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Gordon Hamilton's professional background is within the UK Banking Sector. Between the years of 1988 and 2007, he worked for what was initially Halifax Building Society (Savings and Loan,) became Halifax plc and ultimately Halifax Bank of Scotland plc. He

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Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to write a short story: 1 of 20
The basics of how to write a short story are very different from those describing how to write such as a novel. The simple length of the story will eliminate a lot of the procedures which would be applied to novel writing and the process should therefore not only be quicker but easier. I like to think of a short story as a h... More..
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging What it means to be a blogger: 1 of 18
A blogger is someone who is likely to wear many hats and individual bloggers will fall in to many categories depending upon the subject or subjects to which they write but the successful blogger should view themselves, above all else, as a service provider. They have to provide the information which visitors are seeking and i... More..
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Why the spelling and grammar on Internet postings is so poor: 1 of 17
The spelling and grammar on Internet postings is so poor for several reasons. Some of these reasons are simply down to excessive haste and consequent carelessness, but others have infinitely more ominous and even frightening underlying root causes.When particularly teenagers are posting on such as forums, or communicating via... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Tips for unlocking your creative potential: 1 of 17
Creativity is something which each of us possesses to one extent or another. Yes, there are those who have it in abundance and to whom it comes naturally and there are equally those who have to strive to find it within the deepest recesses of their mind and soul. The good news for the latter group, however, is that there are ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Tips for finding story ideas: 4 of 66
The first stage of any story writing process is when the seed of an idea begins to germinate in a writer's mind. It may strike at any time and come from any one of a thousand sources. There are no rules and no guidelines as to where a writer gets his or her story ideas from but there are a few practises they can adopt to firs... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Where writers find inspiration: 2 of 33
Inspiration for the writer is like lightning - it rarely if ever strikes twice in the same place. We can be at any stage of our day to day activities, in any location, when without warning, the flash will go off and inspiration will have struck. What we have to do is ensure that we are prepared to harness the incredible creat... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium How technical errors in articles affect raters' views: 2 of 33
The intricacies of how technical errors in articles affect raters' views may not be entirely obvious in the first instance. Just as technical errors themselves can cover a multitude of sins, the opinions and knowledge levels of the raters will also vary considerably. The first and most common type of technical errors which a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to succeed as a writer: 1 of 16
It is absolutely imperative when determining as to how we go about succeeding as a writer that we first of all establish why we wish to do so. If we only wish to be a successful writer in order to make a great deal of money but have no particular interest in the craft itself, we should realise that we are doomed to failure be... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Tips on creating the perfect title for your writing: 1 of 15
Creating the perfect title for your writing is of paramount importance, irrespective of the genre or medium to which you write. The title is almost certainly going to be that which successfully draws a potential reader's eye to your work, or alternatively fails to do so, and therefore has to both accurately reflect the nature... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Reasons for low ratings at Helium: 2 of 29
There are a great many potential reasons for low ratings at Helium and in this article, I will attempt to cover the more common ones among them. The reasons discussed below should therefore not be considered exhaustive and there may be others as to why any individual article has received low ratings at Helium.Perhaps the most... More..