Who Else Wants to Get Screwed When Signing a Recording or Songwriting Deal?!?! by Ty Cohen You’ve got your recording (or songwriting) contract in hand and everything’s coming up roses, right? You get your check, finally, but it’s not quite what you expected. If you sign not knowing what’s owed you then you might be shorted some well-deserved income. So make sure that anything you sign contains a statement to the following areas (preferably in your favor): Performing Rights – this means you get a chunk of the change when your songs are played over the radio, television, Internet and a ... More Ramblings About Iraq by Kenneth J. McCormick Iraq has become the quagmire of the middle east for the American military. What is the problem in Iraq and why is the situation getting worse and worse? It is you know, even though you are hearing that things will work out. Lets look the situation over! The size of Iraq is 271,596 sq miles. It has a population of about 24 million people. We have about 100,000 soldiers there. That is one soldier for every 2.7 square miles. This is not exactly inspiring is it? The British conquered Iraq in the las ... How Does Spellchecker make you Lazy? by David Parton It’s a crime what laziness can do. That’s the downside of automation and software tools. People get lazy. Don’t get me wrong, I love technology and I depend on Spell-checking software to help with my writing. It finds the typos but it does not find all the spelling mistakes.It does not find the contextual mistakes. What do I mean by that? Here’s an example: “The kid’s got heat.” Maybe, the “kid” is a pitcher with a really wicked fastball. Or ... How to Jumpstart your Next Writing Session by David Parton I have always enjoyed writing. Sometimes it’s a problem for me to just sit down and write something. There are days when I choose “procrastinating” over “proactive.” Putting things off is common with everyone. I am very gifted in this area. ;) Here are 4 areas to focus on to jumpstart your next writing session. Concentration Preparation The First Word Use your notebook Concentration: There are way too many distractions. Cell phones ringing, blaring car alarms and ... How To Write Powerful Headlines by Al Martinovic I want to tell you how I go about writing headlines. I like to keep swap files of headlines around for future use. And how I go about doing it goes something like this... I'll find a headline I like, wherever it may be, and then I don't copy it word for word, instead I'll use a fill in the blank approach. That way I get a generic headline that I can apply to almost any business. For example, I find a headline I like that goes something like this: Give Me 5 Minutes And I'll Show You How To Put ... Article Writing Tips by Laura Hickey 3 Tips when Writing Articles Do you love to write? Do you want to put those writing skills to good use? Perhaps you want to see your name published whether it be in a newspaper, magazine, e-zine or other forms of publication. Here's 3 tips to start off your New Year. 1. Brainstorm Once you've decided what your writing is going to be about, brainstorm. Think of a new angle for your article. For example: If you're writing for your local newspaper about an author, don't necessarily write only the ... Promoting Your Online Writing Portfolio by The StoryMaster Dear Writing Reader, One of the most popular questions from Authors on my site, Writing.Com , is: How do I promote my Online Writing Portfolio outside of Writing.Com ? Here are my top five tips for increasing the amount of exposure to anyone's online Writing Portfolio: Tip #1: Add your Online Writing Portfolio URL to your email signatures. The simplest way to promote your Portfolio's URL is to add it to the email signature of any and all email accounts you have. With just a few minutes of your ... Writing Help by Jack Thompson Whether you are working for a small business, large corporation, or are a student, there are numerous sources that you can turn to for help with writing. Businesses need to be able to effectively communicate with their customers, their employees and their potential customers. Effective verbal communication is equally important, but nonverbal communication in the form of copy writing, article writing, press release writing, and more requires a certain level of expertise and experience. The typica ... You Could Be An Author! by Joaquin de la Sierra I started writing when I was 16 years old. To this day I love writing; I love the fact that we can translate words into images. It is incredible when I think about it. Everyone should write, writing is a way to express your feelings, what you want, what you are. There is no excuse. With word processors, which are a godsend by the way, you can just start writing and you don’t have to worry about spelling mistakes, having to retype anything, and many other things. If you are reading this is probab ... Nearest - Dearest by Malcolm R. Campbell 'Begin with the clear conception that the subject of deepest interest to the average human being is himself.' -- Horace Greeley Was the founder of the old New York Tribune overly cynical or simply realistic in his advice to a friend who planned to start a newspaper? When it comes to news, we seldom ignore exciting or shocking events far away. But nearest is dearest for truly capturing our attention, if not our hearts. “What Greeley said is true,” say Campbell and Wolseley in How to Report and ... English as a Medium For Indian-Writer by Samir K. Dash In a paper at Regional Conference of the Association of Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Held at India International Centre ,New Delhi on February23-6,1975,R.Parthasarathy , while exposing the position of Indian writers in English reffered to the comments of American poets Allen Ginsberg ,Gary Snycler and Peter Onlovsky: If we were gangster poets we would shoot you(1), his threat was direct against the Indian writers’ failure to take risk with the English language. To explain ... Absurdity of Absurd: Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot by Samir K. Dash What does ‘Absurd’ mean ?When I searched the glossaries ,I found the word to be ‘out of harmony’(1).But yet the definitions trying hard to explain the term , just to end in total ‘Absurdity’ (assuming for a while that we know the meaning of the word),as they talk in total sense, the nonsense about it and of course that means they fail(in their attempt ).But considering the term to be linked with literature (and other forms of art too!),when I searched for more ... Is the Formula of 'Professor of Terror', a Hoax? by Samir K. Dash The most remarkable thing I found in Orientalism, the reputed revolutionary text by Edward Said -- more famously dubbed as the ‘Professor of Terror’ since 1999 by the rightwing American magazine Commentary – is the point where he talks of the power-relationship of the knowledge of the Orient with