Can a city be a character in a book? Many years ago, in a writing class, I was told that I should try to make the setting, which was Toronto, my city of birth, a character in my book, Conduct in Question. I have puzzled over this piece of advice for many years and only [...]
College is a stage of life that will be remembered forever and retold to children and grand-children. Studying at college, you go through a good school of life and get a wonderful opportunity to build your future career using that intellectual treasure you’ve received. Before the start of a college year you make a promise [...]
None of living humans will state that life nowadays is easy, no matter what your achievements are. People say they are under a strain, but they are the producers of it and there is nothing they can do about being dependent on it. We live a comfortable life using modern technologies to make it easier [...]
Whether a crawling novice or polished professional, writers from every walk of life have room for improvement in their work. An endless array of rules and techniques must be kept in mind when writing &ndash punctuation, grammar, transition, show don’t tell, etc. As a result, it’s extremely important to have a firm grasp on the [...]
On any given day, how many people, events, problems, projects, family issues, things to remember and appointments are running through your mind? A LOT, right? If you’re writing a book, you have to add on top of that a whole other world of characters, events, settings, plots, (if you’re writing fiction) or stories, bullet points, [...]
1) Wash your pen every few weeks and whenever changing ink color.
2) Use only cold or tepid water when washing the pen. Demineralised water will work best (tap water sometimes contains particles which may clog the feed).
3) Never use hot water, alcohol or solvents as these will damage the feed or other parts of [...]
You’ve just completed a writing course. Perhaps recently graduated from college. Maybe your career has finally ended, and now that you’ve reached retirement you’re free to pursue your long-awaited dream of writing a book. You can’t wait to rush to the computer and finally get started on this long-held dream.
Slow down or you’ll find yourself [...]
Freelance copywriting already covers a wide range of media, such as television, radio, magazines, brochures, direct mail, and SEO copy. In fact, every word in every brochure, advert, website and leaflet you see is written by the copywriter. Before, copywriters were restricted to being in-house or by marketing / PR firms; but now, many freelance [...]
Are you waiting and hoping for creative writing ideas? Why not use some simple techniques to produce as many ideas as you will need? Here are a few to get you started.
Combine Stories For Creative Writing Ideas
There is a technique called “concept combination” which is to create new products to sell. Use it to create [...]
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Great Technical Writing: The User-Product Life Cycle - A Documentation Tool
Undedr: Essay Writing
The User-Product Life Cycle (U-PLC) is a powerful tool for the User Document writer. Use the U-PLC to generate the high-level topics for your User Document.
THE USER-PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE (U-PLC)
Usually, when we think of a Product Life Cycle, we think in terms of the development and production of the Product itself. When writing User Documentation, [...]
