It’s that time of the year

Montreal, is it Spring or…I can see that the cold snap and snow did some damage to our little pearl in the Saint Lawrence river. Nature gives and than turns around and takes it all back.. Or almost! How can we let this happen all the time – I’m talking about pot holes Oh My.. pot holes again…Hmmm, seem that we wrote about that once before, oh well nobody cares unless they get their tire ripped to h..l in the …

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Ovecoming Writer’s Block

What is writer’s block? Well, I just can’t think of a single darn thing to say. Oh well, I’m outta here! Sound familiar? No! Oh, get real! We’ve all experienced this phenomenon when we absolutely have to write something, particularly on deadline. I’m talking about. . . . .uh, I can’t think of what the word is . . . oh, yes, it’s on the tip of my tongue . . . it’s: WRITER’S BLOCK!!!! Whew! I feel better just …

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Rating eBook Compilers

Now that you’ve finished writing your eBook and have a basic understanding of what an eBook compiler does, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the number of compilers on the market. To help you make your decision, I have tested and reviewed the best-rated eBook compilers currently available.

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How to Write an Ebook

The hardest part of writing is the first sentence. When you look at the whole project, it seems like an impossible task. That’s why you have to break it down into manageable tasks. Think of climbing a mountain. You are standing at the foot of it and looking up at its summit vanishing into the clouds. How can you possibly scale such an immense and dangerous mountain? There is only one way to climb a mountain ? step by step.

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Choosing an eBook Compiler

What is an eBook compiler? You’ve written and revised your ebook, hired an artist who has produced outstanding graphics, and now you’re ready to actually put together your ebook. What you need to make an ebook is software called an ebook Compiler.

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Finding Your Voice

I have been away from this site for a long time and today when I was reading one of my e-mails about finding your voice I came to think about this site. I have long been thinking about how I write and how it is perceived by the people that read my stuff if there is anybody bothering to do so. “Finding your voice” is a term that was used in the e-mail. Following this type of thinking is what …

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We are already in March 2009

Can you believe this, it’s already March. The winter flew by very fast I think. Maybe it’s just me – oh well so be it. Been away for a while but finally back at it again. Montreal is still in it’s winter sleep. Not much more than pot holes and snow cleaning going on with our city workers. Can you believe this weather, freezing cold and the next thing you see is RAIN… There is a lot of things happening …

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Some Thoughts About Writing

The Internet has a lot of people writing and publishing. Some are very good and give a great value other are more b/s if you like. There is a lot of duplicate content online and I think that is one of the “Bad” sides to this kind of publishing especially if it serves no other purpose that cluttering up the net. I guess most people that do publish online have an idea that anything goes and whatever they write is …

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Am I natural at Writing?

Questions we ask when we want to write something and need a place to start can usually be triggered of by using the “Who”, “What” , “Where” type of markers. I call them markers as I see them as just that. They mark my beginning or a paragraph within whatever I’m writing at the moment. ”Who” am I writing for? It is a question that can be leading to many different other questions and all have to be answered in …

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Getting Inspired to Write.

Finding Inspiration is Important for me and I have to look for it all the time. You hear people taking about how they wrote a report or an article in a couple of hours. I can’t do that. I have to sit down in quiet surroundings and think. I have to look deeply for inspiration and find a subject that I can write about. Than I do my research and write down keywords or phrases at the same time. As …

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