choice of words will ultimately depend upon your style and vocabulary you have. Style comes from your personality and inferences you carry. Vocabulary comes from constant reading and inculcation.
by Arun Pal Singh on December 7, 2009
Writer’s block as a phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue writing, usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity. Every writer faces this problem at some point or other.
On one extreme is a block of serious kinds that author Henry Roth faced for years. This kind is quite rare and is generally associated with mood disorders.
A more common type is that comes and goes quickly but still hinders your productivity. Mostly, writer’s block lasts between an hour and a week, sometimes over a month. Writers block often strikes without warning. it is quite an unpleasant experience for an author. All of sudden the flow stops. [click to continue…]
by Arun Pal Singh on December 6, 2009
Every now and then we do come across an article which makes us feel that reading wasted our time. It is not unusual to find good articles but more often you come across this kind of below average stuff that leave you wondering why this article was written at all.
I agree that not all of us are equally endowed and skilled when it comes to writing. But that is just one aspect of writing. Providing good information in the article is another. If you cannot write well, you can learn the skill or outsource your article writing to a person who writes well. But do not commit the sin of writing bad articles. [click to continue…]
