• First, you need to have interesting subject matter. To do this, it is advisable to find popular tags on the homepage. These typically include women, life, love, death, gardening, gaming, computers, or food. You may laugh at the wide range of possible topics, but the variety is indicative of the wide range of success that is possible.
• Next, you need to do a little bit of background research on your topic if you need to know more. You may be already prepared to write your article. Whatever the case, you need to convey your information in an appealing way, using different fonts and display patterns, as the bold title and bullets in this article.
• After you have written your article, proofread it and publish it on the submit page. For proofreading, it may be advisable to print out your article and run through it physically, as opposed to on the computer.
• Now that your article is published, you need to propagate your article to get large numbers of views. If you have a facebook, include it in your status. If you have lots of friends that like to share papers and articles with eachother, you could send it to them by email. If nothing else, people will naturally gravitate to new articles and you will retain a certain amount of views. Here is the key: no matter what you think about your article, the way to get more money is to get more views. Being creative in your means of attaining this is always a plus.

I hope you found this article helpful and I hope that you find success on Triond.com!

Agents are sometimes referred to as “ten percenters” because that is the most common amount they take from the writer's profits. (Lerner 154) Not all agents take ten percent of the writer's payment; for Stephen King's first novel, Carrie he got only half of the money that the publisher paid for the novel. (King 79) King's case seems to be one of the more extreme cases of agent profits. King didn't look around enough for an agent so he didn't know that the percentage he was giving up was higher and the advances were lower than the average agent would take. (King 75)

Finding an agent can prove to be difficult in dome cases. “Some [Writers] may only decide, for instance, to consider only large, large Ney York based agencies;” A large agency tends to deal with a broad range of topics and may not be as good a choice as a smaller one that will give the author the service that their book may need to get published. (Begley 13) Picking the right agency is harder than one might think, just because a writer has their ideal agent in mind doesn't mean the agent wants to sell their book for them. Most successful agents are swarmed by submissions from beginning writers who are eager to sell their work, so getting their attention is often times difficult.

Many well known agents have new authors referred to them by writers they've published. This is sometimes a deciding factor in whether or not an agent agrees to work with a new writers book. Unfortunately a writer without anyone to recommend their work “will have to choose prospective agents more or less at random.” This may not be a terrible thing, a fellow writer's agent may be less competent than one found through research. One way a writer may find an agent is to go through book covers on novels similar to the work they have written and make a list of agents from that; however, the writer should first read those books and not just assume theirs has a lot in common with it. “Good writing is useless if you don't know which markets will buy your work,” in order to sell ones book a writer needs to look into markets interested in selling their book. (Brewer 8) If an established writer tries to sell their work to a market that typically wouldn't be interested they might publish it anyway.

The query letter is the key to getting published without a recommendation, “In many cases, it determines whether an editor or agent will even read [the writer's] manuscript.”

(Brewer 16) The most common mistake a author makes in a query letter is discussing payment in it, writing about money looks unprofessional and on top of that if the amount the author requests is too high the agent may not even reply. The letter should get the agent to want to read the writer's book. It shouldn't be a summary, although a short summary should be included so they will know what to expect. In the event that the writer feels that their query has been lost they should wait until the response time the agent set has passed and then “send a short and polite e-mail describing the original query sent, the date it was sent, and asking if they received it or made a descision regarding it's fate.” Staying professional is important, if an agent has a bad experience with an author they may tell other people at their agency about it and cause that writer to become black listed at their agency. (Brew 17)

Agents are paid to get an author's book published. In order to do that, they need to first find an editor for the writer's work. The editor's job is to correct the sometimes numerous spelling and grammar mistakes that a writer makes while writing the book. Editors become professionals at detecting mistakes in grammar and also in flaws in diction and syntax; they may suggest that the writer change the point of view in the novel or use a different word in order to make a scene more emotional. Editors also work as a kind of therapist for their writers. Editors often find themselves helping writers to overcome their depression or informing them when their mania has gotten the best of them and fooled them into thinking a lackluster book is their best work. On some occasions the agent becomes an editor on top of being an agent, that way they can take two paychecks. Once the book is finished being edited the agent will find a publisher for the book.

