Happy Spring! Just yesterday, spring has shown its face to us. It's been a long, hard winter. Hopefully, wherever you are, the weather is getting better and less temperamental. To celebrate spring, we give you the second March issue (3/21/06). There are several new articles in this issue, and we hope you enjoy it.

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Issue No. 5 - March 21, 2006

Feature Articles
Blogging for money: a fabulous freelance writing job? - “Get Paid to Blog! Money for Blogging!” Have you seen these ads? Web logs, better known as blogs, are the hottest things on the internet! Writers are being lured in – but the question is, can you really get paid for blogging? Here’s the scoop on the business of blogging for money.

Improve Your Writing
Eight Springboards for Maintaining a Writer's Journal - Have you tried to keep a journal as a way of improving your writing, but always find your interest waning after the third consecutive entry? Here are eight easy ideas you can use as springboards to keep your entries coming!

On Writing: Fiction
The Basics of Writing Short Stories - Don't know where to start? Writing a short story can be just as difficult as writing a 100,000 word novel! A writer gives us a little advice on the art and form of writing a great short story, and how to do it right.

On Writing: Non-fiction
Writing for the Web - Writing articles and content on the web isn't the same as writing for print publications. It is harder to keep internet readers interested, especially with all the information floating on the internet. Read this article to start writing on the web, the right way!

On Writing: Poetry & Prose
Form Poetry: The Trois-par-huit - Learn the form poetry, Trois-par-huit. It is a beautiful form of poetry. This articles gives an example of this type of poem, and shows you how to use it.

Screen & Film
How to Start a Screenplay: Treatment or Free Fall? - Want to write a screenplay? Here is a great place to start. This article shows you the difference of each method and the benefits of both.

Anything Goes
Spring into Action, Writers - If you're a writer, springtime should be inspirational. A writer shows us her feelings of spring and shares some spring writing ideas to get your motivated and inspired to write.

Writers Showcase
Short Story: The Witness - No one else saw...no one else knew... A short story by Sheryl
Short Story: Seeker and the Eastern Wind - a fantasy tale inspired by the earliest works of the legendary wordsmith J.R.R. Tolkien. This magical story details the mysterious adventure of two unique central characters: Seeker, a stray cat whose curios nature is overshadowed only by his uncharacteristically bold outlook on life, and the Eastern Wind, a beautiful and natural force of the world freefalling through the innocent currents of his being. The two unlikely friends soon find themselves in a strange forest where faires dance in the trees and the animals live in almost complete harmony with one another. Soon Seeker must decide where his loyalties lie when the plague of Man treads with ill intentions into the realm of the Darken Wood.

Articles from Issue No. 4 - Missed us last time? Here are some articles from Issue 4.

Succeed As a Writer: Let's Talk Discipline
3 Little Pigs Went to Market But One Went Faster
Unleash the Writer in you: Vanquishing the Dreaded Writer's Block
Developing Characters: Ideas & Exercises to Build Great Characters
What Makes Fiction Special
4 Major Mistakes to Avoid When Writing an Article
The Secret of Writing Persuasive Web Content
Form Poetry: The Kyrielle
Publishing Your Own Book of Poetry
Moody & Mysterious, Shane is the Best Western Ever Made
Submitting Your Manuscript: Getting Started
6 Easy Ways to Promote Yourself for Free!
A Selection of Poems in Issue No. 4
Short Story: Dreams of Life
An Andecdote: Tobbogganing
For Inspiration: Of Knitting Needles and a Mother's Touch
Finding Your Dharma... Your Purpose in Life