How To Use Reading Habit For Better Writing

man will turn over half a library to make one book.

—Samuel Johnson

If you wish to be a good writer, first be a good reader.

Nothing matches a good book to give you ideas and thoughts. I was a good reader in my twenties. I had ample time to go through the books. I have spent many a nights reading an interesting book.

But as I grew, I somehow lost that habit. Daily chores took over and I became too busy to turn a page.

I kept writing though. But the day came when mind yearned for stimuli. Writing looked like a chore, some times frustating.

I was running high on my creativity when I read but that was subdued when I stopped reading.

That was the day I decided to get back to reading.

You must read in order to become a good writer.

What to read?

Anything that you like and enjoy. It could be short story,a novel or anything. A book should be thought provoking, enjoyable. It should become a joyful activity and not an assignment.

To write better, it is important to read the genre of writing in which you’re working. You’ll pick up ideas easily.

How To Read?

When you read a book just do not do a plain reading. Instead mark th sentences and pages you like. Write down your view points. If you happen to read ebooks or you either can write your notes on paper or on computer in notepad or Word processor.

You would have a working conversational library soon and never ever have dearth of ideas.

You would notice that you like some writers better than others. They are the ones whom you would connect with easily. They are also the ones who would influence your writing most.

Learn how they use the language and grammar. See how they formulate sentences and structure their writings.

You would easily pick where to improve your own shortcomings.

One last thing

Do not ever leave the habit of reading. It is most valuable habit that writer can inculcate.

Six Important Questions For Your Sales Letter

Writing a sales letter is a skill that needs to be mastered by every internet marketer. A sales letter can make or break your business. If your sales letter is good, it can make you all the money you can imagine.

Similarly a poor sales letter may spell business failure for you.

Like every other art sales letter perfection comes from repeated practice and use.

You need to write again and again.

There are many linguistic and technical issues to sales letter writing. After you have written a sales letter, you need to test and approve for your usage.

Before you publish, there are six questions that you must ask when a sales letter is ready. Read more

How To Make Money With Your Articles?

If you use Article Marketing for your traffic, here is a good news. You can as well earn money from your submitted articles.

Associatedcontent.com allows you to earn on published articles. In fact this website allows you to publish many content formats like video, text, audio and images on any topic of your choice.

They also have Calls for Content where they ask people to produce content on the given topic.

Because I do this with articles, I would continue to with article publishing. For any other media the rules and regulations are almost similar.

You can submit your content in three forms depending on exclusivity of the submission.

Exclusive

You give AC the Exclusive rights to publish your original content. This content…

* Cannot have been previously published.
* Cannot be re-published elsewhere by you.
* Cannot be removed from AC by you.

Exclusive is the best option if don’t plan on publishing your content anywhere else.

Non-Exclusive

with this option you give AC limited rights to publish your original content. This content…

* Cannot have been previously published.
* Can be re-published elsewhere by you.
* Cannot be removed from AC by you.

Non-Exclusive is the best option if you want to re-publish this content elsewhere

Display-Only

You give Associated Content only the right to display your original content. This content…

* May have been previously published.
* Can be re-published elsewhere by you.
* Can be edited or removed from AC by you.

Associated Content allows you to earn in two ways.

Upfront Payment

This optopn is only for Exclusive and Non-Exclusive content. Display Only articles do not fall in this category.

Associated Content has been giving $3-$20 per article as upfront payment.

Performance Payment

As the name suggests, this payment depends on performance of your article. You are paid by number of views your article generates. It follows a typical CPM model.

Upfront payment is only for exclusive and non exclusive articles. Performance payment is applicable to all kinds of articles.

Submission to Associated Content is quite simple process

* Register / log into your AssociatedContent.com account.
* Go To The “Publish” Tab and from there select which format you want to use (i.e.text, video, audio etc.) from here on I write for Text.
* Select “General Article”.
* Follow the instructions and then submit your work.

How Much Money Would You make?

You will not make grands here but I see it as a bonus money that can come to you for already written articles.

Many a authors do make hundreds per month.

How To Utilize Reading For Better Copywriting

As an internet marketer we are required to display our copywriting skills every now and then. We it in our sales letters, we do it in our blog posts, forum postings.

Because we are always trying to sell, therefore we must write as if we are writing a sales letter.
Good copywriting skills come with time and training. Read more

How To Avoid Typos and Mistakes In Your Articles

Typos and spelling errors give writers a constant headache. Not only it makes the reading unpleasant but also it puts a doubt on your credibility.

