Sometimes figuring out what grant funders want can make grant writing feel like trying to read minds, but it's not like that at all. Funders have some simple needs. If you can address those in your grant proposal, your chances of funding will increase dramatically. This article highlights five things that grant funders really want.

People hold back on keeping a journal. They feel it has to be "good writing" to be worthwhile. My training and life experience begs to differ; it's about the process NOT the product. And, no one has to see what you've written anyway. Your journal is your own private world. Start one and enjoy the ways a journal can help you change, grow and learn about yourself.

This article describes and illustrates the four steps for developing professional writing career as a nonfiction author.

Self-publishing a how-to or self-help book can help market your service business by generating leads who can become clients. But most professionals find they cannot obtain compelling reviews or sell their books successfully because the content has not been planned strategically. This article presents 3 critical elements to consider before writing and marketing your book.

This tells how two business professionals should have handled important presentations they made to promote their respective new businesses. Both had excellent presentations that were negatively affected by bad writing. They could easily have been fixed.

Press releases are a wonderful way to get free publicity for your company. They have the added benefit of being free while at the same time providing useful information. Before you get these benefits, however, you must learn how to write a good press release.

It's important to make a positive, professional impression on your customers and potential customers. Make certain there is a professional face on your business writing.

Do you dream of a book with your name on it as author? You're not alone, if you do. Researchers say 81% of us have a book dream hidden in our heart. Yet many never accomplish this lofty goal, leaving only a select few that go on to write a saleable book.

All aboard Walt's passion and his dream come to life. Walt Disney is known for his ability to dream and create his dreams into reality. Walt's vision of the future, films, creativity and his ideas which were considered futuristic. This is the Walt Disney we know, however, Walt's simple dream was a Magic Kingdom and a train to surround it.

Since the Internet blossomed, writers have to think differently about how to attract readers. Sites where you can post short essays offer amazing opportunities to reach the market.

This is the dawning of a new age of education where going to college is quickly becoming the slow and inefficient way to learn.

Life coaches, success coaches, and business coaches can greatly increase their credibility, expand the reach of their influence, and attract more coaching clients by writing a really good book that showcases their expertise and wisdom.