The Phases Of The Writer’s Life
by Cynthia Morris.Over the course of my writing life, I have noticed that other writers and I cycle through a series of steps on our path toward maturity as a writer. When people come to me for coaching, they often do not know where they are on the path and what they ...
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No Time: Your Best Fake Excuse To Avoid Writing
by Cynthia Morris.After a full day of work, family and life, you fall into bed exhausted. Mentally ticking off your to-do list, you cycle through shopping lists, phone calls, appointments, feeling good about what you have gotten done, until you get to the thing you re...
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Carving Out A Home Writing Retreat
by Cynthia Morris.The phone rings. The laundry pleads to be stuffed, cycled, dried and folded. Chaos reigns in the kitchen, e-mails queue for attention. Our lives are at once mundane and undeniably seductive at the same time. When we sit down to write at home, suddenl...
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How To Bridge The Gap In Your Resume
by Jimmy Sweeney.Are you concerned that a hiring manager may notice the gap in your resume? Maybe you worked steadily from 1993-2001 and then you were unemployed from 2001-2002. Should you ignore it, explain it, or make up something?None of the above. Tell the truth ...
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Should I Self-publish Or Pitch My Book To A Publisher?
by Brian Scott.You've spent many nights working on your book. You've rewritten it, edited it, and you used a professional proofreader to proof it. Your book is done – finally -- and you're ready to send your precious manuscript off to a publisher, thinking that w...
How To Write, Promote And Publish A Childrens Book
by Eric Znoj.Writing and Publishing a Children's Book is a dream for many people. Unfortunately, it is often a difficult dream to realize since most talented writers do not know or understand which steps to take first to begin the process of becoming known and ge...
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Writing Quality Articles
by Keshia Stapleton.When coming from a high school or college background, we are all taught the basics in writing. Punctuation, paragraphs and grammar are all areas which are religiously communicated to the student. Although these are more than helpful guides, the world...
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Freelance Ghostwriting Tips
by Brian Scott.Serious freelance writers know their income may come from other sources, not just writing articles for magazines or clients. Ultimately, their freelance writing leads to writing books or e-books for themselves or as ghostwrites. If you decide to ghos...
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How Much Money Is Enough
by Mary E. Martin.Ever had your moral convictions put to the test? Most of us think we know what we’d do in any given situation. But do we really? Maybe another unknown part of us surfaces and takes over—leaving us in a confusion of questions. But the deed is done...
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Excuse Me, Are You A Literary Agent?
by Vera Jane Cook.I have lived in New York City my entire life. I often feel privileged to be a part of the energy and magic of this Mecca of celebrity. Under the semi privileged dome of my existence, I encounter the rich and famous at every turn. When I was a teenage...
Eleven Questions For Laura Preble, Author
by Laura Preble.Ms. Preble is an award-winning teacher, a jazz singer and pianist, and the author of The Queen Geek Social Club and its just-published sequel Queen Geeks In Love (both available from Penguin Books). A self-admitted geek, Laura is a science fiction fa...
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Writing As A Career
by Ava Land.There are a hundred and one ways a person can go about working for themselves. David Drake has quite a story about how he got into self-employment and of how he’s succeeding to the tune of a six figure annual income. Let’s find out how he’s ...
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The Goldman Family Book Review
by Simon Barrett.Yes folks, it's the long awaited OJ Simpson confession book! Except that in OJ's mind it was anything but, he claims it is a fictional account of how we would have done it, if he had done it! I have lots of problems with this book, not least of which...
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Thanksgiving Day Memories
by Dodie Cross.It's Thanksgiving morning, 2007, and before I start wailing about what isn't right in my life, I think I should give thanks for what is right. First of all, of course, would be my husband, children and their children, without whom life would be empty...
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Prose vs. Poetry
by Terry J. Coyier.Prose - a simple word that confuses so many people. What is it exactly? According to dictionary.com:1.the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.2.matter-of-fact, commonplace, ...
Book Review: Innocent in Death
by C. M. Clifton."Innocent in Death", by Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb, is the latest novel of the suspense series that takes place in a futuristic New York City. Amid a frigid, winter setting, Lieutenant Eve Dallas works to solve the murder of Craig Foster, a s...
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