You’ve probably seen the newspaper and magazine ads for Amish fireplaces, Amish home builders, Amish demolition crews, Amish style cooking, and probably (although I haven’t seen them) you could even find ads for Amish buggies and Amish buggy whips. Hence, thanks to generations of successful copy writing by all the ad guys, a religion that centers [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it ... Read Full Story

I’ve discovered the greatest feature about cable or satellite dish television is that it broadcasts digital music on literally dozens of channels, and I enjoy the music much more than most television programming. So I use our television most of the day as a music box. Our son has tried to persuade us that we need [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it easy at "Fun for Collectors"! (This cont... Read Full Story

Do you ever write “how to” books or articles? How do you go about structuring your material? Have you ever tackled something like this which required a lot of research? Or do you limit your “how to” writing to something you’ve actually done and have experience at? I suspect the best “how to” stuff is grounded [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it easy at ... Read Full Story

Some days I have to be honest — instead of writing something, I have more fun just playing around in the collection of “writing tools” I have in my writer’s toolbox. I’m talking about the goodies and gadgets available out there to make writing easier and quicker for us as writers — but things that [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it easy at "Fun for Collector... Read Full Story

This is sort of a question I ask periodically on my blogs, especially this blog since it relates to writers and writings more than my other blogs: Any tips for really good, REALLY cheap insurance solutions for freelancers? I’ve moaned and groaned several times about the difficulties of finding affordable health insurance. Anyone doing well at [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it easy at "F... Read Full Story

As a writer, do you ever think about capitalization, or do you just whip the words out the way they feel and look “right” to you? The rules for capitalization and their usage demonstrate just how tough written English can be. For example, which of these is correct? And why? “My auto insurance agent tells me [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it easy at "Fun for Collectors"! (Thi... Read Full Story

If you’re more dedicated as a writer than I — and you undoubtedly are — you probably put in lots of hours at the computer most days, tap, tap, tapping away at the old keyboard, adding words to your great works. Over the weeks and months, those words build up and your great works reach [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it easy at "Fun for Collectors"! (This content is copyright ... Read Full Story

Having gone to college in an era well before the Internet was invented, I never had the option of something as exciting as Western Governors University (WGU), with the many educational advantages they offer as an online university — not just any online university, but one praised and recommended by such sources as “TIME” magazine [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it easy at "Fu... Read Full Story

If you do any blogging on online writing trying to make money in any way, you certainly have seen or heard the term “SEO.” The letters stand for “search engine optimization.” I just read an excellent, but very different, article about what SEO has come to mean, and what it really SHOULD be — written [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it easy at "Fun for Collectors"! ... Read Full Story

Most writers I know who have had any success getting published, or who blog regularly or otherwise self-publish, have a great love of words, all sorts of words. A few weeks ago I wrote a post about idioms and how they make language colorful and interesting, as well as difficult to learn. But there are other words [...]Post from: Writing Tips at GarySpeer.com Do you collect things? Great deals on collectibles of all sorts found on eBay. We make it easy at "Fun for Collectors"! (This content is... Read Full Story