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What Writers Must Know about Internet Commerce
by Jo Ann LeQuang.Let's assume you're a writer and you want to make money by writing. In the olden days (last year, maybe) you would think up an article idea, hammer a few paragraphs out, and then check with some editors if they were interested in buying a finished pr...
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Andrew Jalbert’s novel, West Across the Board
by Tracy Roberts.Andrew Jalbert’s novel, West Across the Board, chronicles one man’s journey back to the Florida Keys to see his dying friend. For both men, it is a journey of lifetime reflection and liberation. In 1934, at a saloon in the Florida Keys, Lazaro, ...
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Ten Ways to Write Great Blog Posts That Get Attention
by Courtland Bovee.Millions of blogs fight for readership online (over 75 million by some counts), with thousands more being created every day. Making yours stand above the rest may seem like a daunting task, but here are ten suggestions for making your blog posts stan...
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Six Types of Words That You Should Axe in Business Writing
by Courtland Bovee.In business, we often compose messages in a hurry-e-mails, notes, urgent reports, or last-minute projects. Editing is, therefore, especially necessary to rid your writing of confusing, boring, and obsolete elements. This article helps you decide whi...
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Ten Business Writing Blunders You Can Easily Avoid
by Courtland Bovee.Most of us are too busy worrying about what we are writing to think much about how we are writing it. However, in business communication, having command of a clear, readable style is essential to getting your point across. Here are ten types of sente...
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The Art of Persuasive Business Writing
by Courtland Bovee.All good writing involves persuasion-getting the reader over to your side. You may be writing to persuade a colleague to take on a new project, writing a blog post trying to persuade people to accept a new idea, or writing persuasive advertising copy...
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Writers Block and Life
by James Diaz.Have you ever been in the position where you felt blocked by something or someone? It’s amazing how almost everyone goes through it at least once in a lifetime if not over and over again. But that’s what life is all about, obstacles, goals, and s...
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Journalism: Getting Your Foot through the Newsroom Door
by Laurence Cawley.As many as half of all graduates say they'd like a career in the media. That's a lot of graduates out there who want the same job you want or the job, if you are already working in the media, you currently have. I've heard this statistic banded about...
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Writing Articles - Can put money in your pocket
by John Arrington.Writing articles has one purpose and that is to generate traffic, not to be written as a sales letter. Writing and submitting articles can generate huge amounts of traffic and create a very nice income for you, if done correctly.If you are starting a...
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Book Review: Best Of Friends
by Sherry Brantley."Best of Friends" is a novel about the lives of the "Fabulous Five." The Fabulous Five is a group comprised of five wonderful, loyal ladies who have been best friends for years. Each woman in the group has her own issues to deal with and to learn fro...
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Newsletters - Getting Better Results
by Phil McCumskey.Okay, so you’ve written your latest newsletter and e-mailed it to your large base of subscribers. Now you sit back and wait to see the feedback you receive. And that’s when reality kicks in. Your ‘open’ rate is low, very low. For every 500 su...
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Professional Article Writing, From Hobby To Income
by Brian Ankner.In the art of writing there are several areas or levels of expertise. We will go over a few of them and find out where you would like to end up in the world of professional article writing.The hobby blogger writes to tell stories of what they have se...
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Writing Tip: A Word on "That"
by Lisa Silverman.Once in a while I am called upon to edit or proofread a manuscript that makes a particular mistake with great frequency, and I’m reminded to tell you all to avoid aforementioned mistake. Today I am helping to rescue an author who had difficulty kno...
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Internet Authors Arent Dummies
by Mike Scantlebury.There are plenty of people out there who've written a book. Maybe you're one of them. Maybe you've thought of trying to get it published, (not on the internet, but with a real, live, bricks-and-mortar publisher). OK. First step? You need advice. You ...
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Writing for the Travel Web
by Anne Sewell.In this modern world, where more and more people can afford international travel, knowledge of the country to be visited is very important.Thus persons who are knowledgeable about a particular country should try to write interesting articles, outlini...
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The Importance of Research for Effective Copywriting
by Laurence James.Most people who write for a living will tell you getting it right takes about 10% actual writing time and 90% research. Knowing what to write before you write it, and to whom, might sound like an obvious place to start, but when you're under pressure...
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What Not To Do When Submitting Your Manuscript To A Publisher
by Jordana Ryan.Once your manuscript is complete you are ready to begin your search for the publisher that will best meet your needs. Research your genre to find publishers who accept what you have written. Look at books that they have already published and determin...
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Why 90% of Published Content is Rubbish
by Laurence James.We live in an information age, an era of mass communication. In this world, some people consume information, while others provide it. It's a constant and essential cycle. Information is valuable, and those who present it as high quality content will ...
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How To Hire A Copywriter
by Alexandria Marx.From a copywriter's point of view, it would be great if clients had a crystal ball that they could use to see which copywriter best suits their project. There are different types of writing and first-hand experience proves that only a handful of peop...
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Defining and Writing for an Audience
by Laurence James.As part of the essential research you should do before starting to write, it's a good idea to begin by defining your audience - the people who will read, see or hear the message in your content. Although often taken for granted, this process is cruci...
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Questions For Effective Communication
by Robert F. Abbott.Brevity. Saying what needs to be said in the least number of words; it's a challenge for most of us, including many professional writers and speakers. Mark Twain famously noted that if he'd had more time, he'd have written a shorter letter.This is al...
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Pitching your Story Idea or Script to Hollywood
by Paris Anderson.If you have a script idea or a completed script that you would like to discuss with a certain producer or studio, the best method is by calling the producers production office. Chances are you will probably speak with a member of the producers sta...
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Writing Poetry
by Magdalena Ball.Poetry is an esoteric art isn’t it? There’s no point in getting caught up in base things like publishing or pandering to an audience – it’s only the work that matters, right? Wrong. Writing superbly crafted works of art full of gorgeous rh...
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Book Review: Dance Of The Heart
by Jim Therrian.“Dance of the Heart” is a quick-read novel of only 118 pages, however, there is so much more to this story than one would expect. First of all, Therrian does a fantastic job of setting up the scenes, the characters, and the beginning. It was very...
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Five Things Not To Do When Trying To Write Your First Novel
by Susan Schaab.Some people suppress an insistent urge to attempt novel-length fiction all their lives. That’s like giving yourself permission to hide from who you are. If your soul is that of a writer, to write is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. Like many novic...
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