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How to Write and Sell Articles in New Zealand

So you want to write and sell articles in New Zealand? Writing is an excellent way for Kiwis to earn extra income from home. If you write for your own website or blog, it’s an effective way of generating traffic back to your site. More importantly – it helps you to share knowledge with others. […]

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How to Write Effective Dialogue

Learn how to engage readers with your characters’ dialogue. Here are seven ways you can write believable, purposeful dialogue. Dialogue plays a major role in much of today’s storytelling. When constructing your scenes, there are several dialogue tips to help you create realistic character interactions that push the plot forward.   Make your dialogue more […]

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Unveiling Why I Write

By Emma du Preez Last week, while walking my dogs at a local creek, I saw something that looked like a scene from the turn

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Writing Through Menopausal Brain Fog

Every woman aged between 40 and 60 will experience some symptoms of menopause. TJ FREDRICKSON shares her journey and some strategies that help alleviate her

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The Role of Emotion in Writing: 5 Tips to Make Your Readers Feel

In our modern world of distraction and disconnection, writing with genuine emotion helps readers relate to your content. Plus, writing is an excellent way to release pent-up feelings. Read on to discover five emotion-fuelling tips for your writing! BY ANDREW BAIRD Tip 1 – Journal Journaling is a super-charged tool for understanding your emotions and […]

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Accomplished Writer Rebecca Hayter Shares Tips and Tales

Author, award-winning freelance journalist and editor-with-accolades Rebecca Hayter shares insights from her journey as a writer. At 29 years old, when Rebecca Hayter woke to read ‘Journalism‘ scrawled upon her bedroom ceiling, she knew what she had to do … Following her epiphany, Rebecca enrolled in a six-month writing course and easily achieved top of […]

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Why Do a Travel Writing Course?

When every man and his dog thinks he’s a great travel writer, WENDY MONTROSE explains why she did a course before embarking on the road to travel journalism. ‘I’m doing a travel writing course,’ I told my daughter. With retirement looming and plans for getting out and about in our camper, I saw travel writing […]

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The Art of Ghostwriting

Ghostwriting has gained immense popularity in recent years due to its potential as a rewarding career. But what exactly is ghostwriting? The role of a

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become a travel writer

Why Do a Travel Writing Course?

When every man and his dog thinks he’s a great travel writer, WENDY MONTROSE explains why she did a course before embarking on the road to travel journalism. ‘I’m doing a travel writing course,’ I told my daughter. With retirement looming and plans for getting out and about in our camper, I saw travel writing […]

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