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Become A Romance Author

7/2/2015

Romance Writing takes skill! You need to write clearly and expressively but also with passion about passion! Yes, they say there are formulas to follow but new romance writers need to stand out, make a name for themselves, create their own signature romantic style! Fiction or Nonfiction; you need to know how to merge drama with setting, characterization with plot, theme with point of view... A NEW TALE by author, reporter, poet, song lyricist... Stu Leventhal teaches unique literary thought and writing personality. Romantic Poets, Song Writers, Bloggers, Social Media Stars, News Reporters can all benefit! For a limited time you can read and profit from the first 15% FREE! Learn to Write Great!

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More Creative Writing Tips & Writing Secrets

7/2/2015

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Yes, you can be a great author, blogger, writer... Literature is changing fast. The publishing industry is morphing too. Mankind needs great debaters, discussion starters, cyber conversationalists. It is the best of times for writers, creatives, authors!

#Learning how to write well, will give you the biggest return on your investment compared to any other invest you have ever made! Great Writing opens doors of opportunity for anyone who is a good at it. Every industry needs better writers. Fiction Writers, Nonfiction Writers, News Reporters, Humorists, Poets, Lyrisists... Every field of endeavor needs great writers. #GreatWriters excel in any occupation and at any interest they put their minds to achieving.

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New Writers Practice Makes Perfect

2/1/2015

There comes a time when every student writer just has to trust his or her own instincts and write!

Sure, read about how to write and study other famous writers works but start creating stuff too!

Practice is the only way to find out what you are made of. Just like shooting pool, playing basketball or dancing, the more you write the better you will get.

Listen to what two fabulous Authors Have to Say about their beloved craft…

“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.” - E. L. Doctorow

“Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.” - Isaac Asimov

No one is a born writer. It takes hard work, sacrifice and dedication to become a great scribe! Welcome students to the best most worthwhile Industry I know; CREATIVE WRITING!

If you want some encouragement or need some writing help why not turn to the best Creative Writing Guide Book Published in a long time... A NEW TALE ~ A Creative Writing Tutorial by Stu Leventhal is more than just a writing guide...it is a living guide!

Writing gets easier and easier! You will soon be challenging yourself to higher and higher level projects!

Are You Making These Easy To Fix Writing Mistakes?

2/1/2015

PUT YOUR WRITING TO THE TEST
By Stu Leventhal

Readers do not like to struggle!

Readers do not have much patience!

Your writing has to read smooth and effortlessly like cutting into soft butter…

If your readers have to work hard to understand what you are trying to say, they will bail out on you!

Now-a-days we all have so much to read? Text massages, memos, tweets, letters, e-mails, catalogs newspapers, magazines… With so much junk to plough through, is it any wonder we wish to delete and discard as much as possible as quickly as possible?

We all have to scan, browse and weed out the dull! Prioritize! There simply is not enough time!

Poorly written stuff on our hand-helds gets deleted fast and without even a sign of relief!

Long winded writing, when lucky, gets our attention for the first few passages at most, if we even bother at all; soon it is in the trash!

So how does one create great reads that will make it past the spam filters, not get deleted immediately or sorted into the trash pile? How do we assure our writing and all our hard work will be given a chance to be appreciated for all its wily wit?

Think EASY READING!

Today, Bad Writing is an obvious Epidemic!

Big words and scholarly phrases do not make better reads!

Long sentences annoy readers!

EASY READING is simple reading. Simple reading is short and to the point, instantly digestible and easily comprehended and that is an enjoyable pleasure!

Here Are Some Basic Writing Tips… Of course you should ignore any tip that gets in the way of your message:

When your sentences start to drawl over the 20 word length mark consider revising, shortening or try to split them into two or more quick phrases.

Keep your paragraphs short too. When the idea shifts, just start a new paragraph!

Remember, long means we have to concentrate; readers don’t want to have to work hard! We want our writers to have done all the heavy thinking for us already before you address us!

Want to keep our attentions?

Vary things as you write! The length of your sentences, the size of your paragraphs, the length of your words, mix it up, keep it lively!

*** Writing Tip *** - Lore your reader into wanting to find out more...

Get personal!

Speak directly to our emotional side! Once you’ve engaged our emotions your writing is not so easy to dismiss!

Steer your readers! Give them directions and hints...

If you are not done yet, let your readers know there is more important stuff to come; furthermore, in addition, also, and, more over…tells your reader to stay tuned!

