Brian Scott

How To Write Better Business Documents In Plain English

In the past decade people wrote to impress others, rather than to communicate with them. Many business writers used formal language and multi-syllable words that no one ever said out loud (like "notwithstanding" and "heretofore"). Lawyers still speak and ... Read >

Web Site Design Secrets To Improve Usability

Many amateur webmasters use too many unnecessary web design tools that add little value to their websites. This has resulted in hundreds of "junk" websites that contain too many graphics, animations, and text. Some of these web pages have as many as seven... Read >

Five Simple Design Techniques To Add Value To Your Website

Before you build your website, you should research what makes a website attractive to visitors. A website's appeal has a lot to do with simple website design. Creating a poorly-designed website can have adverse effects, such as repelling visitors and dama... Read >

All About Freelance Blogging Jobs

Blogging is a fast-growing field that offers plenty of freelance opportunities. However, beware of what type of blogging you're doing and how much the client is paying you. Many new freelance bloggers find themselves putting in full-time hours for part-ti... Read >

All About Freelance Copywriting Jobs

The word "copy" simply means material that a client wants published. A client might hire you to write copy online or offline, for a website, magazine, book, restaurant menu, brochures, posters, user manuals… the list is virtually endless. Anything ... Read >

All About Freelance Food Writing Jobs

If you love food and have the ability to add creative flair to your writing, you could look forward to a career in freelance food writing. Technically, freelance food writing means tasting food and then describing it. Practically, it's a much more invo... Read >

APA Style Writing Advice

Writing in APA Style can be an intimidating task, especially if you've never written a formal research paper previously. APA Style has many rules, guidelines, and formatting requirements for your paper that it can be overwhelming to think about all of the... Read >

APA Format : How to Format a Paper in APA Style

The APA Style rules for formatting a thesis or dissertation are specific, ranging from the proper font size to the proper margins to the type of paper you should use. Here are 14 formatting tips you should follow when creating your paper. Tip 1: ABBREV... Read >

APA Writing : How to Write a Thesis or Dissertation in APA Style

Writing that first thesis or dissertation can be a daunting task on its own. Throw in a need for APA Style guidelines in the paper, and it can be downright intimidating for the student who has never used APA Style in the past. However, following APA St... Read >

How to Cite Sources in MLA Style

The Works Cited page in MLA Style is important to your thesis or dissertation because it gives readers a list of sources you used to reach your conclusions. A well-researched paper will have high-quality sources. With MLA Style, you list these sources on ... Read >

MLA Writing Tips : How Do I Write in MLA Style?

Even though MLA Style lacks explicit rules about specific pages to include in your paper and how to organize those pages, it does have many formatting rules that you need to follow. Following MLA Style shouldn't detract from the overall work of your pa... Read >

How to Create Headings and Endnotes in Chicago Manual of Style

Chicago (Turabian) Style provides the writer with a few different options for breaking up the blocks of text in the main text area of the thesis or dissertation. You may use headings or chapters, depending on the type of paper you're creating and on how y... Read >

How to Write in Chicago Manual of Style

If you follow information and instructions from publications and Internet resources devoted to Chicago (Turabian) Style, then writing a formal paper isn't as difficult as it sounds. Following all the rules can be tricky, but it's not impossible. Follow ... Read >

Book Writing - How to Transform Your Brilliant Idea Into a Book

Your book's content is vital to your book's success. Readers don't buy books because the front covers entice them. They buy books for knowledge or entertainment. They seek to gain a new experience or add value to their lives. Writers believe the hardest p... Read >

Book Writing: How to Choose a Hot Book Topic For Your How-To Book

The marketability of how-to books is limitless. Everyone wants an instruction manual, advice, and encouragement. Anything you know how to do, anything you've ever wanted to learn, or anything that's teachable at all, can become a how-to book. How-to bo... Read >