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The Ten Days of WriMo
(If you already know what NaNoWriMo is, and are just looking for the Ten Days of WriMo part of the article, you can skip this first bit.)
Paddy HallPublished 7 years ago in JournalHow To Draft a Resume Summary
A resume summary is written with the intent of highlighting your qualifications for the job. It gives a synopsis of your professional qualifications and demonstrates necessary skills. So all in all, it provides a quick overview of the candidate's profile to the recruiter. Therefore, while drafting it, candidates must acknowledge the role and responsibility of the job they wish to apply to and write a resume summary in congruence with it.
The "Easy" Life – Part 1
Firstly, thank you for joining me here today to listen to what I have to say. I promise you it will not be time wasted. This is a quick introduction to a guide I am creating on what I have experienced in the world of working from home using the internet (and some extra side hustles) and how to achieve the ultimate goal of working from home for yourself. Throughout this guide I will provide you with tried and tested methods, tips and tricks, some helpful resources such as spreadsheets and word documents to assist you in staying organized.
Michael WaughPublished 7 years ago in JournalHow To Pants Like a Plotter
If you're a writer, you have probably heard of the "panster" vs. "plotter" debate, but in case you haven't, I'll break it down.
Hannah KayPublished 7 years ago in JournalWhat Skills and Competencies Do You Need to Be an IT Analyst?
A system or an IT analyst designs, analyzes, and implements information systems that are used in solving business problems. Other than that, organizations use system analysis to gather information in the existing system in order to determine its shortcomings and upgrade the systems progressively with help of IT analysts. Since effective solving of business problems is the need of the hour, careers in IT or system analysis have good career prospects. However, there are certain skills and a degree in computer domains that are necessary in order to pursue a career in it.
Carol WilsonPublished 7 years ago in JournalHow To Write a Protagonist
Ah the protagonist, the main character of your epic adventure. Whether they’re good or bad, human or otherwise, they’ve got a goal and that’s why this story even exists. Without a good protagonist, the story just falls flat no matter how much effort you’ve placed in the plot. So here’s some important things to look at while writing and designing your main character.
How to Write for Readers
First, I want to draw your attention to my upcoming release, How to Become a Successful Writer. I've been cataloging my experiences from the publishing world, and I've also compiled some of my interactions with other writers, editors, marketers, publishers, and readers, and thusly I have acquired more than enough material to create a comprehensive, easy to understand, and somewhat entertaining manual for writers of virtually any skill level.
Aaron DennisPublished 7 years ago in JournalThings To Be Taken Care of While Changing Jobs
Switching a job is not easy. There are numerous things that need to be taken care of. Even if you land in a new job, it doesn't mean you do not have any responsibility towards your previous employer. It is necessary that you fulfill all your duties and abide by the terms of the contract that you have signed with your previous employer.
How to Write: A Novel Based Off a Fan Fiction
The world of fan fiction is such a strange phenomenon if you really think about it. I mean, you as the writer are essentially taking things that exist—movies, shows, video games, comic books, manga and anime, even "real" people—and creating your own stories within those worlds and with those characters, or making entirely new ones of either or both. Whether it's a retelling from a different character's perspective or with the "wrongs" of something (like how it ended, what romantic pairings formed, who died or didn't die, and so on) righted, or it's set in an alternate universe or has a crossover with a similar or completely different series, or it's just mindless smut or fluff, fan fiction is a very broad spectrum comprised of every genre imaginable, and every kind of writer—and style—along with them.
D.A. BaldwinPublished 7 years ago in JournalHow (Not) to Write: A Y.A. Romance, Part I
Young Adult literature is probably one of the most popular genres nowadays from what I've seen, and it has been for the past few years, perhaps even longer. I think the buzz started with Twilight, and even though it's had its ups and downs, the high that book brought has stayed and only gotten more and more pronounced over time. A lot of this has to do with movies and shows being created based around popular Y.A. books, but I think the books are the things people enjoy the most. I would say the same case works for me, since I tend to be one of those people who believes that 'the book is better,' simply because books tend to have more to them, and movie representations can be, well, hit-or-miss.
D.A. BaldwinPublished 7 years ago in JournalMake Money on the Side Without Endless Surveys
Here's a few things to make a little bit of cash on the side of your normal job, or to tide you over until you can start one.
How To Write a Great Blurb
A blurb is the back cover description of your book, and it may mean the difference between a potential reader buying your book or putting it back on the shelf. So how do you get them to buy the book?
S. K. GregoryPublished 7 years ago in Journal