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Four Things Every Writer Needs to Do to Make a Full-time Living from Their Writing
It's a sad fact that the average writer only makes about $1,500 to $4,000 a year unless that writer is a business writer. What about everyone else? Shouldn't other writers have a chance to make money writing, especially a full-time income? Before...
Sales Headline Copywriting - Two Quick Steps to Success
Get a Good Start for Sales Success
The headline to a sales letter is like the doorway to a store. The purpose of both is to draw people in. To get people in the store, a doorway has to be both attractive and inviting. To get people to read...
Writing a Page Turner
What's going to happen next? You turn the pages as quickly as you can. Agitated, you read on, lured by the sense of dread that's pulsing through your veins. You don't realize it, but you're holding your breath. Something's going to happen....
Writing Business Letters That Get The Job Done
Despite the widespread use of e-mail in commerce today, traditional business letters are still the main way that the majority of businesses officially communicate with their customers and other businesses. This is especially true when businesses...
Writing Short Info Reports
People want information, they want it quick, frequently in short form, and straight to the point. Its no wonder that they go straight for a computer connected to the internet to find anything from how to grow tomatoes to choosing a web host. As...
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Are You Really Writing Haiku?
Haiku is originally a Japanese style poem, however it has changed into a favorite of many young adults. One problem though, most who claim they write haiku, generally don't. Haiku is a strict style of writing that consists of a 5 7 5 style, meaning 5 syllables the first line, 7 the second and ending it with 5. Haiku is also written in a way related to nature.
Many who claim they write haiku are in fact writing a whole other style. One style which is generally confused as haiku is cinquain. Cinquain, although closely related to haiku, consists of five lines instead of three. Cinquain is also
written about an object and/or person and not nature specifically.
In order to write a true haiku poem, it must consist of three lines with five syllables in the first, seven in the second while the third and line consists of again five syllables. The poem must also be somehow related to nature, while using few words and expressing great emotion.
An example of haiku is:
"Darkness"
Blackened evening sky
Moon shifting across the darkness
Waiting for the sun
About the Author
Gary is a writer for Haiku Poems.
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