Don’t let them off the hook…try ending every few paragraphs with a question so they have to read on to get the answer. Use a simple; Why? Or, why is this? Wondering how?

Use common everyday language as much as possible, as long as it serves your purpose but don’t write trite.

Be fresh, different; people will put up with a lot if they think something unique is coming.

Conserve words, be stingy with your phraseology; less is more powerful! If you can say it with three words, using ten words will only weaken it.

The key is to make your writing look, feel and seem as if it was effortless…

Remember the words of Ernest Hemingway - “It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.”

You're not writing to make yourself look good or to sound smart but to pass a message to someone. Write it as easy for them to understand as possible!

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Stu Leventhal is an experienced, successful author, poet, business consultant, news reporter, food critic, restaurant review columnist, lyricist, a long time writing coach and writing mentor! Stu Leventhal has tackled a lot of literary genres successfully penning; mysteries, westerns, sci-fi, theater plays, song lyrics, musicals, comedy, business writing, ads and copywriting, speech writing…

Whether you want to write novels, poems, songs, screen plays or just improve your work memos, letters, school book reports and resumes… A NEW TALE by Stu Leventhal will set you on the path to writing genius!

In today’s digital, high-tech world, communicating well and expressing oneself coherently is more important than ever! Learning to write better is the best investment anyone can make!

Writing better will open doors of opportunities you didn’t even know were available. A NEW TALE by Stu Leventhal will become your trusty companion for years to come paying you back dividends too numerous to fathom.

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Write Better Communicate Clearer Creative Writing 101

1/27/2015

Find Your Literary Voice! Become a Better Scribe! Express Your Ideas More Clearly! Write inventively! Write More Interestingly!

A NEW TALE by Stu Leventhal is the definitive writing tool for creative writers of the future!

Expert Creative Writing Advice From a Freelance Reporter, Restaurant Review Critic, Business and Industry Consultant, Mystery Writer, Science Fiction Author, Poet, Song Lyricist, Play Write... Author Stu Leventhal has written successfully in almost every literary genre there is!

Finally a real writer has some advice and tips for authors, student writers and pro-scribes that is relevant NOW!

Forget what they taught you in grammar school! The world is changing fast; writers need to keep pace!

Today's writers have to be able to invent new styles to keep their reader's attention. You have thoughts, desires, passions, ideas... Sharing your thoughts is a part of being human and every person's right. Now more than ever, sharpening one's writing skills can have great social as well as economical benefits for everyone.

A New tale by Stu Leventhal is right on time. You won't be able to put down this creative writing tutorial! Author Stu Leventhal cuts through the bull and teaches you how to think better and express yourself better, be unique and write passionately with attitude and your own personality! You owe it to yourself to read A NEW TALE by Author, Poet, Reporter, Food Critic, Stu Leventhal.

What Is Creative Writing?

10/15/2014

Creative Writings Are Human Thoughts Recorded More Permanently

By Stu Leventhal

Stories, ideas, teachings, warnings, messages; these are the reasons for creative writing. Essays, poems, short stories, novels, song lyrics; about life and people going about living are the topics and subjects. We read to relax and to learn, therefore good creative writing works should be recreational, educational or both. Life is so vast that the possible subjects of a creative writing project are unlimited. We also read to bond with others of our species! Through writing we can bond with people even when we are not face to face!

Humans wish to know what other humans are doing and thinking because it makes us feel like we are no longer alone. The more info we learn about others the more we feel empathy for their struggles. Learning about other people helps us put our own feelings in perspective. Creative writing allows us all to share our most important life stories and thus share the feelings and emotions that go along with those stories with many, many people. Once written about the discussions become ongoing! The best tales can be passed down from generation to generation helping each human era become grander than the last as we all contribute to build man’s legacy.

We live our lives, meet new people, have new experiences; sometimes we witness or participate in something that is extra special thus we wish to tell everyone we can about it. Writing to inform and share something of value with others is how humans bond across the miles, across oceans and across the years!

Still creative writing is communication using written words; its beauty and magic lies in elevating our speech and traditional discussion methods to new heights…to art level!

Art can be scholarly and art can be fickle; creative writing can be both of these or any blend and combination in between. The building blocks of creative writings are words and language and both are complicated and man’s most powerful allies.

With my understanding of language there is absolutely no single definition of any word. Words are living creatures, always growing and changing. They say art is in the eye of the beholder; I say words are beautiful even the ugly ones. Thus, a word’s definition is in the eye of the beholder! If the beholder of a word’s definition is a creative writer, look out!