Readers are too harsh when it comes to judging an author. They can overlook the content to some extent but typos and spelling errors are unpardonable. Unfortunately every body is a victim of these errors and sometimes these are realized after your work is published.

You have written a great article and are very happy with the content and language you have used. You submit that to various directories and on line article submission services. Read more

How To Write An Effective Business Writing

Be careful when you write.

Words you use, sentences you phrase will reveal what you are.

We come across so many examples daily.

There are sales letters that I do not even bother to go beyond first few lines.

There are others which keep me hooked till the end.

What differentiates one from another?

-Use of the right language.

What is right language you might ask?

-It depends upon the occasion, I would say.

When you interact in the real world your facial gestures and voice modulation can to some extent compensate for the wrong selection of words though that too becomes difficult sometimes.

But internet is a faceless world.

Here your sole medium of communication is the written word. It is in your emails. It is in your sales letters. It is in your website, advertisements and not to speak of many other things.

So when you use wrong word on the net you will not be pardoned. Online business thrives on the written sentences. Whether they take a form of sales letter, a promotional article or communication with your potential customers, your writing will influence your business.

What you write forms a personality of its own. In language each word has a unique identity, a unique meaning. Further amalgamation of words into sentences forms a structure that may vary in the shape depending upon words chosen and how well they have been knit.

This whole process will differentiate a well built writing from a poor one.

This whole process will eventually distinguish an impact from a thud.

Yes! You should choose your words carefully and knit them diligently.

This is an ongoing process and can not be learnt in a day. But it can be learnt for sure.

First and foremost is writing with passion. Whether it is a sales letter or an email, when you get involved in the work you produce a better copy. Your mind works on a different level and your vocabulary is used to maximum.

Second is constant reading and increasing your vocabulary. Whenever you read something whether it is newspaper or a novel or anything you do come across new words. Note them down and look for exact meaning. Do not work by approximation to complete the reading. It might seem boring initially but it will end up forming a good habit and enrich your vocabulary.

Study the good works of successful people. Learn how they produce powerful statement using the same set of words. Note how everybody has a unique style that they can be identified with.

You too should develop your own style. No! Not a copy of someone but your own. Write as you comfortably write. Don’t imitate somebody in want of style. As you write naturally your style will take a shape.

Last but not the least, keep your grammar and spellings correct. Wrong grammar and spelling mistakes leave a very bad impression. It does not matter if your reader has a bad grammar but you will be judged by absolute standards.

Typos and grammatical mistakes are absolutely intolerable. Avoid them as you would avoid an allergic substance.

Follow these and you will have better hold on the language and better results in your business.

Your words are your weapon in this marketing arena. Make it sure that you possess the best ones and you are an expert user.

Power of The Written Word- How to Write Articles for Profit

An Article is a quantum of information on a particular topic mostly intended for free distribution to serve as source of knowledge. However with a slight addition & twist that quantum can also serve as highly targeted advertisement method to your site.

The method has been used with success in offline world. But internet has lately made the articles evolve into a specialty. Easy availability, easy searchability and sheer volume of information make articles unique.

If you are in internet business articles can help you by more than one method.

- They make you expert in eyes of reader. A trust based relation has already been formed by the time are furnishes reading an article.

- When put on your site on they make your site rich in unique content. Your site gets higher ranking in the search engineers and that in turn brings more customers. Any customer who might be looking for information will come to your site and if he is a potential buyer he is more likely to buy from you because you are giving him the required information without any attached string.
- If you sell umbrellas and you also have exhaustive information on your site about umbrellas, you are going to outperform the one who doesn’t. It is so because by providing free information you are doing a service and will be put on higher pedestal.
- Submitting articles to various directories with your resource box attached will serve as non stop advertisement that aims at specific audience.
- You can use your articles to post in your newsletter. This way your stay connected with your readers and thus perform better than if you do not.
- Articles can help you to carve a niche of your own in ghostwriting business.
When writing an article one should take care of writing it well. One must make it interesting so that the reader is not bored. If the article is not well written your aim of writing article is defeated. A better written article studies unique and draws make readership.
To write a good article one has to take care of all the features highlighted in previous articles of this series. The knowledge of subject and command over language are very important aspects.

However because internet articles have become a specialty themselves, there are certain things one must remember while writing articles.

