“Mas Brahm,” seorang teman di Jakarta menelepon, “klienku butuh penulis Wikipedia. Cuma 1-2 artikel kok. Bisa kerjain?” Saya sejenak terdiam. Penulis Wikipedia? Hm, saya memang pernah mengedit beberapa artikel di Wikipedia. Namun, belum pernah menulis dari awal.
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7 Free Tools of Google for Writers
You must have enjoyed some of Google’s products. Picasa, perhaps? Blogger? YouTube? Google Translate? Android OS? I myself use dozens of Google products in everyday life. For authors, there are seven tools that I recommend: Google Search, Google Docs, Keyword Tool, Google Alerts, Google News, Google Apps and Google+.
How to Deal with Plagiarist in Cyber World
Let’s admit it, plagiarists are everywhere. Especially on Internet where Ctrl C and Ctrl V is a part of its practice. You may grateful when someone said your post is awesome and he then repost it on his own blog. But you know what, when he did that, your post and his are considered as copied content by duplication detector software.
Fasilitator Self Publishing yang Layak Dijajal
Yang menyakitkan dalam dunia penulisan bukanlah ditolak penerbit. Namun diterima, tetapi kemudian dikerjai soal royalti atau hak-hak penulis lainnya. Penerbit yang tidak transparan ini biasanya penerbit kecil. Maka saran terbaik saya, bidiklah penerbit besar saja, atau setidaknya penerbit menengah.