Words are like people they tend to become something different themselves based on the other words they are surrounded by.

Fast talkers are not always the fastest writers or the most accomplished. Writing is more deliberate than talking and even giving a prepared speech. Writing must be more precise than talk because it is on display longer and can be picked apart and scrutinized by its readers. Published writings are meant to be read and re-read many times over and over, often taken out and referred back to by its fans. This means writing must be more perfected than speech before it is shared.

Without writing man’s world would come to a screeching halt! All fine ideas need writing to be taken advantage of fully! Education needs writing to pass down learning to our children! Creative writing seeks to breathe more fun into the showcasing and framing of man’s knowledge and teachings. It lessens the pain and frustration of reading sophisticated, scholarly, entitled correspondence and explains it in simplistic terminology using common sense that people from all walks can understand immediately.

By showing off man’s greatest moments and thoughts through art we honor them and lift them onto to a pedestal where they belong! We fix them more permanently on display for future people and all mankind to enjoy and benefit from. This is the reason for creative writing!

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Ode To A Creative Copy Writer - part one

7/17/2014

THE DIFFICULTY OF CREATIVE COPYWRITING!

Why Ads Are So Hard To Create!
Should Copywriting and Commercials Be considered Art
by Stu Leventhal (author, business consultant, entrepreneur...)

If you are an Ad Man, Copywriter or a Promotional Word Smith and you find your prose takes an enormous amount of energy and effort to create, there are good reasons. You are not alone Ad Man! Writing advertisements, commercial scripts and promotional brochure copy is not easy. Copywriters do not have to only please their readers with witty prose they usually have the added task of convincing someone to part with their money. Even a short jingle has to be crafted just right because it is being counted on to not only be cute and sound catchy but to sell something.

It is no secret that people do not like commercials! The promotional writer has to overcome the stigma that accompanies all words written for economic gain. Copywriters often attempt to disguise their words from being ads until the ending. This sets up a feeling of mistrust between the reader and the writer that has to be overcome. Copywriters use sweetened words, often emulating fine literature as well as popular writing styles of the times to hook a reader then they struggle to find the best time to slip their sales pitch in hoping the reader will not be appalled too much.

An author of a sci-fi thriller can engross himself in the story and his characters and let his or her imagination run free. The story is all that matters! A copywriter does not have that liberty to create whatever he or she wishes. There are rules and laws and expectations for every industry a copywriter writes for. A copywriter has business obligations and money making motives pushing his creativity and that means added pressures from deadlines and being accountable to people, many people who are often sticking their two cents into your creative process. There is a lot of money at stake with any type of ad writing and more than just the copywriter’s reputation is often on the line.

Copywriting, words put together to promote a product or service usually lack the sparkle of literary writing straight out of the box because copywriters have to be able to write about all kinds of subjects they may or may not feel passionate about. Copywriting is a business first and fore most so the ability to choose one’s writing subjects is for the most part off the table. Clients need copywriting for the projects they are pursuing and often that is the only work that is available. Therefore the copywriter has to be able to get his mind into the creative mode for the work at hand, any work that is presented to him or her. There is often a lot of research to do before word one can be put on paper!

The copywriting process is usually complicated from start to publication. The copy will go through many hands and many people will voice their opinions and unleash their influence on the final outcome. Add the fact that most copy will be tested before it is released on the full market place. This means the experienced copywriter knows his copy is slated to be tested and will be put through many trials and edits after edit will be made before it is actually published. Titles and phrases are tested then modified then tested again, over and over to see which draws the best reaction from readers. In the world of big business even the slightest increase in attention given to an ad can mean millions of dollars lost or gained! Can you see how all these distractions can take away from the creative writing process and shackle the copywriter’s artistic hands?

Copywriting is a very high pressured, high performance oriented profession. Ad writers are usually criticized for putting money before their art. They are put down by their writing peers, scholars and the so called literary community at large. Most copywriting work is performed incognito meaning commercials, sales pitches and advertising copy do not openly display the copywriter’s name as author like a poem or story would. Copywriters are rarely given the respect that other main stream authors get. They are labeled sell outs! I for one am tired of the illusion of the starving artist being romanticized. Artists of all kinds have a right to make a living, live a fulfilling life and support their families! The idea that struggling writers and artists of all kinds live a fantastic bohemian life style is a myth. Struggling artists and writers are engrossed in their art; studying, practicing and experimenting to create their own styles! A Creative writer’s time is spent writing and revising their manuscripts and reading the masters of old.

