http://www.pacificarticles.com en-us http://www.pacificarticles.com N/A rchamria@gmail.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:44:46 -0500 20 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/5751/1/Breville-Fountain-Juicer---A-Family-Of-Great-Juicers/While-the-Breville-fountain-juicer-may-be-a-bit-more-expensive-than-other-types-of.html While the Breville fountain juicer may be a bit more expensive than other types of....... alien82@pacificarticles.com (Alien82 ) Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2920/1/Can-Creativity-Be-Forced/Can-Creativity-Be-Forced.html "Give me a good 20 minutes of utter peace and clear mindedness," I've remarked on more than one occasion, "And I can change the world!" Twenty minutes of blissful inspiration have enabled me to conjure up best-selling book titles, profitable seminars, and tremendous business alliances.I've changed my life and my small corner of the world in a mere matter of 1200 seconds, and I hope to do it again and again.But is there a better way to marshal one's best efforts than to rely on mere hope?Can we force ourselves to "create" on a schedule?Maybe the writers who work for David Letterman and Jay Leno can offer a clue, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, best-selling author, top speaker, and Fortune 1000 consultant. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2919/1/Top-Author-Speaker--Consultant-Says-Real-Professionals-Get-Paid/Top-Author-Speaker--Consultant-Says-Real-Professionals-Get-Paid.html There are some wonderful artists that have created lovely and breathtaking paintings.They have produced numerous works; objects of true beauty, and many people with and without a trained eye would say they are gifted.But if they haven’t sold any of their pieces, these artists aren’t professionals.Don’t get me wrong, they’re making themselves happy, and perhaps their friends and family, and all of us would agree that they’re individuals of rare achievement.Still, they aren’t pro’s.The age old distinction applies, whether you’re a writer, a speaker, a bowler, a consultant, or a painter, says best-selling author and popular keynotespeaker, Dr. Gary S. Goodman. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2918/1/Best-Selling-Author--Keynote-Speaker-Says-For-Peace-of-Mind-Dont-Read-Your-Critics/Best-Selling-Author--Keynote-Speaker-Says-For-Peace-of-Mind-Dont-Read-Your-Critics.html I’ve written 12 books, a number of which are best-sellers, along with more than 600 articles, and I’ve conducted hundreds of conferences and seminars and delivered as many speeches.If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s when to ignore your critics.And that’s nearly all the time, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, popular speaker, seminar producer, and President of Customersatisfaction.com and The Goodman Organization. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2917/1/Speaking-Expert-Says-Great-Speakers-Can-Make-Fine-Writers/Speaking-Expert-Says-Great-Speakers-Can-Make-Fine-Writers.html Mostly, it’s taken for granted that spoken and written discourse differ, but I’m here to tell you, at root, they’re very similar. Moreover, if you’re a great speaker, there’s no reason you can’t be at least a capable writer, though the obverse doesn’t always apply, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, best-selling author, international keynote speaker and seminar presenter, and consultant to the Fortune 1000. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2916/1/Writing-Coach-Says-Beat-The-Blahs-By-Scaring-Yourself-Straight/Writing-Coach-Says-Beat-The-Blahs-By-Scaring-Yourself-Straight.html There was a great documentary titled, "Scared Straight."As I recall, teenage gang-bangers were shuttled to grown-up prisons on the East coast to get a dose of what big time prison life is about.If inoculated with a little bit of the poison, the theory went, they’d get just sick enough of crime to quit.Well, I have my own equivalent of "Scared Straight," as a writer, speaker, and independent consultant. Whenever I grow tired of my practice I look at the want ads, the classifieds that are looking for “writers” or whatever I’m bellyaching about at the time.This is a surefire way to beat the blahs, says this best-selling author of 12 books, more than 500 articles, and creator of the popular audio seminar--a favorite with writers--"The Law of Large Numbers: How To make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2915/1/Great-Quotes-quotSomeone-Must-Be-On-Top-Why-Not-Youquot/Great-Quotes-quotSomeone-Must-Be-On-Top-Why-Not-Youquot.html One of my college speech teachers was a dynamics fellow who, though advanced in years, emitted the energy of a power plant. One of his best suggestions was to collect quotations from sources far and wide, because a great quote could