They say that a good plan executed today is better than a perfect plan executed several years from now. This is true, and if you have a book inside of you then getting it out on paper won't hurt (much). With this in mind here are some tips to set you on the right track.

Regularity

Write regularly. Through habit and regularity you will condition yourself against writer's block and therefor make steady progress. If you write regularly it is also easier to convince relatives and friends not to disturb you when you are at work. Most importantly of all, it's all too easy to lose the knack of writing, and regularity guards against this.

Smashing through Writer's Block

If you have writer's block, then it is important to write something - immediately. Use Freud's talking cure to help. The infamous (for his wacky ideas) psychologist Sigmund Freud would kick off a free association session with his patient using a keyword. They would have to respond to that word immediately without thinking about it. Whatever word popped into their mind they would say. A session might go like this; “Forbidden,” setting off the patient; “Chocolate, desire, cardinal, tornado, sigh, swing, bat, sky, song...” and so forth. Freud believed that at first the individual's inhibitions would censor inappropriate thoughts (hence words) but as they continued to repeat the chain of thought at such a high speed the self-censorship would subside leaving insight into the patient's subconscious. This stream of consciousness would reveal to him secrets the patient would not ordinarily reveal.

This is very useful for the writer as well. Writer's block is often caused by anxiety about one's writing. We want to write the best that we can, and worrying about it gets in the way. Is this story rubbish? Is it not as good as my usual work? We wonder to ourselves. Such anxiety is unjustified, there's no such thing as perfection anyway. Get a word processor open and then type everything that enters your head in a stream of consciousness style of story, and keep going with that. Do not worry about how good it is. Everything can be fixed later.

Soon you'll find that the block has lifted and that you're enjoying writing again. You can either keep the stream of consciousness section and edit it later, scrap it, or reuse it elsewhere. Most of the time it actually turns out, not only better than expected, but often among your favorite bits.

Let Your Own Stories Inspire You

Somewhere in the world is someone who would love your stories. Where would we be today if Homer, Dante, and H. G. Wells had all kept their writing to themselves? Write short stories and start sending them to publications. This is very difficult, competition is fierce, and rejection letters will seem to be the only mail you get. But it's worth it. Getting a short story published, having that there, being able to leaf through the pages and see your work beside the works of others changes the way you look at yourself and your writing. Being a published writer makes it harder to forget about your novel.

Musical Muse

Give your book a soundtrack. Create a playlist and play that when you are writing your story. Sound is a catalyst and will drift within your mind to spark thoughts and emotions that deepens world, the story and the characters.

Don't Endlessly Rewrite

The end of the first draft is the beginning of your novel. Only once you've got the whole thing out and into existence can you see it in all its messed up glory. Each draft provides an opportunity to see its flaws and chip away at the rough form before you, until you reveal the form that lies within, (much like a sculpture). Herein lies the problem. It is quite possible to write and rewrite endlessly, to go through a thousand versions of the novel, to seek out perfection. When does a painter for example know when the final stroke of his brush has been made and the painting is done? The art of knowing when to stop is as important as putting the work in. Once finished, only rewrite to editorial order.

Join a Writer's Group

A writer's group will help you immeasurably by providing people who are willing to read your work (in exchange for you reading theirs) and offer advice and suggestions as to how it could be improved. Although editors also sometimes offer suggestions, nothing can beat the in-depth advice provided by helpful colleagues in writer's groups. On top of that, fellow authors tend to point out useful websites, books and software. Even just the moral support makes it worth the effort.

Like all things there are good writer's groups and bad writer's groups, and no way to tell them apart except to try a few and make up your own mind.

Inspiration

Where do story ideas come from? Everywhere. Bang two ideas together and see if they spark. Suddenly you might find that spark lighting the flames of your passion. Some authors get their story ideas from reading a newspaper, while others just sit down at the computer and write, experimenting as they go along. Wherever you are in the world, keep an open mind and look around you as a thousand stories unfold. Often just being at the right time and the right place is enough, but don't hang around waiting for inspiration, write every day regardless.

Setting

You would be amazed how many stories are set in the main character's living room. While there is nothing wrong with this, be creative, set your scenes elsewhere. Back row of an abandoned theater, on a train, museums, grand plazas – ask yourself; Where do I go? And then ask yourself; Where would I like to go? In your book you have no time constraints nor budget constraints, use your novel to escape, send your characters places you can only dream of. They'll thank you for it. Conveying a sense of place is extremely important, from that comes everything else. Take care of the setting and the characters have a world to live in, places to see, a whole universe of cause and effect. Suddenly your characters will come alive.

