393 articles on "story"

Rewriting The Story

For those of us who had significantly less than ideal childhoods, life can become a mire of “what-ifs”. What could I have accomplished if not for the abuse? What if it has been different, where would I be today? Life can become a circle of anger,...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivationself story life take
Seven Ways to Make Your Fiction Compulsive Reading

Do You Have What It Takes to Grab and Hold Reader Attention?Does your fiction writing do the sales work for you? Do you have that magic ingredient to hold readers until story's end? What are readers looking for in a good read anyway? This articl...

Writing  writing reader experience story components
Courageous Love

Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust, chronicles the ninety-one days that Immaculee Llibagiza and six other women spent stuffed into a three-by-four foot bathroom while almost one million of their fellow citizens were being tort...

Religion  religion people faith love story
Plot Construction: Use This Simple Formula for Success

Every short story writer wants his story to go with a zing; to give the reader a satisying ride. Here's a simple formula that has been tried and tested to construct a plot that will hit the spot! Let's be clear: you don't have a lot o...

Writing  writing reader story hero will
Building Trust, Your Story Is Marketing Magic!

We are all storytellers. We tell the stories of our lives all the time. It's not necessarily the profound, live changing stories, but the everyday ones. Where we ate the day before, how we got to work, the person we met outside the store, the st...

Marketing  marketing stories story truth
Who's Telling This Story, Anyway?

I want to address another issue that beginning writers often have difficulty accomplishing. The Writing Perspective. Who the heck is telling this story, anyway? Is it the author, the character, more than one character at a time, or some unknown perso...

Writing  writing person pain character story
PR Works! 15 Ways To Make Your Press Release Stand Out From the Crowd

PR Works! 15 Ways To Make Your Press Release Stand Out From the Crowd by: Julia Hyde Do editors of newspapers, magazines and online news sites really use press releases? Too right they do. In fact, the press release is one of the most effective ...

Marketing  marketing release press story service make
WRITING YOUR LIFE STORY - Some Common Obstacles and How to Overcome Them

"When the storyteller tells the truth, she reminds us that human beings are more alike than unalike... A story is what it's like to be a human being - to be knocked down and to miraculously arise. Each one of us has arisen, awakened."- Maya Ange...

Family  family story personal writing life help
Media Training 101 The Secrets Of Writing A Good Press Release

Media Training 101 The Secrets Of Writing A Good Press Release by: Sandra Stammberger Does the thought of trying to get publicity for your business seem like something that you can't do yourself, and would have to hire a professional for? ...

Marketing  marketing release press story writing
How New Authors Can Keep Their Manuscripts Coherent

How New Authors Can Keep Their Manuscripts Coherent by: Marvin D. Cloud In large publishing houses, many manuscripts penned by first-time authors, never make it past the "first reader" who for all practical purposes is a gatekeeper of sorts. Thi...

Writing  writing theme book story