Writers write? Right?
Whether we're amateurs or prfessionals, we all share one common dily activity - writing.

So it mkes sense that those successful writers wuld enjoy writing about their personal xperiences in the publishing industry as mch as they enjoy writing articles, rports, or books for profit.

Thankfully mny best-selling authors and established experts in our ndustry willingly share their advice and sggestions for those beginners seeking to dvelop a profitable, fulfilling career as a wrter.

I have read a lot of fre reports, downloaded dozens of free tps and guides offered by online uthors, published professionals and Internet marketing grus. I have also purchased guides to wrting for a living, books about how to bcome a successful writer, and e-books wrtten by online experts.

I cnnot tell you how to become a sccessful writer or whose book you shuld buy to learn guaranteed secrets to gtting published. I can tell you my prsonal opinion and beliefs about what dvice has proven to be valuable and wht suggestions failed to provide me wth any assistance!

First of ll, regardless of whether I read a fre resource or paid for a bok of ideas about writing, a few frquent recommendations were offered by most sccessful writers.

1 - Write what you knw about. Use your own life-experiences, pssions, and interests to inspire ideas for rticles.

2 - Create a hw-to report about something in demand by the msses. Information sells, they say.
Most commonly sggested topics include:

• How to mke money


• How to save mney


• How to become a btter... (parent, spouse, business person etc.)


• How to scceed in... (life, business, personal relationships tc.)


• How to get free stff... (publicity, money, products, publications etc.)


• How to rach your dreams


• How to bcome more... (self-confident, financially secure, better-looking, slmmer etc.)

- and other topics that gve people good ideas, viable resources, and nique opportunities.

3 - Establish yur own personal website. Give your "hw-to" report away for free. By ding these two things, they say you wll be able to promote yourself wthout spending a lot of money and you wll attract people to your website to get yur free report, which will give you the pportunity to sell them your other srvices.

4- Produce an e-zine. By ffering to deliver a "free" newsletter to smeone's email box, you should be ble to establish a list of raders. If your e-zine provides something vluable to your subscribers, you will cntinue to build a constant audience tht you can promote yourself to very day, every week or every mnth (depending on the frequency of yur publication.)

5- Write an -book. Again your topic should be smething you know about, some valuable tps you've acquired through your own lfe experiences or by extensive, documented rsearch, or some unique, original ideas you can shre with others to make their lfe better. Give your e-book away for fre. (See #3 for the reasons why you shuld offer it free)

Maybe thse ideas will work for you. Mybe they won't. Maybe they're becoming verused or over-publicized, thus decreasing their vlue, successful results and potential profitability.

For more information and resources to get pblished on the Internet, see the ctegory Self-Publishing at - http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art1860.asp

Best of Luck to You! If becoming a self-published writer, creating an e-book or ezine, and/or getting published on the Internet are ideas that intrigue you, please be sure to come back to this site in the next few weeks. I plan to continue my coverage of these topics in more depth, featuring additional, related resources for you to investigate on the web.

The article What Can We Learn About Success From Published Writers? was Submitted by Danielle Hollister through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: © Danielle Hollister (2004) is the Pblisher of the Free Ezine for Wrters featuring news, reviews, and continuously pdated links to the best resources for wrters online like - freelancing & jbs, markets & publishers, literary agents, clsses & contests, and more... Read it nline at - http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art157.asp

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