Characterization

As we have already seen, take care of the world and the characters take care of themselves. Avoid clichés though. Does the professor have to be absent minded? All stepmothers surely aren't evil? Do rich girls always have to be shallow? More importantly your characters are people, and therefore they transcend boundaries and mess up easy categorization. Even if one of them is a professor, it doesn't necessarily mean he is absent minded – he could be sharp as a surgical laser or better yet he could be just an ordinary guy. Being a professor doesn't define him, only his actions do.

Read Voraciously

Nothing helps writing more than reading. It is through the words of others that we become inspired by stories and worlds, to look beyond the furthest horizon.

Most Importantly

Never give up. Writing a novel is a fun and rewarding pastime and nothing can beat the satisfaction that comes with getting one finished and out there among readers. With a bit of luck these tips will help. They are off course merely suggestions, take what you find to be valuable and discard the rest. In time you will find ways of working that suit you. So let that novel idea plant itself in your mind and grow through the pages until you have created a world, and spun a story; and someone somewhere will enjoy what you've written.

The first thing you should do is write lots of good articles with interesting titles. The way you get people to look at your stuff is by the title. Which one sounds more interesting, “A Report of Ospreys” or “Things you didn’t Know about the Osprey”? Okay, they both sound dumb, but, yeah. You get the idea. Pick a subject you know a lot about. This way, it is easier to write about the topic. Then pick an interesting title. Finally, write an article about that subject. The more detail you put in, the better. Some good articles take a day or two write. That’s okay. You want it to be perfect.

The next step to making lots of money on Triond is publicity. Posting links directly to your articles on Facebook or MySpace is a very good idea. Also other websites that many people go to. But make sure that you don’t advertise to much on one website, as it is rude. Hey, you can even do what I do, and send links out to everyone I know through email. It works.

The last thing I’m going to say about making money on triond is that the choice is up to you. In your first few articles, write about a wide variety of subjects. Write about a movie you saw, a book you read, or even something about your pet. Then, look at which ones people chose to look at the most. Then, you can either focus on that one area, or just keep going with the wide variety thing. The rest is up to you. If you like my article, please click I like it below. I would be very grateful. Hope that this info helps some people understand a little better about Triond.com!

What I'm aiming for is to create a list of maybe… ooh ten articles? That will help out new members of our community. So, I'm going to start the ball rolling by adding a few of my own. I'd like Triond's writers to contact me and pass me links to their works aimed at helping people get the most from Triond. I'll take a look over your works, and then (Unless they're God awful), post them here. Hopefully, given time, we can create a useful tool for all things Triond!

Oh, one other thing I plan on doing is adding quick hints here too. If you don't have an article you want linking, but want to share your advice, let me know and I will place it here. I will also provide a link to either your Triond profile, or if you prefer, some other website.

What is Triond?

Simply, triond is a system where you upload articles on almost any subject, that are then published to websites. You recieve money based on how many views your article generates, and how many adverts on your articles that people click. Most other questions can be answered in the articles below.

Quick Hints

Hint from Evis T (With possible backup from RJ Evans):

“Drink heavily before you write. Read in the morning, you won't remember. Delete the bad stuff, or anything illegible.”

Hint from Evis T:

“Write! By all means, read advice and learn from guides, but there is no substitute for experience!”

The Main Articles:

Questions I wish someone had answered before I Joined Triond.

A roundup of some questions I wanted answers to before I joined Triond. I couldn't find the answers and went in blind. Hopefully, these will help you out!

Writing Articles for Profit

This article is one of mine. I've put it at the top of the list because it contains very important information about using sites such as Digg and Stumble to advertise your work. More importantly, how to use these sites so you do NOT violate their Terms Of Service. It's easier to do this than you'd think, so pay attention! Even if you don't read the rest of the article, please take this to heart.

Improving Your General Writing Skills

All the cool techniques and hacks won't pay you a penny unless you can write well. This article primarily focuses on how to write fiction, but many of the principles can be applied to factual work too. It includes advice on how to write consistently, how to write in bulk, setting goals, and setting yourself up to write.

Article Networking: A Great way to Generate Page Views Fast

Article networking involves putting hyperlinks in your articles that link to related works you have written. In this article I will begin with the basics, teaching you how to make hyperlinks, and then gradually move up to the more advanced stuff such as how to use them effectively and professionally.

