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A Guide to Medieval Weapons for Fantasy Writers
A Guide to understanding medieval weapons for your fantasy writing. How to use them logically and a list of the more common weapons.
If you write fantasy or are thinking about writing fantasy you probably are going to have medieval weapons in your created world. Today’s reader of fantasy is very savvy when it comes to weapons and armor and you want your writing to be accurate and to make sense when it comes to weapons. They are often a big part of the story. In this article I explain some important things about medieval weapons, how to get them right, and I look at some of the more popular types of weapons.
Article Writing can Help Your Online Business
Is your website dying? Is it just sitting there in an internet desert, shriveling up because of a lack of traffic? Can you hear the wind whistling over the emptiness? Yikes! Don’t jump off a bridge just yet. Find out how writing short articles and submitting them to directories can save you from ruin.
Is your online business failing? Do you feel as if you are the only one who even knows your website exists? Are the vultures circling, just waiting for your site to die? Ouch! Don’t let this happen to you. Learn how article writing and marketing can save your website.
Planning Your Novel Synopsis
Some writers claim they can sit down with a good idea for a novel and bash away until it’s finished. It takes an extraordinary mind to do that. Most of today’s writers will tell you that they prepare a framework, a synopsis, from which to generate their 100,000 or so words. Here’s a suggested system to achieve that.
You’ve got a great idea for a novel and you’ve made an enthusiastic start on the first chapter. Easy. But where do you go from here? Once you get into that first chapter you begin to realise you have no road map to take you from A to Z with various stops in between. Here is how you can prepare that road map.
Writing Humour is a Serious Business
More than ever before readers are crying out for something to lift them out of the tide of dire news and the pressures of modern life. To be able to bring a smile to peoples faces, or even make them laugh out loud, can prove to be a highly paid talent.
The writer who can turn out stories or articles that make people laugh, or even simply bring a smile to the reader, are more in demand today than at any other time. If you are fortunate enough to have a natural ability to make people laugh, then put it to good use.
Four Easy Steps for Speaking Concisely
Have you ever asked someone a question but the person responding just can’t get to the point even after 3-4 minutes? The response is broken into so many distracting, irrelevant details that you don’t even get an answer or perhaps you forget what your original question was. In this article, learn how to respond succinctly with a minimum of words to create a polished, well-spoken response.
Copyright (c) 2008 Lynda Stucky
It seems like in today’s world, conservation is the goal for many things: fuel, electricity, money, etc. What if conservation of speech became one of those goals? Learning to get a point across with fewer words and more concise language can be an effective communication tool that can dramatically boost credibility.
Warning: Article Marketing can have MAJOR effects!
Certain elements of article marketing/bum marketing can have serious effects on your online business. Let’s see what those effects are…
Article Marketing is way more diverse than people give it credit for… especially online. By writing a keyword rich and niche targeted article you are directly affecting some of the following aspects linked to your online business:
- It increases your link popularity
- Boosts your search Rankings for Targeted Keywords
- Lends your online business some exposure
- and helps you obtain more potential customers
7 Writing Muse Kickers to Fill Up That Blank Page
Nothing is more daunting for any
writer than having to stare at a blank sheet of paper.
When we stare at a blank sheet of
paper, we often think, “What am I going to write?”
When we stare at a blank sheet of
paper, we often think, “What am I going to write?” A few minutes
later, it becomes, “Oh my goodness, I can’t think of anything to
write!” And several minutes later, it turns into something like,
“Write, dangnabit! Write! Write! WRITE!”
Some writers call this writer’s
block. But I call it the “Writing-Muse-Needs-A-Kick” syndrome.
Tips to Writing a Fantasy Novel that?s different and unique
Fantasy novels can be worlds filled with amazing and wonderful journeys and adventures but does the world really need another novel with all the typical things like fire breathing dragons, magical all-powerful swords, and the story of a farm boy turned hero? Don’t fall into the trap of writing a typical fantasy novel. Here are some tips that will help you write a fantasy novel that is different, new, and maybe even better.
Crash Course in Two Online Business Models for Writers
Writers have great opportunities to earn a living or at least a second income online, but only if they first understand the basic business models for online writing. There are really only two, if you take it in broad strokes. And just about any writer can learn to work either model!
I am making two assumptions here. First, that you’re a writer and second that you are at least vaguely or theoretically interested in making money as a writer online. So what do you do next?
It’s important first to understand business models.