Once someone starts an ezine they may start to wonder how they can make money from it. However, before money can be made one must have a quality newsletter with a strong base of loyal subscribers. This takes time so newsletter publishing is not for the impatient or those who don’t have a passion for the subject.

SEO, to some extent, is always a mystery. Search engines like Google, Yahoo, and MSN Live Search don’t like to reveal the exact methods they use in weighing page rankings. Presumably, this is because they don’t want certain industries or people exploiting the process, but also, they want to avoid having competitors infringe on their methodologies.

As an increasing number of newspapers, magazines and other print publications disappear, many journalists and writers are turning to the internet as a place to earn money online as a web writer.

One of Britain’s best loved writers and illustrators, Anthony Browne has been appointed Children’s Laureate for 2009-2010.

Move over Twilight, there’s a new and more adult-friendly vampire series in town! Gentlemanly vampires, a main character with psychic abilities, run-ins with shape-shifters, a romantic southern atmosphere and a sprinkling of adult flavor all contribute to this series’ popularity.

Freelance writing jobs often throw up unusual terms and phrases. Anyone thinking of becoming a freelance writer, needs to become acquainted with the terminology of the professional writer’s world.

Latent semantic indexing, often called LSI, is a different way of optimizing content for search engine placement. It differs from standard search engine optimization in several key ways, most notably with a different use of keywords.

The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller, by John Truby (Faber & Faber, 2007) is an excellent, in-depth look at the requirements of good fiction, whether told through literature, film, or theater.