How to Find Ideas for Articles & Speeches

Do you have problems finding ideas for articles and speeches?   I know I have at times, and others tell me the same thing. At my Toastmasters club, for example, I’ve often heard members say they have difficulty finding topics for speeches. But, I’ve learned, like others who write and speak a lot, to start […]

Write For Trade Magazines

Have you been repeatedly snubbed by consumer magazines? Do you have little to show for your research and querying efforts other than a folder of form rejection letters? If your writing dream includes earning a halfway decent to excellent income writing magazine articles, there are editors at thousands and thousands of publications worldwide who would […]

Write First, Revise Later

Before you can refine a report, proposal or other prose, you must first write, so write your materials as best you can. Let your ideas flow naturally from your brain to the paper or your computer. Don’t worry about grammar, punctuation, syntax (word order) or revision until you have completed your draft. After you have […]