"I Wrote It Down And It Sucks!"

Okay so you have words on paper and you hate it. Remember you are not required to be perfect and I bet a lot of your dislike for your writing is your Fear talking. At this point, you proofread what you wrote, make corrections in spelling and grammar as best as you can. The main point is to be clear and organized in what you say. Check your article for repetition. If you found you have repeated a phrase unnecessarily then take extra wording out.

Get another opinion. Read it out loud or have a friend read it. See if your writing makes sense to them and they understand what you are writing about. This will help you in proofing department.

"What If No One Likes It?"

Ok not everyone is going to like it, but there will be people who do. You will never know unless you try. We are far more critical about ourselves than other people are on us. Somewhere some one is going to find what you have to say helpful. I think of articles I have read that have helped me. It was great to read about someone who already went through what I am going through now. At least I knew that I wasn't only one that was going through frustrations. I also learned from other people's mistakes, what pitfalls to avoid, saving me some problems in future.

Don't write simply for business reasons, but write from heart with intention of wanting to help someone else. If your article has helped or motivated one person in any way, then your writing has served a purpose. Yes there are benefits like name branding, credibility, free advertising, etc, but thing that counts most, is you wrote from heart and someone was helped. Remember we all learn from each other and we are all in this together.

Okay now your article is done. Put your resource box at end. Now go get it published. Ezines and websites are always looking for new content and there is someone out there waiting to learn from you! An excellent place to start is at http://www.Marketing-Seek.com. This website is for new writers to submit and publish their articles. Also has a great resource for you to check out on other places to submit your article. ---------------------------------------- This article may freely be reproduced provided following resource box is included intact at end of article. ----------------------------------------

Copyright © 2003 Penny Graham. All rights reserved. Penny believes three important things are needed for online success-honesty, motivation, and willingness to help others. She is owner of http://www.Insightful-info.com that provides online business resources to help people make their business an online success. She can be contacted at editor@insightful-info.com.

In first instance, we're being told about her embarrassment, not how she behaves when embarrassed. Now, take another character, who perhaps becomes angry when she's embarrassed and sentence would read like this:

"She clenched her fists and scowled, enraged he would embarrass her with such lewd comments."

By fixing reader deeply into character, there is no need to tell them she felt, or she saw, writer simply needs to show what that characters feels and sees. As in a character who has a background in fashion design might look at a sunset and see:

"The glowing sun cast landscape in vermillion and gold, a combination she could use in fall designs."

Or another character, who is a romantic at heart, might see same sight and think:

"The glowing sun cast landscape in vermillion and gold, a lush and perfect backdrop for her date's handsome face.

Neither of above would have quite same impact if writer used:

"She saw glowing sun cast landscape in vermillion and gold."

Working with you're characters, their experiences, and learning to show their thoughts rather than telling them, will enliven your work and carry story to next level.