Should copywriting and advertisements be considered art? Of course, if they are worthy enough, entertaining enough and worthwhile reading. Art is a record of life and you can bet good money on the fact that a hundred years from now today’s advertisements will be hanging in museums and displayed in art galleries and selling for fortunes in antique shops! Art is in the eye of the beholder. Whoever said advertisements and commercials were not art! One’s advertisements and commercials represent one’s generation better than many history books! Copywriters are people too! Copywriting requires mastering all the language, diction, grammar and word usage skills as all the literary genres do and much more. In a modern society no one should be put down for trying to earn an honest living, especially copywriters!

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CREATIVE WRITING PROJECT BLUEPRINT

2/13/2014

Before You Write One Word!

By Stuart Leventhal

Step one for any writing project should be to decide who your audience is. Before you write your first word, figure out who you want to speak to. When trying to communicate some idea to other people, the more you know about your audience the easier it is to write for them. Next determine the purpose of the writing; entertainment, instruction, to inform, inspire, to persuade, to warn?

Now, blend all your knowledge about who you are writing for with why you are writing!

When you know who your reader is, you can do some research and find out what they like to read. Armed with the information of what pleases your particular reader it is much easier for you to meet their needs.

When writing for a new market, your first step should be to try to gain their undivided attention. Make them take notice by targeting your specific audience’s emotions. Again, your research into who you are writing for will supply the answer to what will get you an immediate reaction out of them.

Now try to make every word, line, paragraph a cliff hanger! The idea is that everything you write should leave them wanting to read more. You cannot achieve your purpose for writing unless you are first satisfying your readers’ interest enough to hook them into committing to read your whole work.

Writing is about communication. Tailor your words to the situation you are addressing. Project your personality. Do not re-invent yourself. Your readers want to hear from you. Ask yourself, why am I the perfect person to write this piece? What about me, is special that will make this creative project unique and extraordinary! Now all you have to do is follow your heart and give your readers your very best writing!

“Know that there is often hidden in us a dormant poet, always young and alive.” – Alfred De Musset

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The Magical Art of Creative Writing

11/9/2013

WORD ART
by Stuart Leventhal

Art’s magic allows us to capture an emotional moment in
time and freeze it so we can revisit it again and again, enjoying it at our will, exploring it, studying it further, sharing it and marveling at it to our hearts content. Writing is the grandest art form of all. For every writing masterpiece is really an infinite amount of unique masterpieces limited only by each reader’s mind and willingness to let their imagination loose.

All the other art forms rely on the creation of something physical and tangible; music the blending and orchestration of sounds, painting splashes of color, light and shadow, dance the visual dramatization of life in motion, sculpture texture, strength and vulnerability. All things an audience can admire from a far. Writing does not engage the senses directly relying on vision, smell, taste, touch or sound to bring it to life. Instead, writing
relies on audience participation for it to be activated. Only then can, all the five senses be evoked and stimulated inside the theaters of each individual reader’s mind.

At first glance writing is just meaningless symbols scribbled on paper. It takes effort and concentration just to decipher the
symbols into coherent textual stories or instruction or warnings or historic chronicles then the text must be read, thought about and interpreted into ideas and messages that complete the master piece.

The written word can recreate the scene of a concert. It can convey the emotional impact of the unveiling of a park statue, it surely can describe the beauty of the Mona Lisa. The written word can portray and preserve any and all the beauty or anger of all the other art forms combined.

Animals and even plants have been known to respond to
music. Certainly animals have been duped by sculptures. Fisherman have been using realistic lures for years as have duck hunters been using wooden carved ducks as decoys to hunt with as well as duck callers and moose callers. Dogs and
cats have been known to bark and claw at artist renditions of other animals and of course their squeaky toys. Many of earth’s creatures use mating dances to profess their attraction to the opposite sex. Perhaps the power of the written word comes from its being the only art form that is truly an all human art form; designed by man for man’s enjoyment and purposes. No other organism we know of could possibly understand a paragraph of writing yet possibly begin to grasp even a small percent of what is contained in the pages of just one 400 page novel.

Writing is truly one of the supreme gifts bestowed on
man. Writing is a uniquely human talent which opens doors for mankind which lead to unlimited opportunities and possibilities we have yet to grasp. Don’t you feel you owe it to yourself to discover all that writing, reading and literature have to offer?

