Use the full, official name of the database. For example, you might cite a database like Peristats. The most common medium is the internet, although other mediums may include CD-Roms, code books, or data files. Do this immediately after the title of the database. Place a period after the last bracket. If you are citing Peristats, it may look like this so far: Peristats [Internet]. First put the city and then write the state in parentheses. Place a colon after the closing parenthesis. This information may be on the overview page of the database or on the website of the creators. For example, Peristats is based in White Plains, New York. Now your citation might look like this: Peristats [Internet]. White Plains (NY): You can leave this information out if you can't find it. This might be an academic publisher, a university, a charitable foundation, or a scientific think tank. This information should be located in the editorial policy, about us page, or readme portion of the database. Place a period after the name. For example, Peristats is published by the March of Dimes Foundation. Therefore the citation might look like this: Peristats [Internet]. White Plains (NY): March of Dimes Foundation. In most cases, you will use the year. If you can find the month you may add an abbreviated form of the month after the year. If data is still being added to the database, place a hyphen after the year. Now your citation might look like: Peristats [Internet]. White Plains (NY): March of Dimes Foundation. 2007 Choose the latest date that you accessed the information, even if you used it multiple times. In the brackets, add the word "cited" before putting the year, month, and date. So it might look like: Peristats [Internet]. White Plains (NY): March of Dimes Foundation. 2007 [cited 2017 Oct 1]. Use only the first three letters of the month to abbreviate it. Instead of January, for example, use Jan. If the database is online, use the URL (which is the address of the website). If not, you should be given a DOI number on the readme, about us, or terms of use for the database. When writing the URL or DOI, you should write "Available from:" before the address. So your citation will now look like: Peristats [Internet]. White Plains (NY): March of Dimes Foundation. 2007 [cited 2017 Oct 1]. Available from: http://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/documents.aspx. The NLM does not state any guidelines for citing databases in text. In most cases, however, you would cite the creator or publisher of the database in parentheses. Include the year it was created. So if you were citing Peristats in your paper, it might look like: (March of Dimes 2017).

Summary: State the title of the database first. Write the medium of the database in brackets. Enter the place of publication. State the author, publisher or organization who created the database. Enter the date of publication. Place the date you accessed the database in brackets. State the URL or DOI of the database. Cite the author or creator for in-text citations.

If you read an article you enjoyed and admire in terms of style or voice, look at the byline to see who wrote the article. The journalist will likely have an email address or other contact information. Send the reporter a brief and professional email outlining your desire to write articles for a publication and ask for any suggestions on your work. If you are looking to get published in the paper the reporter works for, you may ask if they would be willing to pass on a pitch from you to the editor or if they can connect you to a contact that will help you get published. Avoid sending a casual or informal email to a writer or journalist. Always be professional in tone and don't take up too much of the reporter's time by writing a long-winded email or letter. Most areas have a writing scene or arts scene that involve writers and reporters. Look for open mic nights in your city, join forums or groups online that organize readings or writer get togethers, and seek out other reporters at local writing events. Introduce yourself to people at these events to get a sense of the writing scene and make yourself known. It can be difficult to deal with feedback from readers and editors, especially if you are just starting your writing career. But feedback will help you become a better writer and give you a thick skin when it comes to criticism. A good editor will provide constructive feedback on your article, with notes on any issues or problems they might see in your work, and how to correct them. Don't afraid to ask for feedback if you get a rejection on a pitch letter or a first draft of an article, and use the editor's notes to improve your writing. This will serve you well as you move forward in your career, as each article you write will become better and better with each small adjustment or improvement to your writing style.

Summary: Reach out to other writers and journalists. Get involved in your local writing scene. Solicit feedback from editors.

In order to share references, you need access to your EndNote online library. Basic users will always be online and don't need to worry about syncing anything. However, if you've got Desktop and haven't yet set up an EndNote online account, you'll need to do it now. The sync button will bring up a pop-up window that will allow you to click "Sign Up." You can then create an online EndNote account using the email address of your choice. " Once you've navigated to your online account, go to your groups. References can only be shared if they're in groups. " Each group has a sharing option represented by a tiny box. Once you've clicked it, hit "manage sharing," then "start sharing this group." You can then enter the email address of the person you'd like to share with. It must be the email address that someone uses to log into their EndNote online account. If your colleague doesn't have an EndNote account, you can't share your group with them! You can type in multiple email addresses if you'd like to share the group with more than one user. If you have emails saved to a file on your computer, you can also use this to share the group. When you share your group, you can select either "Read Only" or "Read and Write." Selecting "Read and Write" lets the people you've shared the group with add and delete references, and use the list to generate citations and bibliographies. The "Read Only" option will allow your fellow EndNote users to just view the list. Groups that have been shared with you that you can edit will have a little book-and-pencil icon next to them. Once you've selected which users you'd like to share the group with and decided whether you want them to edit or just read what you're sending, click the "Apply" button. Your group is now shared! Groups that you've shared will have a little "people" icon next to them in your list of groups. Be aware that any file attachments you've got linked to your citations will not be shared. " Groups that are sent to you are kept separate from groups that you've created. Look for the new list underneath your current list of self-generated references.
Summary: Click the sync button in the toolbar if you're using Desktop. Click the "Organize" tab, then "Manage My Groups. Click the empty box under "Share. Allow your group to be edited by others. Hit apply to finish sharing. Look for groups shared to you under "Groups Shared by Others.