the socio-political and ‘culturally hegemonic imperial projects’ of the West. Said at first in his book distinguishes between two types of knowledge – ‘trueR ... The Stool Pigeon and the Indian Lake by Irving Itchy Bronsky It never occurred to me that Norman would chicken out and become a stool pigeon. He was aggressive, a good athlete, a gambler, (for baseball cards and streetcar transfers), a veteran explorer of our neighborhood and Crotona Park. He was a very persuasive talker, a take-over guy and besides, he loved banana and mustard sandwiches. It was his idea that we organize a trip to the Floyd Bennett Airport. When he squealed to his mother about our plans we labeled him…But that will come with this story. ... The Subject And Object Theory by Tushar Jain I am Tushar Jain, a student of literature. This subject, literature, is one which is susceptible to every clause scripted, every letter sculpted, and is liable to get one enamored by vacuous words like ‘subjective’. To the wholesome degree of which the students believe in the language, there is but a similar degree that coerces them to refute and impugn its likewise liabilities. Recently, in a class, I had all the inconvenience of a teacher’s dilatory eyes boring into mine, and an arbitrary buf ... 10 Ways To Generate New Articles Ideas And Topics by Ken Hill 1. Brainstorm for new ideas. Add your brainstormed ideas to an idea file that you can go back to when you are stuck for a topic. Also add ideas you get from other sources into this file so that you'll always have a fresh source of inspiration. 2. Visit forums and message boards. Look for an interesting topic or thread in the posts that you can turn into a new article. 3. Check out newspapers and news programs. Depending on what you like to write about, you could find some new hot topics. ... What's in a Name? Giving Birth to your Characters by Celise Downs So you’ve got your plot outlined, a title lined up and the research is done. You’re ready to start writing your novel. But wait. Now comes the fun part: creating names for your characters. One of the best things about being a writer—besides the innate ability to create imaginary worlds—is giving birth to a character and then bestowing a name upon him or her. True, you didn’t carry the character in your womb for nine months (especially if you’re male). But he or she could’ve been in your head for ... Poetry Techniques by Gary R. Hess The style of writing poetry differs from person to person; long or short meters, three or four lines to a stanza. But the great thing is, no matter how a poem is written it still holds great emotion. Some techniques used in poetry are onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, rhyming, simile and metaphor. Onomatopoeia is one of the easiest to learn and use (but not spell). The definition of onomatopoeia is a word imitating a sound. For example; 'buzz', 'moo' and 'beep'. This can be used in a variet ... Memoir Writing Help, Memoir Writing Ideas by Roxanne McDonald You might not need any memoir writing help, per se, as you know your past and you know quite well how to write, thank you. You might instead just need someone to inspire you, motivate you, give you a nudge--with some memoir writing ideas. Here are a few prompts to stimulate your memory and to encourage your creativity...of which you have plenty to work with and to share. So do the activities (or at least one), and share them (or it) with loved ones...or with me if you wish. I love reading your ... Essay Types and Modes You'll Need to Write for College by Roxanne McDonald ~TYPES~ You Want Us to Write What? Understanding the Task Assigned Which academic essay writing types we use depends upon which disciplines (or classes) we write for. Each instructor or professor will assign papers that invite us to reveal in writing what we have learned/what we think about the material for that particular class: ANALYTIC-A classic style used in art, science, history, psychology, education, and most other disciplines across the curriculum to explore and investigate an idea, proc ... Gaining Exposure Within Writing.Com by The StoryMaster Dear Writing Reader, One of the most popular questions from Authors on Writing.Com is: How do I gain exposure on Writing.Com ? In this letter, I will provide numerous tips for increasing the amount of exposure you receive on Writing.Com . Tip #1: Utilize Our Newsletters! Every week Writing.Com sends out over 140,000 issues of its 13 various newsletters. Each week, Newsletter Editors ask for questions and feedback from their readers. Each week we see many of the newsletters Ask & Answer sections ... Making Freelance Writing Niche Types Fit by Roxanne McDonald Our Freelance Writing Needs Defined We must make freelance niche types fit our needs, wants, values and lifestyles, and we also must make ourselves fit freelance niche types. Of our waking hours, we work more than we do anything else. I keep this in mind when college students come to me concerned about what to do for a living, and I tell them (because I want them happy) to do what they love. I also tell them (because I believe in the truth) to do what they are good at. The same goes for freelanc ... When The Writer Is Dead by Tushar Jain Imagine – the sun pouring in, the fingers feeding in on the typewriter, a turgid film of sweat on the gristly brow, a tackling writer milling in the temerity to finish a single draft, 700 words or maybe 7000 words. A kind of unremitting perseverance that is outlandishly unparallel to anything under the sun. This is not contextual dirge posed righteously… this is simply an irradiating connotation of righteous dirge posed contextually. A vitalizing irony to the topic itself – a writer never does ... Veerappan - The Legendary Bandit No More! by Chris N. Fernando Known by different nomenclatures like bandit king, elephant poacher, sandalwood smuggler and the much recent Robinhood of India, Veerappanthe forest brigand was finally killed in an encounter this month. This man popular for his handlebar moustache, hacked more than 120 people to death during his reign of terror spanning over four decades, felled thousands of sandalwood trees worth and sandalwood worth $22 million, and poached about 2,000 elephants for more than 88,000 pounds of ivory worth $2.6 ... 6 Tips For Your Writing Journey by Laura Hickey So, you'd like to be a writer? Congrats! Writing not only is a great way to express yourself, but can provide an income. Keep in mind not all writers make a fortune, some still cant quit their day job. Below are some tips to start your writing journey. 1. Start Writing Okay, so this tip is obvious. For some, it's a question of what to write about, for others how to write. Write how and what you want. What kind of books do you like to read? Fiction, Mystery, science fiction, how to books? How ab ... | ||||||
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