Writing
Tips for testing a writing story idea
by David Clary
THE THREE LAWS OF TESTING YOUR STORY IDEA Isaac Asimov's robots followed three inviolate rules in his short stories and novels. Robocop had only 3 prime directives. There were only three active stooges at any one time. For these arbitrary reasons and many more, there are three things you have to know when testing a story idea. For most true storytellers, these laws already make sense - you kno... read more
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Writing Resources
- Book reviews: Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg
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- Associated Content 411: The People's Media Company
- Finding freelance writing opportunities for students
- Book reviews: Robert's Rules of Writing, by Robert Mosello
- Book reviews: The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the 1800s, by Marc McCutcheon
- Using MLA citations in research writing
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- How to make more money with fewer articles on online writing sites
- Articles that don't generate page views on Associated Content
- Experience using Article Axis to post articles
- Good work routines for Wikipedia editors
- Explaining the different content categories on Constant Content
- Marketing & Selling Writing
- Using Yahoo Overture to get website visitors
- Fundamental rules for writing great copy that sells
- Self-publishing with CreateSpace.com
- How to access "Industry insider" buzz sites
- Experience with the Writer's Bureau
- Testimonies: How my self published textbook was picked up by a traditional publisher
- Writing for Success
- How to write a great radio ad
- How to break into the K-12 textbook/instruction al materials market
- Thoughts on Writing
- Fiction-writing: The effective use of "said" and other dialogue attributions
- Fiction-writing: Achieving effective narrative distance
- Why starting in the middle takes stress off writing
- Writing Resources
- Book reviews: The Elements of Journalism, What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect, by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosentiel
- Book reviews: The Canadian Writer's Market 17th Edition, by Sandra B. Tooze
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