Are you a blogger who feels boredom on writing? Beware! It will kill your passion on writing someday. Find out the problem behind it. Perhaps, the problem is about finding idea. Or, if you are not a blog star, so your blog post has a small amount of comments.

If your problem is the 2nd one, you don’t ever need to be a blog star to get a large amount of comments. Here some tips how to get more comments on your blog post.

1. Write a simple and informative blog post. The power of your blog is in the content itself. People will love to read your blog post if it offered them a good information, useful and understandably. So, write a post with a simple topic, so your visitors will able to understand your idea easily and then interested in sharing their ideas, too.
2. Ask a question to the end of your post. This is a simple trick to make your post more interactive and impressive. Ask a simple question. It will make your visitors interested in sharing their ideas or opinions.
3. Be a commenter of comments. Other way to interact with your visitors is by replying or responding their comments. It would be nice if you can address some of them directly.
4. Be controversial. Being a controversial blogger is not easy, indeed. It will need a big responsibility and last but not least, skill. However this is the fastest way to get comments from readers of your blog post.
5. Blogwalking and leave comments. Blogwalking is one of the easy way to promote your blog. Visit others blogs, read their blog posts, and add comments or your opinion to that posts. Simply write your name and URL of your blog. The owner and visitors of that blog will see your comments. It will be a good chance to get more visitors as well as commenters, for your blog.
6. Create your community. You can start making a small community of bloggers or commenters. This is only a virtual community. The members are the bloggers who periodically write comments to other member’s blog.

Tips for Using Triond's Online Editor

• You can create a file if you wish, in Word, then click on the icon with the blue W to paste it from same
• You can insert an image (icon that looks like a TV)
  
• You can embed a video (icon that looks like a strip of film)
• If your text mysteriously disappears, try hitting the active blue curved arrow to get it back
  
• If you later decide to eliminate it, try hitting the other curved arrow.

The Online Editor does present some problems, though

• I don't see an actual spell checker so you might decide to create your article, check it, and paste it in from Word, over typing it directly into the Online Editor. You will see, however, words underlined in red that may need correcting.
  
• Also, if you type directly into the Online Editor and submit an article that is later declined by Triond--and then decide that you want to place it elsewhere--you will have lost that particular article, as I found out with 3 articles that I wrote yesterday. (I should have listened to that inner voice prodding me to save a copy of each article.)

The Online Editor tool does make submitting articles much easier and using these tips for using Triond's Online Editor will help you to avoid spelling mistakes or lost work.

Further Reading:

• Learn How to Type Without Looking

• Poetry Scams and the Birth of Wergle Flomp

• My Highest Paying Triond Articles
  

Keep a Journal

Many ideas come when you're least expecting them. Keep a journal or recorder with you at all times so when creativity strikes you are armed and ready. Later when you are at your writing place, go back to what you have recorded and see what ideas come from them.

People Watch

When you are sitting at an airport, restaurant or any place where there are plenty of people, sit and observe what they are doing. What are they saying to each other? What are they wearing? Where are they going? Make up your own stories and lives for the people passing you by. Why does the man who just walked in front of you look as if he's in a hurry? Is he late for something? Keep asking questions, which brings me to...

Why? How? When? Where?

If an idea strikes you, ask questions about everything that has to do with that idea. Even if you don't actually use the answers to some of these questions it's okay because it gets you started and it leads you to what may be more important for your story.

Write What You Know

What do you know about more than anything else? What do you want to inform people of? Did something amazing happen to you sometime in your life? Draw from experience, memory, maybe a book you read or a movie you saw. You can use these experiences as idea starters.

Read, Read, and Read Some More

When you read all sorts of different genres you get ideas from them that you can use towards your proposed genre. You see examples of great writing used in many different forms. Do you like the way one author describes scenes? How can you use that technique for the scene you are working on?

Many or all of these ideas may work for you, the idea is to keep writing. Even if you feel you have nothing worth writing one day take out a journal and start writing about your day, thoughts you had, how events made you feel. Sooner or later one of these remarks will spark an idea for your next piece.

1. Write what you know

   You've probably heard this before, but it bears repeating. Look at your life - your hobbies, interests, career, pets, children - and think about how you can parlay those facets of your life into articles that others will want to read. Practice brainstorming about these topics; thinking of interesting, unique, and creative topics is a large part of a freelancer's bread-and-butter. Get in the habit of thinking about story ideas as you go through your daily life.

