by Lyn Lomasi, Article Writer for Hire Staff

Are you a freelance writer with some insight to share? Try reading the Yahoo! Style Guide to see how your experience compares. Maybe you need to brush up on something. Test one of the lessons in the Y! Style Guide and let everyone know how it helped you. Associated Content from Yahoo! (AC) is having a giveaway for registered Contributors. You could be one of 15 people to win a special hardcover edition of the Yahoo! Style Guide, the ultimate writing and editing guide for today's digital world.

How Can I Enter?
Very simple. Check your AC Assignment Desk for the assignment. Read the instructions and then click claim if you're interested. Publish your assignment by Monday August 2, 2010 to be entered. Winners will receive their very own Yahoo! Style Guide (hardcover edition) and will also be featured and promoted in various prominent locations.

Where do I Find More Details?
Full contest details are on the assignment claim form in the Assignment Desk.

I'm Not a Member of AC. What do I do?
Join! It's a great place to publish, network, and learn more about writing for the web. If you'd like to sign up under my referral number, please click here. If you have any questions about AC after signing up, feel free to contact me through the site. I'm a volunteer Community Guide.

Some of the great entries so far:

Writing a Strong Headline - Yahoo Style! by Karen Sanders

How to Write Powerful Headlines for the Web by Linda StCyr

The He, She and They of Article Writing: Are You Pronoun Gender Biased? by Donna Thacker

Quotations and Punctuation in Web Writing - What's Right? by Lyn Lomasi

Build Writer Confidence - Expert Advice from the Yahoo! Style Guide Word List by Cathy A. Montville

Learning About Commas with "The Yahoo! Style Guide" by Catherine Spencer

Yahoo! Style Guide Helps You Research Your Audience by Emmaleigh R. Hall

Simple Techniques Put the Optimization in SEO by Marie Anne St Jean

A New Spin on Words Tutorial from the Yahoo! Style Guide by Maxine Nelson

Online Reading Format Fundamentals from the Yahoo! Style Guide by Sylvia Cochran

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The “Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing and Creating Content for the Digital World” hit bookstores on July 6, 2010 and is one of the most comprehensive writing resources for Web content specialists, bloggers, UI designers and anyone working in the digital content field.

If you’re an Associated Content Contributor, pick up a copy of this book (or snag one from AC’s giveaway — more details at the end of this post) so that you can find out exactly what type of content Yahoo! is looking for, how to fine-tune your writing for the Web, and how to deliver compelling, quality content consistently — Yahoo! style!

I caught up with Chris Barr, one of Yahoo!’s managing editors, to learn more about the guide, and also picked up a few writing tips straight from the source.

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Are you pressed for time, but need to write a large number of articles? Try writing them all at once. I know you may be thinking "How in the world can I write multiple articles at the same time". It's definitely possible. This is how I write much of the time. But certain strategies will help to get it done efficiently and quickly.

Since I am a workaholic momtrepreneur, I am constantly pressed for time and striving to write as much as I can in the quickest way possible. Both my children and my writing dominate my life, but I like things that way. Perhaps my experience will help you succeed at writing more articles at once as well.

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