Finding a publisher that will pay a good price for a book is hard for someone who does not know his or her way around in the publishing industry. Since literary agents are professionals and get paid based on the author's salary, they are going to find the best possible publisher for the book. The publisher is in charge of advertising and distributing the book. This phase is perhaps the most important part of a literary agent's job because it can determine not only the success or failure of the book, but also of the writer. The literary agent will only submit to appropriate houses and always “Mak[e] sure the project receives due consideration.” (Begley 5)

Another important aspect of a literary agent's job is to sell the movie, audio, and foreign rights to a book. These may, in the end, produce the same, if not more, than what the author got for the initial publishing of the book. These also open the writer to new markets such as writing screenplays and more people get exposed to the author's material thus increasing their book sales even more. Clive Barker in his introduction to The Books of Blood, wrote “I had the great fortune to make a movie, the first Hellraiser, soon after publication, the success of which drew people to my stories in far larger numbers than I otherwise might have enjoyed.” (xii) For Barker the movie deal made his career more so than the initial publication of the book.

The literary agent is perhaps more important to the writer than any other part of the publishing process. Unless the writer happens to be very knowledgeable about the publishing process, an agent is a necessity. Some agents, however, are not as good as others and some even attempt to scam authors. Literary agents that ask for a reading fee for a manuscript are notorious for fraudulent practice. In The Forrest for the Trees Betsy Lerner recalls the dilemma one author faced when their agent held onto their advance monies and royalty payments until they threatened to sue. (151) When finding a literary agent, it is important to first research them so that the writer does not have to worry about being ripped off. An agent who tends to find successful authors tends to be less likely to ignore a writer's calls or charge them a high rate, than an unknown agent.

In order to help protect writers from fraudulent agents a guild should be established. The guild would require that a person would have to meet certain requirements in order to become an agent. For example, if someone wanted to become an agent they would have to get a degree. This is a standard if one is looking for a doctor or lawyer, why shouldn't a degree be required for literary agents as well? These standards would improve the quality of agents and also prevent con men from taking advantage of new authors.

After an agent has scammed an author they may be reluctant to get a new one. Lerner writes, “More than a few writers whom I've met at conferences have complained to me that it's harder to get an agent than it is to interest a publisher, which is surprising, given how many agents there are.” (151) Some agents will only try a few publishing houses before giving up on a book, afterwards they may avoid an authors enquiries about their book. A determined author might continue looking for a new agent for their book, but a less compelled author could just file the book away and never attempt to get it published again. If there were a place for writers to go to find agents on the Internet, a rating system could be added to the website. That way a writer would know that the agent they were working with was bad, or they never would have submitted to them in the first place.

The literary agent is a double-edged sword for the beginning writer. While an agent can get a writer millions they can also take huge portions of the writer's profit, as was the case with King. The agent's ability to obtain movie rights can cause a writer's work to become known to wider audiences and boost sales. To the beginning writer the literary agent is more often than not what decides how successful they become, the agent has the power to both create and destroy a beginning writer.

Subject

The subject of your article should be either connected to world news or about something extraordinary that happened to you or someone else. It could also be a guide or a short story. What ever it is it must be interesting. It must speak to the person so they will cry in exclamation, “Wow, what a great article!” Or, “Cool, I never knew that!”

Pictures

Pictures are an important aspect to any good article. Catching the readers attention with a good picture, could change a good article into a great article. Irrelevant or uninteresting pictures will just bring your whole article down. Another thing to remember is that most people would rather look at funny pictures, so including at least one of these “funny pictures” is defiantly going to catch the readers' attention.

Tagging

Tagging your article correctly is one of the most important steps to writing a good article. Mess this up and you might as well say goodbye to that great article you wrote. Knowing how to tag your article is also important. Make sure you tag all the topics that are described in your article, just leaving out one tag could be the difference of 10 comments to 100 comments.

Making Friends

Yah. Now comes the fun part. Making friends is not really building a relationship but merely showing people you appreciate their articles and that you would like to share your articles with them. To make a friend just go to any authors that you admire and click add friend. Now every time you submit an article they will get a message about it and vice-versa.

