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Love Food and Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle? Make Money Writing About It! (Or How to Get Started in Freelance Food Writing)
By Shery Russ · 13 years ago
According the latest health surveys, more than half of the adult population in the United States, as well as an alarmingly high number of children and teenagers, is overweight. These findings have ignited a new ...
Creating Characters Based on Real Life: Using Family Members, Friends and Enemies
By Shery Russ · 13 years ago
Many writers have gained inspiration from people they know or have met. The reason behind this is that characters are never more effective and more lifelike as those that are actually based on real people. ...
In a Rut or Blocked: 9 Tips to Help You Get Back to the Business of Writing
By Shery Russ · 13 years ago
You're sitting at your desk, staring at a blank sheet of paper or a blank word document on the computer screen. You actually want to write, but just can't bring yourself to it. You have ...
Writing 101: Write About Topics Close to Your Heart
By Shery Russ · 13 years ago
Starting a career as a writer could definitely be one of the most exciting and life-changing decisions you'll ever make. Like most highly-creative and intuitive writers, your head might be bursting with ideas that you ...