Blogging is considered an important component of an author platform. Brandon Cornett gives us some insight about the “whys” and “hows” of author blogging.

You’ve likely heard before that you shouldn’t use the passive voice. But why? In this piece, we explain the reason -- plus how to use it less.

The six-figure freelance writing club can feel elusive. This freelance writer from New Hampshire outlines the steps she took to make over $100,000 last year.

Without a great title, nobody is going to read your content. Read our formula on how to write a blog title your audience will want to click.

There are two states of being: surviving and thriving. To survive is to limit downside, to eliminate the risk of ruin — it means fulfilling our basic need for food and shelter and companionship. Thriving is different: It’s an attempt to transcend a s ...

90% of marketers say repurposing existing content is more effective at driving traffic than producing new content. Here are 11 creative ways to repurpose your content.

Here are five simple steps to make your headline irresistible to editors.

Philip Taylor (@ptmoney, ptmoney.com, FinConExpo.com) is a founding-father of blogging communities. He is the driving force behind one of the most successful digital media/blogging/finance conferences, as well as a long-time personal finance blogger.

Nearly 20 years after To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee was living out of the public eye, drinking and suffering from writer’s block. Then she came across the sensational case of a murderous preacher. By Casey Cep.

It wasn’t long ago that millions of people knew every detail of Heather Armstrong’s life. Armstrong rose to fame after she started the blog Dooce.com in 2001. It amassed a cult following for its sharp, witty, and unapologetic look at motherhood’s tr ...

Even if we write fiction, we'll likely write non-fiction sometimes. And when our fiction voice isn't appropriate, we'll need to develop a non-fiction style.

Writers do something rather unusual on a frequent basis: they ask to learn more about their weaknesses.

Learn how to capitalize your headlines with the options presented in this post. We look at the most common ways headlines are capitalized

Microsoft is no longer removing its classic MS Paint application from Windows 10. The software maker had planned to remove it and list it as an optional app in the Microsoft Store, but it appears plans have now changed

Zoë Foster Blake, founder of Go-To Skincare, shares how she juggles her myriad of projects.

The changes are meant to make good on the company's promise to promote "healthy conversation."

I increased search traffic to my blog by 54% in two weeks by optimizing meta titles and descriptions for each piece of content. Fancy learning how I did it?

His Make It Right Foundation built 109 homes in New Orleans, but critics say many of them are badly flawed.

How do you promote your blog? Do you share it on social media once and hope for the best? Sadly, that's not going to work. Unless you have millions of fans who live and breathe your every word. But I'm guessing you've not reached celeb ...

Which hard skill do recent college grads lack the most? In 2016, PayScale asked employers this question. The top response was “writing proficiency.” Wow. Our education system teaches few practical skills, but it does emphasize writing. So what gives ...