The last point is READ!

Reading can really help you write better articles. Read as much as possible and eventually you may even be reading your own book. What also might help, is if you try reading some books that explain how to write a good book. Some of those tips helped me start writing again.

Hope this guide helps with any future articles.

"Five – The man knew not what he did.
Four- It was so cruel and strange.
Three- For he was once a friend.
Two - Could he not feel my pain?
One- Who is truly the monster?

The man clenched his heart and felt the pulsation become stronger. He knew time was here. As he lifted his right arm away from his chest he began to reach for the sky. The flesh of his body turned into a sickly green. His left arm lunged toward the ground supporting his shrinking legs and his growing mass. His muscles began to bulge. He felt the power. He felt the strength. He felt the over-whelming dread.  
Spikes emerged from the skin on his arms. His face shrived into a monster’s. He knew what his friend had done, but he forgave. He forgave, at one’s last memories, for men are not those who begin the battles but those who end them.
I was glad it is I who am the man. For beginning it, the monster can only cause problems."

(http://tradereddy.deviantart.com/art/One-s-True-Friend-97112343)

This is a story I wrote on a car trip. 

1. Find a topic or theme that interests you or inspires any emotion.
2. Use the emotion to write the paper. On many of my compositions I use my anger or passion to write instead of my mind.
3. In this story it has an opener in which you start to wonder what is happening. Make sure you have something powerful to begin and to end the piece.
4. Try to end the story with a contemplation or something for us to ponder about. This allows us to analyze the world and it's happening. Make sure you think about it to so you add on or understand what goes through some peoples head.
5. Make sure you read it out loud so that you can spot any mistakes or stupid errors.
6. Spell Checker, is a good friend but make sure everything is spelt, punctuated and capitalized. This is because if you don't you can look like a total fool.

Hopefully This Helps.

• Make friends on Triond.

  The more friends you have, the more chances your works will be read or viewed. It’s a symbiotic relationship.

• Leave comments.

  Explore Triond and leave nice comments around. Don’t forget to sign with your pen name. Hopefully, the publisher's way of saying "thank you" will be the same.
  

• Write at least two articles in a category you’ve published.

  When readers read them they will also see the “More Articles by The Writer” part and they will likely read it if the title is interesting enough.
  

• Get your materials published as often as you can.

  The latest articles on a certain category is always featured in every article belonging to the said category  so there will be a greater chance for your work to be viewed. Your pen name will also get familiar.
  

• Write about “How to Succeed” or “How to Maximize” and the like.

  It will always interest especially the budding and aspiring writers. Being new they naturally want tips and inspiration. Although I didn't make friends on Triond yet, my first Writinghood write-up entitled Three More Tips to Maximize Your Earnings on Triond received 14 viewerships in two days. On the second day a newbie left a message thanking me for the tips. Everyday since it was published it always gets to be read. 

• Divide and Conquer.

  I believe it's wiser to divide the longer articles. Instead of having two or more Triond pages, shorten them and submit a part two or three. You will have two or three published articles instead of just one. Come to think of it, a rather long publication can also be quite boring and dragging to read.

Don't know what to write on your next Triond article? How about your observations or what you have been doing or what's been happening around the Triond community? This writing and the other one I mentioned were both based on my personal experiences. For starters, personal experiences most of the time comes out more unique and original and thus will more likely be published. No need to research, just honest to goodness expression.

Good luck to all of us newbie Trionders!

Many writers try different styles of writing and often develop unique ways to become successful in this field. These writers can often teach others how to become successful in many ways. The following articles were written by me and other writers to share our experiences of success and adventure; in the world of online writing.

Writing Strategies and Suggestions

Getting Started / Beginner Tips

Online Writing: Getting Started

Online Writing For Beginners

New writers often face many challenges when they first decide to try online writing. These tips will help improve that start and may even help the more experienced user improve their writing in many ways.