– An article must provide information that is useful to a reader. It should provide the necessary information even if they he never visits your site.
– Self-serving links must be in the resource box. Links in the text itself are blatant advertisement and are considered equivalent to spam.
– The article should not be a sales pitch or advertisement in itself. If you have written a press release it should be submitted to the press release site and not article directory.
– The article must be in simple, understandable and fluid language. A paragraph should not be more than 3-4 lines. A good article length is between 400-1200 words.

Power of Written Word- Writing for Internet

Internet has been hailed as writer’s paradise. If you can write well you have all the potential tomaximize your gains. From web page to advertisement the written word rules everywhere.

Internet is a virtual medium. The product it produces are intangible unlike books or papers. But apart from that internet is a much better medium as for as the information distribution is concerned.

The speed!

The reach!

The Spread!

It outperforms every other medium in all aspects. If you have planned to establish yourself in this virtual world you should carry your mightiest weapon ready for use.

It is none other than the Written Word.

It is strange thing how 26 letters (Considering English to be the language) over and over again can constitute myriad of the written material which has filled volumes in the tangible world and has occupied quite a substantial digital space as well.

Similar to the real world, the work that is genuine and good is identified from far in the internet too. And be beware too. The word spreads on the net faster than you think. So be good and you will reap the harvests tremendously.

Web Page, Articles, Ebooks, Sales, Letters, Forums, Ezines, Newsletters and Emails - You can see the word in action everywhere. And these are the prime areas where your writing expertise will bring you the fortune. The decorative part comes later. First is the content.

Always!

A good webpage is always a well written webpage. Same goes for e-books, sales letters, ezines and emails.

If you write well you can easily outperform the others. The webpage that you will craft will have a cutting edge above others. The sales letters that you will publish will bring in more customers. Ezines you send will be welcomed with eagerness.

There is no limit if you can write well.

All you need apart from your writing skill is the knowledge of the subject you want to write about. Again internet is the right place to search for any thing you want to know about and the information will be in front of you within seconds.

What you want to be expert in depends on your own interests. You might want to establish yourself as good copywriter or you may want to develop good content based articles and project yourself as freelance writer or you may want to write and sell e-books.

You may want to become a ghostwriter.

Or you may just want to write to promote your own business.

Your good writing will always come handy in anything you choose.

Each of the described area has some differences from the others. You should take care to follow the rules of each area.

Power of The Written Word- Developing Your Own Writing Style

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?

As I noted before it depends on genetic makeup and upbringing. Your genetic temperament is a major contribute to your style. So is your childhood exposures impression and experiences.

Both there is one factor that is modifiable and that is totally under our control is PRACTICE.

Each of us is capable of feeling each and every emotion that humans can feel though might not be that well endowed to express it.

But that can be learned and with practice mastered.

First step is to see what triggers your interest most. If you like something than mastering that becomes easier. Read in detail the subject you like or intend to write upon from the available literature. You will find that you like some authors better than others. They are the one who catch your fancy when you go through their works.

Study them in details and note down how they bring out the subject. See how they introduce to the topic? How do they approach any topic? How is their opening paragraph constructed and how do they follow the sequence of events which intends at providing information or finishing a story or whatever?

No! Do not imitate. This practice of reading was just to have an idea. The actual work starts now.

Now is the step two. You need simply to WRITE!

Take a topic, ponder over it and go. Write on anything you like. As you continue these practice sessions you are training your grey cells to establish connections that will speed up the functions necessary to the faculty of expressions. By and by it comes into your habit. Write & evaluate. Revise and revaluate. Repeat the cycle till you think cannot make it better.

Another essential aspect of faculty of expression is increase in your vocabulary.

If your vocabulary is limited you seriously limit your power of expression. Vocabulary is the essential tool for any writer. Vocabulary empowers you to bring the versatility in your style. It empowers you to put finesse in your work.

Vocabulary expansion comes from constant inculcation of the new word meanings.

Whenever you read or hear a new word, look for its meaning. Do not approximate the meaning when you do not know or are not sure of the way the word is being used. Instead note it down and look up for its meaning whenever you get the time.

As a writer it is very important to develop this habit. You have to know the word and its proper usage. Only then you can frame those meaningful, intriguing and impressive sentences. If done well this practice is very rewarding. To add fun to your learning you can do crosswords and other word games. Learn any way you want but learn it well.

As you continue writing and expand your vocabulary you will enjoy your capacity to express. Slowly and slowly you will develop your own unique writing style.

It involves hard work but it is very rewarding one.

Power Of The Written Word- Constructing A Sentence That Produces Impact

In our last article we discussed about the necessity of the language for expression and the force that written word can become.

Here we continue, uninterrupted.

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.

But 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)

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.

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