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A List of Filipino Writers

list of filipino writersIn the English speaking world, many people don’t realize just how wonderful non-English speaking writers are. One of the communities that produce some of the most amazing writers is the Filipino community - so I’ve decided to offer this list of Filipino writers for our Filipino readers.

The following are a top list of Filipino writers, but at the bottom of this article you’ll also find a list of about thirty more that deserve mention.

Top 10 List of Filipino Writers

In a literary world dominated by English-speaking writers, it isn’t always easy to make your mark as a Filipino writer. However, the culture and heritage embodied by the carefully crafted words of some writers pay tribute to the creativity and writing skill of this community.

The following writers are a few of the best Filipino writers you’ll find. Whether you are Filipino or simply love the culture, make sure to check out these writers.

Manuel Arguilla

Manuel Arguilla was the author of the 1940 book of short stories titled How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife. It took first prize for short stories in the 1940 in the First Commonwealth Literary Contest. People that knew him said that he enjoyed doing his writing around one or two in the morning, when the stories came to him easily. (more…)

The Five Best Introduction to Blogging Websites

blogging websitesStarting off in blogging can be disorientating at times. I found it was like standing in the middle of a desert, horizons on all sides with no clear path to choose from.

To add to this feeling of being lost and alone there was the ‘strategies’ and ‘get rich quick from home’ schemes that sucked me in, all be it temporarily .

Clear information detailing pitfalls, errors and plans of action that get results are what a newbie blogger needs and for that reason I’ve compiled a list of five must read websites for any blogger starting off (and indeed experienced bloggers alike).

ProBlogger.net

I thought I’d start with an entry which may seem obvious to anyone whose been in the blogosphere more than five minutes; however for people who have just created a blog the name Darren Rowse may not mean anything. Yet.
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What is Experimental Writing?

experimental writingExperimental writing, by its very nature is only really experimental for a little while. After the experiment, it either becomes writing … or trash.

This form of writing, historically, has been associated with times of great social upheaval across the world, such as at the beginning of the twentieth century and the swinging sixties. Times of conservatism, such as Europe during the Cold War, saw writers, in large part, take off the lab coat and put on tweed jackets instead.

If in your writing you do the opposite to what you were taught at school or what any editor could call ‘acceptable’, then you’re engaging in experimental writing.

For example the great writer James Joyce would often just throw down any old rubbish that was circulating in his mind or indeed the mind of his characters with absolute neglect to the niceties of the English language. Joyce often ignored  grammar, as well as what could be seen as acceptable at the time, all in just one great plop called a “flow-of-consciousness.”
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Finding a Web Content Provider

web content providerAt this point, everyone that owns a website or a blog recognizes the truth behind the motto, “Content is King.”

You can have the best SEO strategy in the world, the ultimate website theme and the coolest ideas - but unless you can produce consistent, valuable content - you might as well pack up and go home.

If you’re not a writer yourself, then it’s critical that you find a good web content provider.

Good Content is Timely and Updated

The nature of the Internet is changing rapidly. Half a decade ago, webmasters could get by just putting together a well-optimized website consisting of a few interesting pages, and it would actually perform pretty well in the search engines and in terms of overall traffic, even over the long term.

However, these days it’s all about being current, timely and updated. People don’t want to read about information that was written back in the 1990s. The Internet is fast becoming a place where information is constantly updated, and it’s updated fast.
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How to Write a Eulogy

how to write a eulogyA few years back, a friend came to me, highly agitated. His father had died recently and he had been asked by his mother to give a eulogy at the funeral the next day. But he didn’t know what to say or how to write a eulogy.

Of course, he knew his father very well but when it came to putting it into words, he was totally lost. With the funeral 24 hours away, he was starting to panic at the thought of making a fool out of himself and upsetting his mother more than she already was. In short, he needed my help.

The next 24 hours was a blur of story telling, rapid note taking and even faster typing. By the end, we had a eulogy which he could use the next day and in the end, everything worked out OK. Here’s how we did it.

Outline the Person’s Life

We started out by writing down his father’s life, from the moment he was born to the moment he died. Obviously not everything, but more the highlights.

A eulogy shouldn’t really be any more than 5 minutes, 10 at the most. Make it any more and people start fidgeting on the uncomfortable church pews and start to get bored. Plus, the person delivering the eulogy is probably going to be very emotional, so delivering such a long speech is probably going to be impossible for them. Keep it short and snappy.

