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 BUSINESS WRITING 

How To Improve Your Lousy Writing Skills In The Workplace -by Brian Konradt

Ten Tips For Better Business Writing - by Tim North

Four Strategies For Persuasive Writing - by Tim North

Business Report Writing Tips - by Tim North

Book Excerpt Schaum's quick guide to great business writing: how to write letters, papers ...‎  - by Suzanne Sparks FitzGerald

Book Excerpt The plain English approach to business writing - by Edward P. Bailey

Book Excerpt How Not to Write: An Office Primer for the Grammatically Perplexed‎  - by Terence Denman

 GENERAL WRITING TIPS

How To Start Writing, Right Now - by Maurene Janiece

One thing that every writer wants to know, how to earn more money from writing - by Ruth Barringham

How to Earn More Money From Writing - by Angela Stringfellow

Grooming Tips for Manuscripts - by Nichola Meyer  SAWC TUTOR

The Secrets of Good Writing - by Paula LaRocque

The Best Tip I Ever Got Was...- by John Hatcher

Write Lean and Mean - by Nancy Kress

Making Time to Write - by Ginny Swart SAWC TUTOR

The Greatest Writing Tips the World has Ever Seen - by John Hatcher

Confident Writing - by Jenna Glatzer

February Writing Tip - by Nichola Meyer SAWC TUTOR

How To Outgrow 'Write What You Know' - by Jenna Glatzer

Rejection. Dejection. Introspection. - by Ginny Swart SAWC TUTOR

To Distance Learn Or Not To Distance Learn - That Is The Question - by Lyndi Lawson

Cut Empty Calories To Keep Your Writing Fighting Fit - by Audrey Owen

Thirty Tools For Writers - by Roy Peter Clark

The Writing Tools - by Roy Peter Clark

Re-examining The Adverb - by Chip Scanlan

Making Time To Write - by Ginny Swart SAWC TUTOR

Book Excerpt How to write‎ - by Gertrude Stein

Book Excerpt Time to Write: More Than 100 Professional Writers Reveal How to Fit Writing ...‎ - by Kelly L. Stone

 INTERVIEW AND RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

Tips For The Interview-Phobic - by Jenna Glatzer

The Journalist a.k.a. The Researcher - by Nichola Meyer SAWC TUTOR

Why can I not use WIKI? - by Tracey Hawthorne SAWC TUTOR

Researching the Historical Novel - by William Altimari

The Journalist As Eyewitness - by Roy Peter Clark

EDITING SKILLS

Editing fact and fiction: a concise guide to book editing‎ - by Leslie T. Sharpe

Editors on editing: what writers need to know about what editors do‎ - by Gerald Gross

JOURNALISM ETHICS

Guiding Principles for Journalists - by Bob Steele

Getting to The Source: Preventing Plagiarism - by Chip Scanlan

Ask These 10 Questions to Make Good Ethical Decisions - by Bob Steele

10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained - by Brad Templeton

JOURNALISM TIPS

What Is Magazine Journalism? - by Nichola Meyer SAWC TUTOR

Resources For Writers In South Africa - by Colleen Higgs

Starting Out? What You Must Know About Writing Articles For Magazines - by Nichola Meyer SAWC TUTOR

Let Them Rest! Overworked Phrases and Story Elements - by Jenna Glatzer

Want to be a journalist? Seven Things You Need To Know - by Beth Cooper SAWC TUTOR

How To Create Flow In Your Writing - by Nichola Meyer SAWC TUTOR

Surviving Today's Journalism Job Market - by Itai Maytal

Write Lean and Mean - by Nancy Kress

Unmuddling Middles - by Don Fry

Tight Lines, Writers! by Jenna Glatzer

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - by Jenna Glatzer

How To Create Flow In Your Writing - by Nichola Meyer SAWC TUTOR

How To Find Ideas For Articles And Speeches - by Mark Saunders

How To Outgrow 'Write What You Know' - by Jenna Glatzer

Book Excerpt Breaking into journalism: your guide to a career in journalism in Australia ... by Mark Pearson, Jane Johnston

Book Excerpt Write to Publish: Writing feature articles for magazines, newspapers, and ... - by Vin Maskell, Gina Perry ‎

SHORT STORY WRITING

What Is A Short Story? - by Ginny Swart SAWC TUTOR

30 Hot Markets - by Maria Witte

Developing Your Charater's Character - by Ginny Swart SAWC TUTOR

Can You Make A Living Writing Short Stories? By Ginny Swart SAWC TUTOR

 THE BUSINESS OF BEING A  PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST

The Four Basics Of Getting Freelance Work - by Karin Schimke SAWC TUTOR

Ten Ways  To Make Even More Money From Writing - by Literacy.com

Copyright Q & A For Journalists - Compiled by Nichola Meyer SAWC TUTOR

Building a Platform - by Jenna Glatzer

Above and Beyond - by Jenna Glatzer

A Writer's Time: Making the Most of Yours - by Chip Scanlan

The Beginner's Guide to Freelance Writing - by Jenna Glatzer

How To Find Foreign Writing Markets - By Gary McLaren

10 Tips For Aspiring Freelance Copywriters - by Glenn Murray

Are You Achieving your Writing Goals? - by Mridu Khullar

Increase Your Writing Income - by Lee Masterson

Freelancing's For Lazy People - by Karin Schimke SAWC TUTOR

Don't Cheat Yourself - by Sandra Block

Got The Contract! Now What? - by Jenna Glatzer

If The Price Is Right - by Jenna Glatzer

Book Excerpt The complete idiot's guide to getting published‎ - by Sheree Bykofsky, Jennifer Basye Sander

 TRAVEL WRITING TIPS

What Is Travel Writing?  - by Don Pinnock, Associate Editor of Getaway

Travel Writing Tips - by Jennifer Stewart

Top 10 Questions About Travel Writing - by Carrie Hampton SAWC TUTOR

Book Excerpt Travel writing: the self and the world‎ - by Casey Blanton

Book Excerpt Imperial eyes: travel writing and transculturation‎ - by Mary Louise Pratt

CREATIVE WRITING GENERAL SKILLS

Selling Your Memoir - Denis Ledoux

Developing Your Character's Character - By Ginny Swart SAWC TUTOR

Becoming Intimate With Your Own Creative Impulses - by Brad Crawford

Where do writers get their inspiration? By Ginny Swart SAWC TUTOR

Book Excerpt Writing down the bones: freeing the writer within‎  - by Natalie Goldberg

Book Excerpt The complete idiot's guide to creative writing‎ - by Laurie Rozakis

 SCRIPTWRITING

Learn How To Write A Screenplay That Actually Gets Made! - by Richard Patton

The Heart And Soul Of Screenwriting: Dialogue And Description - by Gordy Hoffman 

 WRITING NOVELS

The Seven Secrets: From Novice to Novelist - by Steve Manning

10 Disciplines for Fiction Writers - by James Scott Bell

Help Writing a Novel - 5 Easy Tips to Finish Your Novel - Anabelle J Paisley

How to Organize your Story Idea - by N B Kelby

Qualities of a Successful Writer - by Jane Summerset

The Long and Winding Road - by Chip Scanlan

The Fictional Dream - by Dr Vicki Hinze

What Gets A Book To The Top Of The Bestseller List? - by Dee Power  

How to Write a Book in Five Easy Steps - by Stephen L. Nelson, CPA  

Book Excerpt How to write and sell your first novel‎  - by Oscar Collier, Frances Spatz Leighton

 WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS

The Untold Secrets of Writing Best-Selling Books For Children - by Caterina Christakos

Writing Children's Books: Take Chances And Get Published - by Laura Backes

Children's Book Questions - Answers by Laura 

Book Excerpt Writing a children's book: how to write for children and get published‎ - by Pamela Cleaver

Book Excerpt You Can Write Children's Books‎ - by Tracey E. Dils

 WRITING FOR THE WEB

Writing For The Web Is A Matter Of Survival - by Karen Lotter  SAWC TUTOR

Writing For The Web - by Jeff Hendrickson

Battling Internet ADD: Ten Tips For Writing For The Web - by David Beveridge

Keywords: The Foundation of Web Writing -  By Tessa Wrench SAWC GRADUATE

How to Write Online Content for the Web - Owen Bell SAWC GRADUATE

Book Excerpt Web copy that sells: the revolutionary formula for creating killer copy  - by Maria Veloso

Book Excerpt Writing for multimedia and the Web: a practical guide to content development ...‎ - by Timothy Paul Garrand

 PUBLISHING NON-FICTION

Writing a Memoir: Should You Do It? - by Lisa Silverman

Write Your Non-Fiction Book: No More Excuses - by Debra K. Traverso

Book Excerpt How to write a book proposal‎  - by Michael Larsen

COPYWRITING

Book Excerpt Strategic copywriting: how to create effective advertising‎ - by Edd Applegate

Book Excerpt The Adweek copywriting handbook: the ultimate guide to writing powerful ...‎ - by Joseph Sugarman

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