2. Write for publications you know

   Look at the magazines you already have around the house or Web sites you already visit. These are likely to be linked to your hobbies and interests, and so they're often a good place to start. And don't overlook the lesser-known, free, or local publications you might read. Alumni magazines, local shoppers, and even some catalogs hire freelance writers, and some pay very well.

3. Learn to Write a Query Letter

   Query letters and e-mails are the basic way that freelance writers introduce themselves to editors, so it's important that you learn to write one. A query letter or e-mail usually has three parts: 1) Introduce your story idea, with an engaging lead - or first sentence - that will draw the editor in, 2) Introduce and sell yourself and your background, including details about why YOU are the best person to write this article, and 3) Contact information, including your phone number and e-mail address, so the editor can follow up with you if necessary. Remember: query letters are essentially sales documents. Make sure they're polished, engaging, and convincing. Look at the Writer s Market (a great published guide and online site for freelance writers) for examples of good (and bad!) query letters.

4. Be professional - and perfect

   As a freelance writer, you're selling your professionalism. This means you do what you say you're going to do, you turn articles in by deadline, and you check and doublecheck your facts. You'll also want to make sure your grammar and spelling are absolutely perfect. You won't do well in this profession if your writing isn't excellent. If you're concerned about this, buy and study a grammar guide such as Strunk and White's The Elements of Style. Also, don't be afraid to look up every word you're not sure about in the dictionary; Dictionary.com is just a mouse click away. Believe me, in this business, perfection sells.

5. Know Where to go on the Web

   The Web is filled with excellent job boards and sources of information for freelance writers. Some of my favorites are Mediabistro, JournalismJobs, and VirtualVocations. These sites offer job listings, advice, and networking opportunities. Mediabistro, along with Writers.com and WritersOnlineWorkshops, are also good sites for writing classes, which can teach you new skills and help you to generate publishable pieces.

Too many times we make something, thinking it went out badly only to discover that is a great thing; or, on the contrary we thought that it would be a best-seller, only to discover that is only another big failure.

So, how can we know for sure if the writing is good enough to be published?

There are some tips to find out that.

Tips

1. First of all, if the work has been published it means that has quality. Sites like Triond do not publish material without quality, so the real question is how good it is my writing. Is it better day by day? Am I improving myself?
2. Second of all, in order to know how well a document (whatever it treats) will do, the best thing to do is our own poll, we can make our own statistics among our friends, asking them to read it and to tell us what they think sincerely, as more persons do the poll, more accurate is the result of it, and; of course, the decision has to be made in base at the majority's opinion.
3. Try to see it as an observer, as if somebody else have made it; in order to do so, take your time, many times has happened to me that a work that did not like to me at the moment is now the one that likes me the most; or again on the contrary; something that looked a very nice work, now seems to be too poor and with very bad taste. So, watching our works detached of them, in an objective way can help us; not only to realize what changes our work needs, but also how much have we improved in our way to write.
4. It is very hard to do a poll for some people, because his/her environment lacks of readers, or because these readers don't like the kind of stuff we do.

If you cannot make the poll, whatever the reasons, just publish anything you write and let your readers decide which one of your works is a great job and which one is only good. I repeat, don't worry about publishing bad things, if a work is bad it will not be published at all.

So, that is all I have to say about the subject, I hope it has the utility that you deserve to receive, my unconditional and sidereal hugs for all my readers.

Patience is a virtue when it comes to online writing. This is true as a writer should not expect to make hundred of dollars of the first article that is published on the internet. Writers that make money on the internet are those that continually write new content, to help better their understanding of the world as well as that of others.

Sharing your lifelong experiences is a great way to start writing. This is often helpful in times of writer's block or when you are searching for that small spark of inspiration when writing an article. Life stories are often popular as they present the world from a different point of view for many people in different parts of the world.

These few basic suggestions are great for those who are exploring new ways to write content as well as those who are just starting out. They are the basic tools any writer uses when searching for inspiration and experience.

When I published my first article on Triond, it literally made pennies. That was very disappointing, so I didn't log into Triond for a while, and focused my efforts on writing for other sites. Eventually I checked my Triond account, and I saw that my one article had actually made a few dollars! I realized that the power of page views really do add up, and over time, a writer can make some nice cash on Triond.

Now, as I've started to become involved in the Triond community and I've added more articles, I see a slow but steady increase in my payments. Pennies earned turned into dollars, which seem to steadily increase the longer I write for Triond. My goal is to make a part-time monthly income on Triond, and I believe that it is possible. In my experience, the more you put into Triond as a writer, the more you'll get out of the site.

