Notes on Article Writing & Marketing | Monday, August 25th, 2008
Posted in Sharpen the Saw, Resources & References, Tips & Techniques

Ezinearticles publisher Chris Knight was recently interviewed about article writing and marketing.  At the end of the session, he decided to make some notes and nail down key ideas from the discussion.  He came up with 7 pages of notes on article writing and marketing.  You can download Chris’ personal notes as a PDF file or listen to its […]

Web Resources for Health Writers & Medical Reporters | Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Posted in Resources & References, Tips & Techniques

Thanks to evolving media technology, searching for medical information online is just a few clickety-clicks away. But beware of Web sites that publish articles without referencing real experts. To make sure that your online source is credible and authoritative, check if it’s affiliated with a known research institution or a leading publisher of health and […]

Journalese-English Dictionary (First Edition) | Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Posted in Resources & References

Graeme Whitfield of Journal Blog Central is building a dictionary containing words that are popularly used by online journalists. He has listed some of the best and widely used words in the industry. You might want to grab some for your articles or add some that can readily replace those lazy cliches. Graeme […]

Tools for Generating Article Ideas | Friday, February 1st, 2008
Posted in Resources & References, Tips & Techniques

Chris Knight shares 6 quick ideas on how to choose an article topic. For #6, he wrote:
Set up email alerts (or subscribe to RSS feeds) when new articles are available in your niche. Use these for inspiration only; keeping tabs on the competition while making sure you have content coverage within every angle of […]

Learn Basic Geek | Monday, January 28th, 2008
Posted in Resources & References, Web Writing

If you’re new to Web writing and about to go nuts over the steady stream of new words, phrases and terms, check out these online references and improve your knowledge of Basic Geek:
NetLingo - Go to this site if you wish to dig Internet terminology. The word definitions are easy to understand and contain links […]