http://writing.hopcott.net Writings about creative writing, story writing, novel writing, travel writing, writing help and tips and more from online writer and author Rob Hopcott Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_354" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Keywords for today suggest an interest in Christmas story writing and twists in the tale"][/caption] In my article yesterday about online writing tips, I discussed the importance of keeping an eye on the keywords people are using to find your online writings. Recently, I've noticed that a number ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/online-writing-tips-statistics-suggested-an-interest-in-christmas-stories-and-stories-with-a-twist-in-the-tale-twist-in-the-tail/ [caption id="attachment_351" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Statcounter.com provides excellent and free visitor statistics for my online writing sites that I find very adequate"][/caption] Yesterday I discussed the importance of using online writing tools like Google's Webmaster tools to help work with the search engines to improve the quality of your online writing site ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/online-writing-visitors-their-total-numbers-and-the-keywords-they-use-for-your-online-book-or-blog-are-vital-information/ [caption id="attachment_347" align="alignright" width="158" caption="Online writing tools are just as important as real world tools - just a bit different!"][/caption] In my online writing tips yesterday, I suggested that it was very helpful for online writers to think of their web site or blog as a book. Today, I will be ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/online-writing-help-use-webmaster-tools-to-make-a-friend-of-the-search-engines/ [caption id="attachment_344" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Treat your blog or web site as if it were a book for maximum customer satisfaction."][/caption] Yesterday I wrote about online fiction writing and online publishing success through selection and positioning of keywords and discussed some technical aspects involved in using blog posts as a medium for ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/online-writing-tips-write-online-books-not-just-web-pages-or-blog-posts/ [caption id="attachment_335" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Your online writing stories can usually only be found if appropriate keywords are used to accurately describe your short story or other work of fiction."][/caption] In my article about earning online writing revenues yesterday, I talked about how fame is just as important for success in online ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/online-fiction-writing-and-online-publishing-success-through-selection-and-positioning-of-appropriate-keywords/ [caption id="attachment_328" align="alignright" width="225" caption="A champagne lifestyle from advertisements around your online writing probably depends on getting very well known just as in conventional publishing."][/caption] To begin online writing is easy and even to earn very small amounts of money is also relatively straightforward but to earn a decent income is ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/online-writing-success-through-advertising-like-conventional-publishing-ultimately-depends-on-getting-well-known/ [caption id="attachment_322" align="alignright" width="248" caption="Our workplaces are good for getting ideas for writing as well as popular for romantic liaisons."][/caption] Many of us spend most of our lives in our work place and it can be a rich seam of ideas for writing. In surveys, our workplace has also been shown to ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/ideas-for-writing-and-new-romantic-relationships-love-and-marriage-in-your-work-place/ [caption id="attachment_318" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Hearing the stories people tell when with friends can be a wonderful source of writing ideas for our writer"][/caption] Each one of your friends carries a basket full of stories and ideas for writing everywhere they go and, if you can find the right button to press, ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/ideas-for-writing-from-just-gossiping-with-your-friends/ [caption id="attachment_314" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Sleeping and preparing for sleep is a wonderful opportunity to get ideas for writing but a notebook by the bed is vital."][/caption] A powerful weapon to help sleep come and to ensure that bedtime creative dream-state ideas for writing are remembered - is the writer's notebook. The process ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/ideas-for-writing-often-come-from-sleeping-and-dreams-but-a-notebook-by-the-bed-is-vital/ [caption id="attachment_311" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Schools and colleges through the ages has been places of high emotion presenting many great writing opportunities."][/caption] School or college are fantastic places to get ideas for writing because they are places of high emotion where all sorts of people meet and interact and, above all, good ... http://writing.hopcott.net/2008/12/ideas-for-writing-from-observing-relationships-at-your-school-or-college/