By noting down the highlights of his life – his childhood, his wartime service in the German Air Force, his subsequent career as a postman, his being a father and grandfather and finally his death, we more or less established a framework for the eulogy with all the different areas we needed to cover.how to write a eulogy
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How To Write A Resignation Letter

how to write a resignation letterOne of the hardest decisions you may ever have to make in your life is whether or not to leave your job. And if you decide to resign, the method in which you leave is very important, and will play a big factor in determining whether you get a new job elsewhere.

Hollywood is a bad influence in this area. A lot of movies glamorise the idea of striding into a boss’s office and telling him where to stick his job.

Two movies immediately spring to mind – Office Space and American Beauty. While both movies are enjoyable, I feel it kind of sends the wrong message to people. Flipping off the boss and pissing him off is not going to ensure a comfortable transition to the next place of employment.

And when potential future employers are considering you for a position, guess who they are going to approach for a character reference? That’s right, your former boss. So it pays to depart a company the right way. Departing the wrong way could make you permanently unemployable.
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Quotes That Will Inspire You

inspirationEveryone needs inspiration now and then… The written word supplies people with quotes to remember and live by.

One may keep a special journal of quotes, post them on a bulletin board or computer desktop or simply recite them by memory. The following are a number of quotes that are meant to inspire:
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How to Write a Complaint Letter

how to write a complaint letterFor some people, writing a letter of complaint is an art form. There is a world of difference between someone who articulates their complaint in a straightforward constructive manner and someone who rants and raves like a madman off their medication.

Learning how to write a complaint letter and getting it right is the key to your complaint being taken seriously and acted upon. Getting it wrong is the key to be labelled a lunatic and ignored.

As someone who has some extensive experience in this area, I have 7 tips on writing that perfect complaint letter.

1) Take a while to cool off - The worst thing you can do, when writing a letter of complaint, is to let your feelings cloud your judgment. That’s why, when something goes wrong, it’s best to wait a few days before acting upon it. If you jump right into complaining while emotions are high and tempers are frayed, then the chances of you presenting a calm and reasoned argument will be minimal. You need to be calm, rational and lucid if you want the other party to take you seriously.

2) Find out who you need to speak to - When it’s time to make your letter of complaint, you need to make sure it gets to a person who is in a position of authority to do something for you. There’s no point going to a lot of effort with writing a complaint, only for it to be bounced around from department to department for the next six months and never getting looked at. Getting it into the hands of someone with authority is vital. So contact the place you wish to complain to and calmly state you wish to make a complaint, and who should you address your letter to? Make sure you get their full name and full job title.
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How to Get a Blog Review

how to get a blog reviewA big part of writing on the web is not so much getting your writing published, but getting it noticed. That’s why so many people want to find out how to get a blog review. Your blog is your showcase - it’s where people can see samples of your writing skill and it’s one of the best ways to get your work noticed…but only if you can get your writing in front of the eyes of the right people.

Sitting at the bottom of the Google results won’t get you anywhere. I’ve covered proper keyword analysis and keyword optimization on my previous FreeWritingCenter articles, but there are so many other elements that go into your site traffic and results ranking. Second to proper keyword optimizing is incoming links. Actually, come to think of it, incoming links are probably the most important item that should be on your to-do list for your blog.

3 Ways How to Get a Blog Review

In the early days of the web, you could find Internet directories where you could simply type your own website URL into a field and get it listed in the directory almost immediately. As search engines advanced and “link juice” became so critical to your search engine rank, those directories started to change how they operated.
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Best Online Resources for Resume Writing Examples

resume writing examplesIf there is one thing you should do well, without any errors, it is the resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV). You only get one shot to impress an employer and if the resume / CV is not up to scratch, then your chances of getting that job are as good as the Vatican bringing out their own line of birth control accessories.

So it pays to take a considerable amount of time writing your resume, tweaking it and then tweaking it some more. When you walk into that job interview, your resume / CV must be an absolute masterpiece that William Shakespeare himself would be proud of.

As with all other subjects, the Internet is a vast source of advice on how to write that perfect resume / CV. Some good and some bad. Here are two of the good ones you should consider using.

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