Archive for the ‘Writing Tips’ category

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Is Wikipedia A Good Source For Writers?

July 30, 2009

Is it acceptable for a professional writer to cite Wikipedia as a source? Sometimes, but sometimes not.

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AP Style Rules Writing Abbreviations and Acronyms

July 28, 2009

What are the rules for writing AP Sytle with abbreviations and acronyms?

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WordPress Comments Discussion Settings

June 8, 2009

Here is a quick Monday morning tip from your friends here at Arctic Llama. If you are working hard on building a quality WordPress website blog where users can comment on the informative posts you write, you need to make sure you get your comment / discussion settings right on your WordPress dashboard. One blog [...]

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New Improved Google Search Features Help Writer Research

May 16, 2009

Just days after I went through the trouble of pointing everyone to d8search as a way to get improved date searching out of Google search results, Google updated the features they offer in their own native search. The homepage of Google search is the same as ever with one minor, and by minor I mean [...]

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Better Search By Date Function

May 13, 2009

As a writer, you will inevitably need to do some research for a topic or article you are writing.  Often, that research will need to be reasonably current, especially when it comes to topics like technology, finance, news, and legal issues. Google offers some date search functionality in its “Advanced Search” menu, allowing users to [...]

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Adventures in AP Style – Trojan or trojan

May 5, 2009

This month has seen an increase in the number of articles written using the word “Trojan”, mostly thanks to Microsoft’s Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) being leaked as a torrent on various trackers around the world.  Subsequent news suggested that some of the downloads were infected with malware, specifically a “trojan.” Spellcheck on every product [...]

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Improve Productivity Doing Work at Coffee Shops

April 15, 2009

As a freelance writer who works out of my own home, I also frequently end up working out of businesses or locations with free Wi-Fi, most often coffee shops.  It’s a great way to get out of the same old home office room and also a good way to ensure uninterrupted work time if things [...]

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300 Words About Writing 300 Words

April 4, 2009

300 words about how to write 300 word articles.

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Adventures in AP Style – GPS, Cell Phone…

April 3, 2009

So, what started out as a simple no-brainer article written for a few bucks in order to make enough money freelance writing online to beat out my income from freelance writing offline for the first time, turned out to be an Adventure in AP Style. BlackBerries On Airplanes I can’t honestly tell you what the [...]

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Online Writer Tip of The Day

March 4, 2009

One of the tips for writers who work online from the professional freelance writers at ArcticLlama, LLC.