Valentine cards messages usually have one mission; to express love. When you wish to express your affection, you might find that it is not as easy as it sounds. Words of love need to be heartfelt and sincere. When you are nervous about writing Valentine cards messages know that you are not alone. Your source of anxiety is the need to express yourself perfectly. We all fear that if we do not make the right impression, the people we love might not find us as interesting or loving. Therefore, do not feel too bad when you spend hours wondering what to write. However, others say that when you are in the right relationship, you will never lack the words to say. This is partly true but it is a fat that no one is ever really confident when it comes to expressing love. The following are helpful tips that will guide you overcome the fear and show you how you can write great messages without straining.

Valentine cards messages are first and foremost very personal. This is to say that they should come from deep within targeted to the person you love. For you to achieve this, you need to be sincere in all your expressions. With sincerity, you can never go wrong. It is necessary for both man and woman in the relationship. Valentine cards messages that are heartfelt and sincere will be known easily. This is because there is no much effort needed when it comes to describing the love inside. However, if you find yourself lost and without words, you need to consider whether you are feeling real love for the person. Apart from being sincere, you need to find some confidence within yourself. Love is one of those things that may disappear just like that and, if you are not bold enough to seize love, you will find yourself on the blink to losing the love. Be confident to express yourself in the right manner.

Valentine cards messages should be spicy. This is to say that your sincerity needs to be taken a step further where you make the words interesting and inspiring. For example, look for some poetic lines and add them to the messages. Also, you can come up with your very own poetry and substitute the words to make it a poem message. This helps to make the moment even more special. However, if you are not gifted in poetry, you do not have to worry because you can look for good phrases that will guide you and give you some ideas. Also, you need to write or present the messages in a special way. This is because you want it to be attractive. You can do this by playing with colors and even the calligraphy. Use and interesting ideas that come to you and, you will achieve all you want in regard to the messages. All in all, do not forget to have some fun by adding humor to your messages. Love is never serious and it is all about smiles and joy for each all from deep within.


- Francis Githinji

Make a careful choice and make it early. Being careful about choosing writing for your career is essential. This wouldn’t have been the case if you had chosen, suppose, a lawyer’s profession. But unconventional professions like writing can sure raise eyebrows!

This is because the pitfalls in the profession are generally unknown. So is the strong career potential. But having made an informed decision, you need to prepare yourself, read alot and practice writing, by writing alot for yourself first.

Train Yourself For Skilled Writing

If you have a college education in literature, poetry or writing including journalism it really pays off here. You will learn a lot through education; otherwise learning how to write effectively takes years. However, there are steps you can adopt for writing good copy or fiction or whatever genre you have chosen.

1. Unless you are a ‘book worm’ from the beginning, you miss many things like the passing trends in different genres, which is the vital step for you to learn when you first start off. This helps you cut out your style.

2. Don’t restrict your reading to any particular subject throughout your career. This keeps you abreast with trends, plus you get updated regularly.

3. Watch movies, TV, Oprah and all of them. They are all extended forms of writing. In fact, you can think of them as creative voices of some form of writing only. When Oprah talks, she doesn’t appear to be following a script. Such is her fluency on any topic. But all of it is well-rehearsed and based on scripts.

4. Write your resumes and school papers yourself. They teach you presentation.

5. Develop interest in the subject in which you plan to write. Studying anything out of compulsion takes you nowhere.

How To Write

The art of writing is all about presenting your true beliefs about the subject. The presentation should stand out in the crowd so that it is not lost. Choose a different style (if possible each time) from the rest. Here are some helpful tips:

1. Having chosen what to write, decide on how to present it. It is the presentation which places your writing ahead of the pack and not the subject and facts alone. Some people adopt a hard-hitting style in short sentences for greater effect.

2. Structure your writing. Let the argument or the subject flow fluently. Don’t forget to check this point while you proof your writing. Readers can easily get confused if they think your writing is not for them because it is difficult to understand.

3. Writing is a one-way communication unlike public speeches. Readers will just put down your copy if they don’t get interested in the first paragraph. The first paragraph must tell readers your style, whether they can expect what they want, etc.

4. Keep the same tempo. Don’t let your complacency show. Always end the article on a softer note. An abrupt ending will let the reader down.


- Tony Jacowski

Why not just send your manuscript directly to publishers? Very often, writers search for companies to help them find publishers for their book projects all the time. The business of finding a publisher is a multi-step process. After the manuscript has been completed, edited, and formatted according to industry standards, the next step is to launch it properly into the world. Here are a few helpful tips to enable you to find the contact you need to connect your work to a publisher.

Keep in mind that agents do not want to deal with short works such as poetry and short stories. Agents work on commission, and there is no way to support themselves from sales of poetry and short fiction. The majority of larger publishing houses no longer accept un-agented submissions. It may seem a waste of time to query a large number of agents before querying publishers.

However, this is a time-consuming, but very necessary, part of the submission process for book manuscripts. If you want to get a good read, you’ll need an agent. Agents know what editors want. They spend much of their time cultivating relationships with acquisition editors. These are the folks who present books to their publishers for consideration. Networking with editors is an important part of an agent’s job. Editors are happy to receive good manuscripts from agents. It saves them time.

Good agents will help negotiate a decent contract for you. This is their area of expertise. Publishers are interested in making money and taking care of their needs. An agent will function as your advocate and make certain you receive a fair deal. If you don’t know about subsidiary rights and escalators, make sure an agent is on your side. Your agent will know which clauses are boilerplates and which may hurt your career. (Some people believe an attorney can replace an agent. Unless your attorney specializes in book contracts, find a good agent.)

Because agents work on commission, they are interested in getting you the best deal. Agents will monitor your royalty statements and help ensure that you receive prompt and proper payment. Most agents are paid 15% commission. A reputable agent should also provide you with copies of all rejection letters.

Do not begin querying agents until your book is complete. Unless you’re famous, agents won’t even read your query unless the book is ready to go. Nonfiction proposals are sometimes the exception to this rule. However, you’ll need to prove you can write the book, not just pitch it.

There are many people who advertise themselves as agents. Generally, they are NOT. Legitimate agents do not drum up business. There are literally tens of thousands of writers approaching a limited number of agents. They’ve got more work than they can handle. Your query packet must be perfect and represent you as a professional. It’s a difficult and time-consuming process, but there is no way around it. Get some professional help.

Finding an agent need not be a daunting task. If an agent requests money from you, run for the hills. Some expenses such as postage and copying costs are to be expected. However, over the years, unscrupulous people posing as literary agents have scammed would-be authors out of lots of money. Sometimes these scams are disguised as “editorial help.” Stay away. An agent should not insist that you have your manuscript doctored before agreeing to represent you.

Remember, an agent should act in partnership with you throughout the publishing process. A good agent offering good advice is a wonderful asset. There is simply no better way to build your writing career.


- Christine Harrell

Anyone have any helpful tips on outlining a novel or writing a novel in general? I don’t want to say what the novel is about because I don’t want anyone to steal my idea. I am really motivated to start writing this and I am fully committed to doing all the reseach, outlinging..writing..drafting…revision…editing..etc…So, please don’t tell me that I’m too immature to write a novel if I have to ask for help. (this is the response i got from many when i asked similar questions before)

thanks so much in advance for any tips!!

writing exercises are also appreciated as well!! especially ones that can help with the development of characters..

well, thanks again!

Kiara
- Kiara