Writing Strategies

Online Writing Strategies

These feature are often missed by many writers, and others can be improved upon in many ways. These strategies can help you improve the quality of your articles; while bringing your articles to a large audience without sacrificing quality.

Online Marketing

The Ultimate Guide for Writers Wanting to Earn an Income on the Internet

A great guide for those who want to learn the basics to online marketing, as well as suggestions for becoming successful at sharing your work with others. This article also has great suggestions for publishing content online as well.

Firefox Add-ons for the Online Writer

Many have used Firefox at least once to browse the internet. If you have found a friend with Firefox, try out these extensions. They will help you promote your work, in a simplified way.

Writer's Inspiration

Why I Enjoy Being an Online Writer

All great writers have had challenges when starting out. Some such as the writer of this article have found many ways to enjoy making a lifelong hobby, out of a few words which they placed on the internet.

How I Became a Successful Freelance Writer

Searching for a place to start is common among wwriters such as this one. Often learning how to be a writer is just as fun an adventure as being a writer.

Why I Wanna Surpass Nelson Doyle

Being at the top of the list was the inspiration for this article. Often the role models of the internet may become one of your friends in the process of pursuing your goals.

1. Make Your Characters Real

   Make them sound like real people. This way your readers will be able to understand them easily. Remember the co-ordination between your characters and readers will help to make your stories more popular.

2. Always Maintain Suspense

   Keeping a little suspense in the story will get your reader hooked to the story and may want to read more. If doing in parts/chapters then always leave off at the interesting part that would make the reader want to read more and would also make him/her wonder about what happens next!

3. Unique Characters

   Give each of your characters a unique personality. Don't try to give the same personality to two characters. After all, no two people are same!

4. Starting

   Always start with a catchy sentence. You know, "Once Upon A Time" is such a lame starting that it makes readers roll their eyes and turn to another story. You don't want that, do you? Have such a starting that it won't have much action but will give readers an idea what sort of story it might be. Like

“Harry Johnson lived alone in an apartment in the heart of London. He was detective and didn't like people prying around so he had few friends. Just Mark David and …”

1. Middle

   It's my experience as to never have a middle part of the story planned. If you have a good storyline and an idea of the ending, the story will unfold by itself. Once you make your character feel like real, they will take charge of the story and all you have to do is write all that down. Your characters will handle the situation themselves. I know this sounds bizarre here but once you know the feeling you'll understand. And the feeling will come when you start writing!

2. Endings

   Always try to give an unexpected ending. That makes the story all together exciting. It helps if you want to be a famous writer.

3. Descriptions

   Remember too many descriptions don't make a good story. Add a little descriptions to create the right atmosphere but don't bombard the reader with descriptions!

• Focus is indispensable in any piece of writing. So stay entirely focused and pertinent.
• Opt for your subject matter cautiously and abide by your choices
• Carefully and sensibly expound the accurate and comprehensive information about your area under discussion
• Research your subject competently and perfectly, relying on consistent sources.
• Be appropriate and apt in your format and presentation.
• Cohesion and coherence are a stuff both of content and style. They should support each other. The pour of sentences should be smooth, persuasive stylistically as well as evocatively.
• Let your sentences have unity of thought and structure.
• Be succinct: to the point and clear-cut. Avoid recurrence and padding.
• Best style is the personally effortless and straight style, using short plain sentences rather than compound and multiple ones.
• Seek to write down a few memorable or quotable sentences in your piece of writing. Its impact is prone to be lasting.
• Always indicate, underline or highlight the key words.
• Revision should cover all the imperative facets: knowledge base, data, figures, illustrations, ideas, subject matter, central idea, hypothesis and thesis statement, style, speech, diction, general expression, grammar, syntax, structure, punctuation, development, etc.

To sum up, sound style is the hallmark of good writing. The style will contribute to it, being appealing and informative, legible and memorable. If you wish for the reader to react favourably, be susceptible to his/her sensibilities: views, tastes, preferences, and yet biases. Make an effort to be familiar with him/her well. Only then you will be capable to persuade and convince the person.

