Getting Published in Fantasy - Why is it so Hard?

Fantasy publishing in a small market like South Africa is tough, but even worldwide it's very hard to get published. Most Fantasy books are produced by a few (big) publishing houses in the UK and USA. I only began to understand the reason why it is so hard to get published when I became a publisher myself.

Fantasy Writing - Making Magic Happen

The more creative you are, the more likely you are to believe in magic, or even use it in your work. You may not even realise how much magic you use. Fantasy Writing immerses you in a world where magic lives and breathes. In seeing this you develop the part of your mind which can harness this power.

The Desire To Not Write

A literary agent and author, Wendy Keller, tackles the age old problem of writer's procrastination.

The Value Of An Application Letter

What is really meant by an application letter? Most of the fresh graduates of any course when applying for a job took it for granted the value of an application letter. These newly graduate professionals do not even make an application letter as cover letter of their r?sum? before passing it to HR or to the Personnel Officer in charge in evaluating applicants.

How to Write a Quality College Essay

This article provides tips and guidelines on how to write a good essay, specifically for college. Of course, the principles discussed in this article can be appplied to any major essay.

188 stage Hero's Journey and Transformation (Monomyth) - Value of the Mystical Marriage

188 stages of the Hero's Journey, Monomyth and the Hero's Transformation you need to know about...

The 188+ stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Leaving the Old Self Behind

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey you need to know about-

Running Out Of Ideas - Every Writers Nightmare

Do all writers have a fairy godmother to give them ideas? If not, then how will they survive in this competitive writing world? Find out more...

7 Reasons (Excuses) for Not Writing

Here's why you're not writing...

Writing the Best Sales Letter

Sales letter writing, just like any other marketing instrument, is geared towards helping any businessman to attract consumers to purchase the product that is being promoted and eventually increase the sales. Considering that these tools are typically helpful in advertising products, however, there are still sales letter materials that are not...

Book Publishing - Frequently Asked Questions About Book Publishing

Writers have many questions about book publishing and how to get their book published. These answers pertain to traditional commercial book publishing and not self-publishing or vanity/subsidy publishing.

188+ Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) Celebrating the Physical Crossing

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about....

7 Key Steps to Create More Money in Press Release Writing

The best press release writing isn't rocket science, but it does require some planning and sticking to a structure. Here are 7 key steps to help you write press releases for your business. Key 1 - Give it...

Write Your Novel - The Outlines

When you are working on a novel or even any long length book, such as a How To, you need to be organised. If you don't get organised at a very early stage you will spend half your time looking through where you finished last time.

Creative Writing, Fictional Works and Tools that Writers Can Use

There are many creative writing tools and software for today's serious writers. Creative writing, writing novels and excellent works of fiction are not easy in the least. Most people who write choose a robust word processing program and the most common is Microsoft Word 2007. There are a few folks who recommend Word Perfect or Linux's word processing program. Generally these folks are anti-Microsoft and will not admit Microsoft is better. There are some special writer software programs out there and you can find them by searching Microsoft Live Search, Yahoo or Google, the ones I have found are: