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1: How to Use Index Cards to Write a Novel Outline
Everyone has plans to write the great American novel. In fact, most researchers believe that everyone has at least one great story inside them. However, you may be wondering, then if everyone has a great story, how can they get the story out? The key to getting the story out is to organize your thoughts with an outline and get busy writing. I explain how......

2: The ABCs of Good Writing
Knowing how to communicate using proper English is critical in getting your point across....

3: Ending A Story The Right Way
Choosing an ending for your fiction dictates how satisfying the whole experience will be for the reader....

4: Editing For Style And Tone
All editors walk a fine line with fiction manuscripts.The job is always about enhancing the author's voice and not altering it....

5: The Editor's Artistic Touch
Some people don't understand that the editor's job often takes the same kind of artistic touch that the writer uses....

6: Writing Contests Could Be Your Ticket To Publication
Entering your work into writing contests is a great way to perfect your writing, win acclaim and eventually get your work published....

7: Short Story Writing - A Viable Route To Publication For Older Writers
Many people take up writing as a hobby or as a more serious undertaking later in life - maybe even after what would be considered by many retirement age. This article looks at one way the older writer can compete with younger rivals on a level playing field....

8: The Improved Idiots Guide to Object Writing
Object writing is the writers set of bar bells to get the creative muscle exercised. Use it every morning to tone your writing powers....

9: Agents And Publishers - Who Do I Approach First?
You may well think that the choice of approaching an agent or publisher is academic before you have even finished your book but nothing is further from the truth. This short article discusses the pros and cons of agents and publishers - and which one you should go for....

10: Novel Writing: Five Secrets Of Success
Have you ever wondered, as you sit at your keyboard, if there are any secrets to successful novel writing? Well there are - and here are five of them. Remember these secrets and your novel writing will improve overnight!...