Here are some tips I wish I'd known when I first started writing for Triond.

Read articles by Triond's Hot Users

 

When you log into your Triond account, notice the section of your dashboard that shows hot users. These are the leading writers on Triond. It is very helpful to get a feel for what is popular on Triond, by reading the content of some of its hottest users. I believe that reading great writers helps improve my own writing. I have some of the most popular Triond users on my friends list, so I can keep up with their work. I also take a look at the hottest Triond articles of the day to see what people want to read.

I also spend time at Triond's site Writinghood.com, reading articles about online writing and the business of writing. I find that Writinghood has a lot of great tips about writing for Triond.

Join the Triond Community

Triond has a great help section with lots of useful tips, but they don't really explain in depth about the Triond community. Becoming part of the Triond community is really vital to success on the site, so it's important to build your friend list in an intelligent and really authentic way.

What do I mean by this? Don't just start adding Triond users as friends if you haven't even read their work. It can be tempting to just add people to try and build up a friends list, but don't do it. Build your Triond friends list slowly and only add writers whose work you enjoy and would like to keep reading.

When I first joined Triond, I didn't understand the difference between friends and fans, and there's no information about that listed in the help section. I did notice that anyone I added as a friend would show up on my Triond dashboard with their newest articles listed under friends news. One day, I went to my community section on Triond and clicked on my fans. I saw I had one person listed as my fan, but I wasn't sure at first what that meant. Then I realized that that person had added me as a friend, and I would now show up on their dashboard whenever I added a new article.

I began to understand the power of adding friends on Triond in an intelligent manner. Whenever someone adds me as a Triond fan, I always also add them as a friend. This way we both show up under each other's friend news, and can read each other's articles. I also add other people as Triond friends when I find a writer I like and want to keep up with their articles. I find that lots of writers will return the favor and add you to their friend's list on Triond.

This is the power of the Triond community. The more people on your fans list on Triond, the more possibilities that someone will find and read your articles, and your page views (and your potential revenue) will grow.

Use Keywords and Tags

When writing content for Triond, keep keywords in mind. For example, I sometimes write about the CBS daytime soap As The World Turns. So that readers who like the show can find my articles, I make sure that the keywords As The World Turns are frequently used in my article. Other keywords I might also use could be CBS, soap, soaps, or soap opera. Use a keyword density tool to ensure that your keywords are used enough in your Triond article; aim for keyword density of about 3 to 5 percent.

Tags are also vital to getting page views on Triond. Consider your subject matter and its intended website when choosing tags for your Triond article. For example, when choosing tags for a recent travel article intended for Trifter, I went to Trifter.com and checked out the hot tags on the site. I saw tags like travel, vacation, so those are the tags I ended up using for my article (and it's been getting some decent page views!)

Find Your Niche and Develop a Following on Triond

I've noticed that certain articles fare better than others on Triond. The most popular Triond articles usually contain very catchy, attention getting titles. Lists are hot on Triond, such as Top Ten or Ten Best. Triond articles that do well can be silly, sensational, bizarre, intriguing or in some way quite unique and interesting, and these stories hook the attention of a large group of readers.

Don't give up on Triond if these kinds of articles just aren't your forte. If you have a specialty, you can still develop a following on Triond just by writing what you know. If your writing is good, you use keywords and tags effectively, and you have a passion for your subject matter, readers will find you on Triond. For example, I noticed that there aren't tons of articles on Trifter about New York, or travel in the Hudson Valley (one of my writing specialties.) By writing on this topic, those who really want to read about travel in New York State will find my Triond articles on Trifter, and I could possibly become the go-to writer for this niche (building popularity and page views.)

Be Patient and Keep Adding Content to Triond

One of the most important keys to success on Triond is a slow and steady approach. Be patient if you don't make a lot of money at first on Triond. The power of writing for Triond is the slow accumulation of page views as days on the site turn into months, then years. Keep regularly adding content to Triond, and try to set goals for how many articles you'd like to write per month and how much you'd like to earn.

Don't sacrifice quality for quantity when writing for Triond. Make sure you are pleased with everything you publish on Triond, and always do your best. Remember to proofread and check your Triond articles for errors, so your Triond library of published work is of the highest quality.

I believe that the rewards of being a Triond writer are great and are not just measured in financial gain. Writing for Triond means being part of a lovely supportive creative community while you continue to build a reputation and a portfolio as a writer. I believe that by following a few simple tips, it is possible to achieve success as a Triond writer, and have a great time doing it. Good luck writing for Triond!