How to Write as a Citizen Journalist

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Citizen Journalism is interactive and participatory. It has been called democracy at work. While the tenets of Citizen Journalism are embedded in traditional journalism, there is a set of bedrock principles that stand apart as a non-negotiable requirement of the craft.

If you plan to write as a Citizen Journalist, pay close attention to the bedrock principles of accuracy, thoroughness, fairness, transparency, and independence. Read more >>

How to Write Authentically

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When your writing is authentic, it flows with speed and grace. Learning to write authentically is a matter of finding out who you are and then writing that way. Read more >>

How to Be Your Own Editor

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The essence of writing is rewriting. If you are a writer, you are an editor. Good writers write, rewrite - and rewrite again - essentially editing as they create. Read more >>

Green Renovations That Pay Off

Even in a slow economy, there's good news about the value of home improvement projects. According to Remodeling Magazine's 2008-2009 Cost vs. Value Report, remodeling professionals believe renovations nationwide held their value better than homes. Read more >>

How To Write Web Content: Published by Associated Content

How To Write Web Content has just been published by Associated Content.

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Whether you're writing a novel, a magazine article, or some punchy Web content, your best writing will come from the heart. Web savvy readers will see through contrived prose and thinly veiled marketing schemes faster than you can say search engine optimization. Read more...

New Careers with Bright Futures: Green Jobs Now

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Green Street Meets Main Street: It's Starting To Look Like the Future Is Now.

If you take a look at the Whitehouse.gov Website, click on Agenda and choose any of these three choices: Economy, Energy and Environment, or Poverty, you'll see the following promises. Read more....

How To Write Web Content

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Let's face it, good writing is good writing. The Web word for writing may be content, but words are still words. You can get as hip as you want about properly formatted Web content, but if your writing is bad, it's still bad.

Whether you're writing a novel, a magazine article, or some punchy Web content, your best writing will come from the heart. Web savvy readers will see through contrived prose and thinly veiled marketing schemes faster than you can say search engine optimization.

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Best Books on Green Building

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Find the Best Books on Green Building on our Squidoo site. You can add to lists and vote on the Best Green Building Books, your Favorite Green Building Links, and the Best Green Building Blogs - and.... you can take the lists away with you and use them on your own site.

The idea is to pool our knowledge, share the love, and collectively come away with something to act on.

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What Green Building Means: Ten Steps to Success

Green building is no longer an interesting experiment in alternative lifestyles. Within the last decade, green building has not only entered our mainstream consciousness, but has come to be known as the right way to build. In fact, given the need to wean ourselves from the peak oil economy and slow the effects of global climate change, green building has become an imperative. Read more....