set the perfect tone for a speech. Here's a great one on leadership and stepping-up to greatness, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, noted sales, service, and success consultant, popular keynote speaker and author of the popular audio program, "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2914/1/Write-Anything-That-Comes-To-Mind/Write-Anything-That-Comes-To-Mind.html You should write about anything you like, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, President of Customersatisfaction.com, sales, service & success coach, and best-selling author of 12 books and the audio program, "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant. According to this popular keynote speaker and radio and TV commentator, you probably have gifts that you aren't aware of, but if you write in new topical areas, you may find them! garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2913/1/Writers-For-Whom-Are-You-Writing/Writers-For-Whom-Are-You-Writing.html Having a clear grasp of whom we are writing for can make writing a lot more productive and pleasurable, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, sales, service & success coach, and best-selling author of 12 books and the audio program, "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant. According to this popular keynote speaker and radio and TV commentator, identifying our implied audiences is especially useful. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2912/1/Writing-Is-A-Means-Of-Reaching-In-And-Reaching-Out/Writing-Is-A-Means-Of-Reaching-In-And-Reaching-Out.html Writing is a great tool of self-discovery, no matter what your regular occupation or day job is, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, sales, service & success coach, and best-selling author of 12 books and the audio program, "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant. According to this popular keynote speaker and radio and TV commentator, when you relax with a coffee and write whatever comes to mind you can get in touch with deep insights that can give you direction and destination. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2911/1/quotWinter-Passingquot-Is-A-Writers-Tale--A-Commentary-About-Mentoring/quotWinter-Passingquot-Is-A-Writers-Tale--A-Commentary-About-Mentoring.html In the movie, "Winter Passing," Ed Harris plays a famous writer quite adequately, but he misses as a mentor, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, President of Customersatisfaction.com, sales, service, and success coach, and best-selling author of 12 books and the successful Nightingale-Conant audio program, "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable!" Still worth seeing, this film, according to Goodman, a radio and TV expert commentator and popular keynote speaker, could have made a more solid argument for why creative people benefit from having mentors, flawed as they might be. garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2910/1/Why-Do-You-Want-To-Be-A-Writer/Why-Do-You-Want-To-Be-A-Writer.html Best-selling author of 12 books and the successful audio program, "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable!" Customersatisfaction.com President Dr. Gary S. Goodman investigates the attraction of so many to the field of writing. According to this sales, service & success coach, and radio and TV expert commentator, this question can be asked and answered a number of ways! garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2909/1/Speaking--Writing-Success-Formula---Passion-First-Business-Second/Speaking--Writing-Success-Formula---Passion-First-Business-Second.html Best-selling author, popular speaker, expert in sales and customer service training, and President of Customersatisfaction.com, Dr. Gary S. Goodman, says its easy to succeed in speaking in writing if you follow his simple formula. According to this business coach and radio and TV expert commentator, put passion first, and business second! garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2908/1/It-Isnt-What-We-Know-Its-What-We-Do-That-Counts/It-Isnt-What-We-Know-Its-What-We-Do-That-Counts.html According to best-selling author, popular speaker, service and sales coach, and President of Customersatisfaction.com, Dr. Gary S. Goodman, every barber might think he has a book inside of him. But until he writes it down and promotes it, he just won't make the cut, and he'll have to watch others get the glory! garys_goodman@pacificarticles.com (Dr. Gary S. Goodman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2907/1/A-Technical-Writer-Guide-To-Understanding-Readers/A-Technical-Writer-Guide-To-Understanding-Readers.html Learn how readers function with regards to technical writing. Get the inside track on how readers skim and scan, want to know the how and why of a technical writing