Hello everyone, As I mentioned last week, I’ve been sort of busy lately with my own work, a good part of which is what the industry may term “Private Label Rights”-those articles you see when you google or search for a topic and there is no byline. However, folks who write for print... read more

Yesterday I was reading a writer’s blog regarding a job bid. He emailed the client to ask about her needs and goals to price his work fairly, and was told that unless he could do the work for under $300, she would not give him any answers. She was really looking for the best qualified person, wasn’t... read more

Wow. What will they think of next? I just received an email asking me to trial a new device that would allow me to dictate my blogs into a cell phone and have them appear right in front of your very eyes. Whoa- that’s getting a little scary. It almost sounds like something we would have seen in a... read more

Well, I have finally finished the last Harry Potter book. I must say that I’d love to meet J. K. to thank her not only for providing me with months of reading pleasure, but for doing a great service to her story’s main characters. I think she is phenomenal. I have procrastinated reading this last... read more

Another writing sample, another opportunity that vanished.  I wrote the following in an effort to land a better paying gig that I did not get.  Oh, well, better luck next time.    This is an opportunity to write for a new site and enrich my writing resume. Since my goal is to earn money writing,... read more

Dear readers, just for the fun of it, I decided to write a sample astrology article for my sign, Leo. It made me realize that all of those “horoscopes” are merely the works of very creative writers, and that it’s easy to be pretty generic. After reading my first draft, take a stab... read more

Since many members of the arscompendium crew have been writing EHows, I thought I would give some tips to our readers on how to make a simple contribution.   It is fairly simple if you think your contribution out carefully and get into important details.    1.  Select a topic you are very familiar... read more

By some yardsticks, I have had the time and opportunity to travel to many inviting locations with comfortable surroundings in this big, bold and relaxing country of ours so I feel entirely at ease writing about vacations, cruises and cross country domestic travel.   With the exception of taxi drivers... read more

Are you one of those people who check what you write about a dozen times before you email, send, or turn it in? If so, I commend you. If not, I have to ask, how can you stand having mistakes floating around on your work? Does that not drive you crazy? It has to be one of those things to which only... read more

I thought it was time to write a piece in praise of my fellow writers and this site, which is a first class opportunity, at least for me and probably some of my colleagues, to showcase our writing skills.   This site is run by a nice fellow who uses the moniker “Jeeplaw.” He is a lawyer... read more