Some people believe a name is most important in a person, others disagree and point out that a name is nothing; but it is the personality of a being that makes them unique. I believe both are true in a sense. A name can be worthless in comparison to a person's personality, but a name is dedicated to that person and holds a certain power to them. In stories "true names" are very important to the storyline because the true name holds power.

Names make impressions. You typically know a character's name before you know who they are or what they are like. The greatest hero of all time, a legend and trustworthy person is not usually named Bob for a variety of reasons. People spend a lot of time finding a name that holds an ancient meaning or a nice ring to it to suit the character. This is wise, but do not let a lack of name prevent you from starting up a story. Keep it blank or put in a filler name, like Bob, until you find the perfect name.

To create names you can (gently) key mash to get a random combination of letters on screen (or write out the first letters that come to mind on paper). Like so: “ejkahfdr” This is simply a random combination, an combinations will vary depending on where you hit the keys. Taking these letters, try to form decent sounding names. Repeat this process to get some ideas for unique names. “Rekah”, “Kade”, “Dak”. This tend to be really far out but may help get your mind working and mulling over names and you might just stumble across a fantasy-like name that sounds just right. Or you can look up names on Google: Celtic names, Japanese names, baby names, or baby names to browse the selections.

Remember that a name is important. Readers want to be able to pronounce the name and either learn to love or hate it depending on the character. Names like Peter or James may denote prestige, while "Billy Bob Joe" will most likely not…

Personality

Who we are inside and how we act are very important characteristics. For someone creating a character for their story or for a Role Play the personality is key. In such situation how would they act? If they were required to fight against all odds to save someone, would they? If they tripped in front of a crowd of their friends how would they react to the laughter? Would they lose hope if life was going badly for a time? Would they flee from a challenge or stand up and be bold? Are they irritating to others? Perhaps they are shy, quiet and kept to themselves? Maybe the character is a little punk that likes to vandalize everything and play with fire? A personality will define the character.

So how do we create a personality? Well, think about yourself. Over the years I'm sure your personality has changed, maybe not a lot, but at least a little. Yet your personality is most likely fairly consistent. You like what you like, dislike certain things, fit in with a certain crowd, and do certain things. Think about your own personality and what makes you who you are. Don't think about your appearance. The appearance of a person is a way of showing one's personality. But really think about who you are inside and how you act. Apply such characteristics to your character. But remember, a good writer should be able to write as anyone; male or female, preppy, punky, geeky, flirty, heroic, romantic, failure, success, and so forth.

After thinking for awhile, define the personality and try to keep it consistent when you don't plan or run into a change. Characters are people you create, but they are themselves. Its almost as if they aren't controlled and evolve overtime. Yet it is important to keep who they are CONSISTENT. A character constantly changing their mind, changing the side they are on, changing how they act, isn't really a good thing. If they are cold and cruel, abusive and mean that is how they act; even if you want them to act kindly. Gradual change in personality is a good thing though. The cruel and cold becoming warm and kind over time or because of a reason like someone special coming into their life and changing their mind and heart.

What is in Their Pockets?

I dunno about you, but I tend to keep a lot of stuff in my pockets. As a teenager in high school I carry around pencils, pens, money, random slips of paper, sometimes calculators, notes, homework, a guitar pick, or an mp3 with me. It all depends on the day. I'm to play the guitar, and I carry a guitar pick in my pocket. No one can see it, but having it there is reassuring. I listen to music a lot, and even though mp3s in class = no no I still have my mp3 either in my pocket or book bag with me all the time. I write and draw a lot and do class work, so pencils and pens come in handy; especially during school. I'm not too good at math, so a calculator helps a lot.

So what does your character have in their pockets? Something shiny? A lucky item? A bouncy ball? A special pen they love? Maybe it's a picture of someone they lost or wish to see? Maybe they have bullets in their pockets? It all depends on the character's personality. Figuring out what is in their pockets or on their person can really help a writer develop the character and define them. Think for awhile, what would be in your character's pockets? Mints, chewing gum, maybe nail clippers?