document before they get the details and judge a technical writer on content and writing quality. Karen_cohen@pacificarticles.com (Karen B Cohen) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2906/1/Questions-A-Technical-Writer-Must-Answer/Questions-A-Technical-Writer-Must-Answer.html An overview of the basic questions that readers need answered when reading a technical writing document. Karen_cohen@pacificarticles.com (Karen B Cohen) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2905/1/Ergonomic-Office-Chairs-And-The-Technical-Writer/Ergonomic-Office-Chairs-And-The-Technical-Writer.html A great guide for technical writers and other business workers on evaluating their workstation needs, selecting and adjusting an ergonomic office chair for increased productivity and comfort. Karen_cohen@pacificarticles.com (Karen B Cohen) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2904/1/Great-Technical-Writing-Has-Anyone-Ever-Used-Your-Product/Great-Technical-Writing-Has-Anyone-Ever-Used-Your-Product.html Product documentation gives the feeling that nobody has ever used the product. Before you release a product, have some people use it. From these "test users" get solutions to problems, tips and knowledge that would help your real-life Users. Put that information in your User Documentation, and on your product support Website. barry_millman@pacificarticles.com (Barry Millman) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2903/1/Technical-Writers-Are-The-Hiking-Boots-Of-The-Writing-World/Technical-Writers-Are-The-Hiking-Boots-Of-The-Writing-World.html An article describing technical writing and the top four business and personal qualities needed to be a successful technical writer. This article includes details on how those skills help a technical writer and how a person might have trouble if they don't possess those skills. Karen_cohen@pacificarticles.com (Karen B Cohen) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2902/1/Who-Is-Arnold-Friend/Who-Is-Arnold-Friend.html Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" presents the passage of its protagonist, Connie, a fifteen-year old girl, from childhood to womanhood. At the same time, a story of innocence destroyed by evil emerges. One question that comes to mind after reading the story and several critical essays about it is: Is Arnold Friend real, or just created by Connie's mind? tonia_jordan@pacificarticles.com (Tonia Jordan) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2901/1/Everlace-Author-Tim-Reed---An-Interview/Everlace-Author-Tim-Reed---An-Interview.html Tim Reed is the author of Everlace: Knives of the Night. He answers questions on his book, the writing process, and self-publishing. mary_jensen@pacificarticles.com (Mary Jensen) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2900/1/Common-Knowledge/Common-Knowledge.html A short article about how common knowledge can be regained by studying the hero's journey. miquiel_banks@pacificarticles.com (Miquiel Banks) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2899/1/Introduction-to-Technical-Writing/Introduction-to-Technical-Writing.html The official induction into the career ideology of technical writing. miquiel_banks@pacificarticles.com (Miquiel Banks) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2898/1/Article-Marketing-Long-or-Short-Articles---Which-Is-Better/Article-Marketing-Long-or-Short-Articles---Which-Is-Better.html When marketing with articles, which is better, long or short pieces? Most experts say that articles should be between 400-600 words, give or take 50 on either side. However, in general, I disagree. Why? For the following three reasons. yuwanda_black@pacificarticles.com (Yuwanda Black) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2897/1/10-Ways-For-a-Freelance-Writer-to-Make-Money----Fast-Part-2-of-2/10-Ways-For-a-Freelance-Writer-to-Make-Money----Fast-Part-2-of-2.html Here we discuss five (six with our bonus tip) more ways freelance writers can make money -- fast! yuwanda_black@pacificarticles.com (Yuwanda Black) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2896/1/How-to-Increase-Your-Freelance-Income-Month-After-Month-After-Month/How-to-Increase-Your-Freelance-Income-Month-After-Month-After-Month.html If you've ever wondered why some freelancers struggle along and others seem to intrinsically know to increase their freelance income month after month after month, here are four specific things you can do immediately to get on the money train. yuwanda_black@pacificarticles.com (Yuwanda Black) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2895/1/For-Freelancers-Is-On-or-Offline-Advertising-More-Effective/For-Freelancers-Is-On-or-Offline-Advertising-More-Effective.html "I placed an online ad and got 3 orders and 8 new subscribers to my list.""Well, I placed a newspaper ad and received 