The fields of writing are some of the noblest trades I know of.
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Creative Freelance Writer

10/14/2013

FREELANCING

Working at Home as a Creative Freelance Writer
by Stu Leventhal
Working at home as a creative writer is one of the largest work
at home categories. Being a freelance creative writer has traditionally been a
work at home job and now that working at home is becoming more popular, there
have been more creative writers entering the industry. If you like to write and
have a good grasp of the English language, you will never be at a loss for work at home creative writing jobs. Freelancing gives you artistic freedom!

Starting your career as a work at home freelance writer is as easy as doing
some Internet research and applying for a job. Simply do a Google search for
writing jobs and start working your way through the posts. There are many ways
to break into the creative writing field, even if you have no previous
experience. Online writing opportunities abound. Product reviews, guest
blogging, article writing, the short story market are just a few examples of
creative writing gigs listed on popular freelance writing job websites.

While many writers dream of one day writing the great American
novel or Hollywood movie script, most writers are realistic in knowing that they
are going to have to do some other types of writing to get paid on a consistent
basis. Writing for consistent pay is mostly, if not exclusively, done in the
non-fiction genre. This is due to the fact that fiction story writing is never a
sure thing and the author's pay day may not come for years after a book is
finished. While occasionally a writer will find contests for fiction writing or
for poetry, the pay is minimal if anything unless you win the contest. High
paying fiction and poetry opportunities are few and far between when compared to
the non-fiction opportunities.

Writing from home as a creative writing freelancer has few
requirements. A reliable Internet connection, good written communication skills
and the ability to be a self-starter is about all it takes to launch a freelance
writing career. In time you may wish to add a good quality printer, a fax
machine and a scanner. As a freelance creative writer, you will be in charge of
your time and your projects. There will always be deadlines to meet and new
writing opportunities to try. You will be responsible for balancing your writing
work with the rest of your life. You must also have the ability to research a
wide variety of topics, as you will be challenged to learn about and write about
topics that you may have little experience in or knowledge of.

Freelance writing from home can break down into three specific
areas: writing for print, writing for the web and blogging. Although blogging is
technically writing for the web, there are many distinctions that make it
different from other web writing
opportunities.

Writing for print is what people generally think of when they
hear the term “freelance writer.” Freelancer writers who write for the print
markets need to first build a reputation as reliable and eloquent writer. If
you’ve never written for the print markets before, start with smaller, local
publications and then work from there. You’ll need to find a list of
publications that are accepting
“queries.”

Your Queries should be designed as a combination of a letter of
introduction telling about yourself as an author and then your pitch for a
creative story idea. Most writers rely on the Writer’s Market reference guide
for lists of print publications worth querying. The Writer’s Market has
comprehensive information on a variety of newsletters, magazines and other
publications that are taking queries. Each publisher has their own set of
querying criteria that has to be met or they will not bother reading your
proposal. Start with topics that you know the most about and try writing a few
queries to get yourself going in the print
market.

The only drawback to writing for print is that the period between
when you write and when you get paid can be months long. For many freelancers,
this is just not feasible. Writing for the web, however, can meet their income
needs and still allow them to write from home as they continue to work on their
big ticket movie script. There are many categories of creative writing for the
web. You can be a ghostwriter for e-books or other Internet media. Many people
need copywriters to provide content for their sales letters and websites. You
can also offer your services to webmasters who need fresh content for their blog
or newsletter. The opportunities are
endless.

Blogging is yet another way to make money as a writing
freelancer. Blogs are an ever-growing form of Internet media. Blog writers
generally provide their own content. You can make money as a freelancer by
starting your own blog and posting to it daily. If you love to write, you can
start several blogs at once and multiply your earnings. Once you become an
experienced blogger, you can apply for blogging jobs and post for other
people.

Being a freelancer means that you get to set your own prices for what your
time is worth. No more waiting years for a raise that may never come. As
you become more proficient and widen your client base you can double and
triple your earnings as you see fit.

You should not rush to quit your day job immediately and hope to
make $10,000 next month. Instead, start slow and work your way into the field of
creative freelance writing. You have to build a client base. Once you are making
the equivalent of your full time job and you have too much freelance work to do,
then decide to freelance full time and quit your day job. If you work hard this
process can happen rather quickly, so don’t be discouraged. The jobs are real.
The money is real. The only investment is the amount of time you are willing to
invest.

The market for freelancers is growing in leaps and bounds. The future markets are
projected to continue to grow at the same rapid rate. This means more fantastic
freelance opportunities and greater potential income.

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