Appearance and Attire

Okay, so we've learned over the years that its what's inside that counts and not what's on the outside. Inner beauty. And that is very true. But when it comes to creating characters, both good and bad, wonderful and terrible, the appearance DOES matter. My favorite anime artist and developer Hayao Miyazaki created the movie Spirited Away. His main character was not a fully mature goddess-like pretty girl. She was an average young girl that didn't look to special, but didn't look bad either. She was average. This was done on purpose.

What do you think of when you hear "sophisticated". Perhaps someone that is dressed well, clean shaven, has a good hygiene, maybe where's glasses, and has well kept hair. But what do you think about when villain comes into mind. A stereotypical villain, especially in cartoons, might be hideous, dirty, hunch backed and terrifying. The appearance adds the feel to the character's personality.

How about a sly, seducing, cunning young villain? Mix it up a little. A young man that looks to be well kept and good natured but has an evil heart and evil intentions will throw other characters off. Maybe even the readers will be confused. The reader may even like the villain for how he appears and how he acts; the contrast between them.

A great hero in peasant clothing or a shy girl in high school with "emo" hair and a certain style of clothing tend to bring about a certain air to the characters. The appearance can mean a lot. A hero born into poverty but rising to greatness, wearing his rough tunic and leggings with a scruffy face but a kind heart and berserker mode when in a terrible rage.

Decide how you want your character to look based on the era and setting. His or her facial features, age, clothing, build, and hygiene will play an important role in how the reader views the character. A troubled teen with spiked wristbands, Mohawk hair, and baggy clothing with chains will likely surprise readers when he turns out to have a good heart and a soft spot for kittens.

Skills and Talents

Everyone has skills and talents. You and me, we both have some sort of ability. Some people can make others laugh and be happy in the midst of crying. Others can style hair and match stunning clothing. Some can write or draw or perform music. There are acrobats, sports professionals, fencers, actors, and chiefs. All can do something or many things particularly well. Whether with their hands, their voice, their mind, their personality, or their appearance; they have a talent. So why shouldn't our characters?

A lot of times I like to make my characters skilled at drawing or certain forms of magic. But what set or soon-to-be-learned-talents do you want each of your characters to have? Perhaps the hero can run for miles without stopping and use certain weapons? Maybe the teenage star of the story has their own band is lead singer or guitarist of it. A journalist could be successful at their job; writing being their passion. Or even a wild life expert having the ability to tame animals into a calm. Who knows? Depending on the genre, setting, era, and theme of the story your character could be good at about almost anything. Really take some time and map out what your character is good at and what they aren't. Add this into the story as you go to help the readers get attached or hate the character.

Character Sheet

To get a good idea on who your character is try filling the below out in as much detail as you can to get an outline. These are great for role playing or defining a character for a story you are writing.

Name:

Age:

Appearance: (hair, eyes, build, skin tone, tattoos)

Attire: (clothing, accessories, jewelry, shoes)

Personality:

Pockets: (What's in their pockets)

History: (or their past; bits or long paragraphs will do)

Skills:

Weapon of choice: (if weapons are included in story)

I was walking along the street, with my friend when he suddenly shouted “Hey look over their!” I looked and I saw a dog fighting another dog. We walked over to it and joined the gathering group, “hey look there tearing into each other!” I shouted, as if hearing me the dogs stopped and ran away in opposite direction, I ran to try and catch up with one of them, I got to the corner and I couldn't see what was happened but luckily someone did “they were fighting over who had most control over they're bone!” I caught up with the dog and luckily it was ok.

Ok then that was a little passage which I just made up, but there are grammar mistakes in them, so lets have a look:

So the first one was:

“Hey look over their!” - So the correction should be “hey look over there!”

The second mistake:

“Hey look there tearing into each other!” - The correction - “Hey look they're tearing into each other!”

Finally the third mistake:

“They were fighting over who had most control over they're bone!” The correction - “They were fighting over who had most control over their bone!”

So what do we need to remember?

Well we need to remember that:

“Their” is for saying that something is belonging to someone,

“There” is for saying that something is somewhere and finally

“They're” is short for they are so they're is saying something is somewhere

(They is meaning for 2 or more people)

Well I hope you have learnt the uses of the words and how to use them in a sentence.