13 inquiries and 4 orders."Which advertising method works best -- on or offline ads? yuwanda_black@pacificarticles.com (Yuwanda Black) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2894/1/Freelance-Writers-How-to-Get-Repeat-Business-from-A-Niche-Market----Easily--Continually/Freelance-Writers-How-to-Get-Repeat-Business-from-A-Niche-Market----Easily--Continually.html Freelance writers, did you know that you can get repeat business from a niche market -- easily and continually? Did you also know that you can make this market so profitable that it may be the ONLY market you will ever have to target? How do you do this? In the following three ways: yuwanda_black@pacificarticles.com (Yuwanda Black) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2893/1/Freelance-Writers-Learn-How-to-Cut-Your-Fees-and-INCREASE-Your-Income/Freelance-Writers-Learn-How-to-Cut-Your-Fees-and-INCREASE-Your-Income.html Cutting fees is an almost taboo topic when it comes to freelancing. BUT, there are times when it behooves you to do so - allowing you to increase your client roster in the long-term. Following are some guidelines I used when I was freelancing that almost always paid off over the long haul. yuwanda_black@pacificarticles.com (Yuwanda Black) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2892/1/Freelance-Writers-How-to-Develop-a-Niche-with-No-Experience--Make-it-Profitable-for-Years-to-Come/Freelance-Writers-How-to-Develop-a-Niche-with-No-Experience--Make-it-Profitable-for-Years-to-Come.html One of the things I've learned in my 19+ years as a freelancer and recruiter in the editorial industry is that freelancers should develop a niche. "BUT," you may wonder, "how do you develop a niche with no experience?" It's actually relatively easy and can be done in three easy steps. yuwanda_black@pacificarticles.com (Yuwanda Black) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2891/1/Freelance-Writers-Ditch-Queries-Cranky-Editors--the-Starving-Freelancer-Existence/Freelance-Writers-Ditch-Queries-Cranky-Editors--the-Starving-Freelancer-Existence.html I'm constantly amazed at the number of large, national publications/companies that want quality writing, design, artwork, etc. for their publications, but take months to answer queries, make freelancers wait even more months to be paid, pay paltry for the assignments to begin with, cancel gigs for no reason at all and treat freelancers little better than unnecessary cogs in an unnecessary wheel. yuwanda_black@pacificarticles.com (Yuwanda Black) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2890/1/The-7-Highly-Effective--Profitable-Habits-of-Successful-Freelancers/The-7-Highly-Effective--Profitable-Habits-of-Successful-Freelancers.html I've been in publishing since 1987, have been a freelancer since 1993 and ran an editorial staffing agency in New York City from 1996 through 2004. Over the years, I've noticed that successful freelancers, eg, those who make their living entirely from freelancing (writing, editing, copywriting, web design, etc.), have the following seven traits in common. yuwanda_black@pacificarticles.com (Yuwanda Black) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2437/1/Trinity-Authors/Trinity-Authors.html Trinity means a set of three, arranged by relationship and response to each other. The trinity could be a set of writings, group of authors, or, if we go by Christian religious meaning, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The trinity presents itself as one, prompting us to take them in entity. damian_sofsian@pacificarticles.com (Damian Sofsian) Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2436/1/Book-Authors/Book-Authors.html Writing the great American novel is a dream project of many of us. One can be a book author and write about anything on this planet including cooking, child psychology, flowers, birds, shells, or furniture; or one can write coffee-table books or even computer books—the field is wide open. damian_sofsian@pacificarticles.com (Damian Sofsian) Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/92/1/The-Secret-of-My-Success-An-Interview-With-Author--Speaker-Cynthia-Leitich-Smith/The-Secret-of-My-Success-An-Interview-With-Author--Speaker-Cynthia-Leitich-Smith.html Since Cynthia Leitich-Smith is one of those authors who continues to create more and more award-winning books and short stories, I wanted to find out the secret to her success. Suzanne@pacificarticles.com (Suzanne Lieurance) Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/90/1/Freelance-Writers-How-to-Stay-Focused-on-Developing-Your-Writing-Career/Freelance-Writers-How-to-Stay-Focused-on-Developing-Your-Writing-Career.html Follow these tips for staying focused on developing your freelance writing career. Suzanne@pacificarticles.com (Suzanne Lieurance) Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500