http://www.miss-write.com Your Guide to the Lucrative World of the Written Word Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:31:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever talked to a person who used finger quotes incessantly, often times incorrectly? Excessive and unnecessary use of quotation marks in writing is just as bad, if not doubly annoying.  I for one cannot fathom how the practice of over-using quotation marks in texts began.  Might it have been ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/stop-get-rid-of-those-quotation-marks/ [This book is available on My Bookstore. Check out Miss Write's Top Picks today!] As you know, I was very, very lucky to receive a signed copy of June Casagrande's Mortal Syntax: 101 Language Choices That Will Get You Clobbered by the Grammar Snobs -- Even If You're Right. Pretty long ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/mortal-syntax-a-brief-book-review/ Can you imagine me rolling my eyes as I say this post's title? Sure you can. It sounds funny, I know, since most bloggers only know one way of earning through advertisements: the earnings-per-click model. Back when I was a newbie, I ran through the entire range of programs offering money ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/click-based-ads-are-so-last-season/ As you may have noticed (just in case you all still care), I've been AWOL from this site for quite some time. I was busy dealing with tons of school work, thanks to my sterling procrastination habits. I had to finish three papers in time for finals week, ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/got-a-blog-win-a-scholarship/ It does seem fitting that I discuss ghost writing during the month of Halloween.  Sort of matches the occasion right? Anyway, I'm mentioning ghost writing because of this new money-making opportunity I found online.  It's relatively new and is quite unknown in the online world, but I did try them out ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/a-halloween-job-opportunity-ghost-writing/ It's no secret that I'm a big fan of affiliate marketing. I recently realized that there is indeed quite a tidy sum to be made from this field. The older platforms of earning through blogging focus solely on ad sales. The more people click on your ads, the better. ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/making-waves-motive-interactive-can-help-you-make-more-money/ Yes, everyone!  I'm finally back here online! I have to admit that I've been a bit disheartened ever since my Google Page Rank dropped from PR2 to PR0.  I worked very hard to achieve a PR2, as you all know, and seeing it drop to nothing was just a bit painful. I'm ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/im-back/ Hi there! I know it's a day late, but I had to celebrate my birthday after all. Cakes and parties are over, though. Here are the contest winners! By the way, just to spread the win evenly, I decided that each contestant could only win once. That way, nobody ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/winners-announced/ It's my birthday tomorrow, and you know what that means: the contest is over! We've got more than a few contestants now (a lot more than I actually expected, being a new site and all) so I think overall it's been a success. Thanks to everyone who joined! Results will be ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/contest-ends/ [Join the contest now.  Mechanics here.] Hey there! Last August 18, I announced my birthday contest here and got quite a few responses from fellow bloggers and writing enthusiasts. I sort of realized that books aren't as enticing, though, because the influx of contestants can be likened to a trickle rather ... http://www.miss-write.com/2008/updates-on-my-birthday-contest-hurry-one-week-left/