After a long illness, my mother passed away in June 2006. Even though we all knew she had little time left, her death still came as a shock. My brothers helped me write the eulogy, and I delivered it. I almost made it through, maintaining my composure and humor right to the end. But, final goodbyes are never easy. With the last sentence, a poignant and personal message to our mother from my brothers and myself, I lost it. To cry at your mother’s funeral is natural and exp...

PowerPoint rules because of the death of reading skills. Many professors believe the pivotal generation was born in 1975, the beginning of the 7th Millennium. This generation grew up with TV as a babysitter with a subsequent decline in reading skills. The result is a visually dominated learning preference.

The internet articles writer can find thousands of tips and endless advice, much of it is good and some is worth its weight in gold. Sometimes writers get too complicated and try to produce articles that reflect all the great advice they have learned in one shining article to beat all articles, sort of the “mother of all articles.” Sometimes the best advice is to simplify, or start with a less complicated premise for your articles. If you have found yourself getting bogged down trying to polish here is some advice.

Content writing should be very engrossing so that at the very first glimpse the viewer is attracted towards it and he is kept glued to the article.

Writing prompts can offer tremendous writing help for writers at every level of experience and expertise. Who can use writing prompts? Beginners can use writing prompts to help them learn and grow as writers as well as gain valuable experience in the craft. The only sure way to improve your writing is to write regularly and prompts can help you sharpen your skills on a regular basis. Perfection will never be in your writing future, but it is very true that regular practice...

Content writing has become an important task for webmasters nowadays. Literally content writing means writing content for the web.

So, I believe, writing is all three -- a skill, a craft, and a gift. Some writers find their ability spans all three while others never progress past the level of skill.

Every writer needs some help with their writing. Every writer can improve their writing. One simple technique you can use to improve your writing and better develop your writing process is to spend less time writing and more time thinking about your writing. Many writers struggle with their early drafts simply because they have not allowed an idea enough time to simmer. Giving yourself time to brainstorm, sift and sort through ideas, and to both have and build upon creativ...

The benefits of journal writing are fairly well established due to the long history of journal writing. From Anne Frank to Di Vinci, journal writing has proven itself.