So which one did you pick? If you picked D, you’re correct.
Why: The first sentence is filled with two obvious passive phrases–”should” and “can be”. Although the second sentence starts out as an actionable sentence, it goes off track quickly by stating the obvious (it’s obvious the Control Panel screen pops up when you click on the Control Panel–you don’t need to say it).
The third sentence starts out by explaining where the cursor should be, which really doesn’t instruct a person to do anything. You want them …

Example 2#: “After turning it on, the USB cords can be moved near the computer.”
To fix it, bring the action to the front. State what happened first, including additional details later.
Example 2# (fixed): “After turning it on, move the USB cords near the computer.”
Now that you understand the basics of eliminating passive writing, let’s apply this to a sample paragraph. Let’s say the topic is about accessing Windows Ozark’s Uninstall a Program feature*.
How to Access Windows Ozark’s Uninstall a Program Feature
Step 1: To begin, you should click on …

You may have seen Demand Studios toss around the phrase “passive writing” a lot. It’s not something they made up either–it’s a real (and common) problem new writers make in an attempt to lengthen or fluff up their article.
Unfortunately, passive writing is hard on the eyes, especially for the Internet readers you want to attract. It also makes it more difficult to understand the article’s purpose because of the needless extra verbs–a sign of amateur writing.
But what the heck is passive writing?
Demand Studios and Passive Writing: Definition
You probably …

Sometimes you may receive a rewrite request that either doesn’t make sense, doesn’t adhere to Demand Studios’s guidelines or worse, insults you personally as a writer.
If you do not agree with a rewrite request based on these issues, you can email Demand Studio’s editorial team for help. This is called an “appeal request”, a process where the editorial team personally reviews the rewrite request. They may give you advice for how to write the rewrite or may contact the editor for further clarification. In some cases the …

Using UGC websites to generate money is good for steady, supplemental income, but working for independent clients yields better income (not to mention an honorable addition to your writing resume).  You may make $5 to $15 per article on UGC websites, but you can easily earn $20 or more by providing articles to independent business owners, web site owners or even local celebrities.

Use these five places regularly to find new writing gigs and opportunities.

5 Places to Check For New Writing Gigs
1. Elance.com. Many website and business owners post ads (called …

The first edition of “The Write Career” introduces Vonda Sines, a two year writing veteran who previously worked in the federal service.  Her retirement—and interest in Kentucky Derby sensation Barbaro—inspired her to start her online freelance writing career.
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Freelance writing was not Vonda Sines’ first priority.  ”Although I was formally trained to write, it always ended up way down the to-do list because of full-time job commitments,” says Sines. “Now it pays the electric and gas bills.”
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Sines began her online writing career on the website AssociatedContent.com, inspired by the story of …

When you submit an article to Associated Content, you also grant them rights to use your content for their own purposes (mainly distributing it to partners and making more moolah off it).  Associated Content currently has three options to choose from–exclusive, non-exclusive, and display only–which allows you to control how they use your content.
Exclusive Rights
This is the first rights option you can choose.  Exclusive rights allows Associated Content to:
Distribute the article with partners, if they choose to
Have first and only dibs on how the article is used–you can’t republish or …

Want to get updates automatically about new writing gigs, print leads, and more insight into how to be a successful online writer? Sure, that’s what WJR is for, but now WJR has a twitter.  I’ll update the twitter the minute the website is updated, and tweet important writing news (something I don’t do on here).
Stay up to date…add WJR’s twitter, @eWritingJobs.  Make sure to say hello if you do!

These are some of the tutorials on Associated Content that will teach you how to write well, authored by popular contributors such as Pam Gaulin and Jamie Wilson.  FAQ will be updated regularly.  Enjoy!
SEO/LSI/Using Keywords
Using Keyword Popularity to Refine and Create Content by Pam Gaulin
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/136781/using_keyword_popularity_to_refine.html
Learning Keywords and LSI: Exercises by Jamie K. Wilson
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/287128/learning_keywording_and_lsi_exercises.html
Easy SEO Techniques for Online Article Writers by Lyn Lomasi
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2334840/easy_seo_techniques_for_online_article.html
Tips on Writing for AC and the Web Part 1: SEO Tips by Lyn Lomasi
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1615566/tips_on_writing_for_ac_and_the_web.html
Methods of Search Engine Optimization: Site Research, Marketing, and Acheiving Good Ranking Results by Lolaness
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/17453/methods_of_search_engine_optimization.html
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If you want to write a news article for Associated Content, this will show you how to set it up.  You don’t have to follow this example perfectly, but you should incorporate some of these SEO and formatting strategies to increase your chances of being featured (hint: category editors love clean copy, especially when it’s formatted like this).
Feel free to redistribute amongst your AC friends if you wish, but please don’t claim you made it or stick it into any e-books (but if you really want to, email me at …