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Five Easy Ways To Shake The Writing Devil Off Your Shoulder
by Daphne Gray-Grant.When asked if he ever talked to himself, Woody Allen liked to respond: "Yeah, it's the only way I know to have an intelligent conversation with someone." Ba-da-bum.Seriously, though, talking to yourself is big problem for many of us writers. That's ...
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Fiction Writing: Short Story Subjects That Sell
by Steve Dempster.When writing for women's magazines it's important to know the themes that work - and those that don't. Here we take a look at popular magazine themes.First off, here's a question. What kind of stories do you think are printed in women's magazines? If...
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Writing: Fact Or Fiction?
by Steve Dempster.Nearly everyone who wants to be a writer looks at the fiction market as being the way to go - but another, vast market exists. What is it? Let's find out.The minute you mention that you're a writer you nearly always get the same reaction. It goes som...
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Writing First Nonfiction Book
by Scott White.Once you've covered the basics of determining who your specific audience is, understanding exactly what they want to read, and knowing what other similar books already exist, it's time to begin strategizing the business angles of your book. Beginning...
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Attract Lots More Clients by Writing Articles
by Jan Marie Dore.Writing articles on the web is one of the best ways for solo-professionals to attract more clients and attention for their business. Strategically placing articles can literally explode your business. It's a great way to generate interest in your ser...
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Great Technical Writing: Make your Product Fit
by Barry Millman.OVERVIEWMost product documentation sounds like their product is the only thing in the User's life. Such thinking results in User confusion and dissatisfaction. This article presents three real-life examples of this attitude, and what should be done...
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Three Writing Concerns for the Author
by Kathryn Lively.Writers are creatures of habit. Unfortunately, many of these habits are not good ones. True, we would expect our friends and significant others to show some understanding when we don't come to the dinner table on schedule because we're right in the m...
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Three Fiction Writing Concerns for the Author
by Kathryn Lively.One of the challenges an editor must face is polishing the work of an author without erasing too much of that author's style. If you follow a particular novelist, you might notice over time particular quirks to dialog and narrative that shape the aut...
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Fiction Writing: Why You Should Get A Good Agent
by Steve Dempster.To get an agent or not? This decision is a crucial one in your writing career so in this article we'll examine some of the 'fors' and 'againsts' of agents for fiction writers.There is no doubt that getting a good agent can have a significant impact o...
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Freelance Writing: The Most Practical and Profitable Markets
by Scott Salter.What you don't want to be doing as a freelance writer is spending your time flogging your wares in all the wrong places. You don't want to be fussing around putting your resume on monster.com or other types of job boards. There are very few places th...
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Great Technical Writing: Improve Document Searches
by Barry Millman.OVERVIEWSearches in User Documents (manuals, etc.) often fail because the Reader uses different words for a concept than the author uses. Since the Reader's words do not appear in the document, the document search mechanism cannot find them, resultin...
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The Quickest, Surest Path To Fiction Writing Success
by David Silva.There is a path to fiction writing success that is quick and sure, even obvious. It's a path that's simple to explain. In fact, I'm going to explain it in this short article. And when I'm finished, most of you who read this will nod and say to yourse...

Article Writing: Why Are You Staring At A Blank Screen?
by Mike Adams.Every writer has been there. You want to write a new article, but find yourself sitting and staring at a blank computer screen. You have no clue where to start. In fact, it does not feel like you could ever have a clue where to start. You have a ...
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Article Writing Tips For Creating Content With Punch
by Rebecca Prescott.Writing expertise is certainly not a prerequisite for producing content for websites and article marketing. However, in the age of PLR and 'speed writing', the challenge may well be in writing quality content without sacrificing productivity.Is this ...
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Revive Your Book Writing Dream!
by Earma Brown.Did you start writing your book and quit? Yes, I know you're not a quitter. Like many of us, you may be making some simple mistakes that block your book's progress and success. Correct the following mistakes; complete your book and prosper:Mistake 1 ...
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Book Writing Mistakes That Block The Completion of Your Book
by Earma Brown.What's blocking you from releasing your significant message in a book this year? For many, an unfinished manuscript is the culprit. No worries; read this article to finish strong and sell sooner than you imagined. Don't make the simple mistakes that ...
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Novel Writing: Five Secrets Of Success
by Steve Dempster.Have you ever wondered, as you sit at your keyboard, if there are any secrets to successful novel writing? Well there are - and here are five of them. Remember these secrets and your novel writing will improve overnight!To call the points below 'secr...
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Article Writing: Duplicate Content VS. Reaching Your Readers
by Jinger Jarrett.I certainly wouldn't be where I am today if it weren't for all of the wonderful article directories that have published my articles.By publishing my articles, these article directories have allowed me to syndicate my articles on hundreds, possibly th...
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Proofread Your Writing to Boost Book Sales
by Earma Brown.Are you looking for a boost in book sales? You posted your book's sales letter months ago. You double checked your easy ordering process. Yet, people visit your book's web site and leave empty handed.Don't be discouraged. You may be making the simple...
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Great Technical Writing: Tell your Users What to Expect
by Barry Millman.OVERVIEWIn your User Documentation, you direct your Reader to perform tasks with your product. If you don't tell your Reader what to expect when performing those tasks, you will have a baffled Reader, resulting in dissatisfaction and expensive calls...
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Writing an Article? Find Interesting Topics to Write On
by Jimmy Walker.Many of you have been there. You find yourself sitting at your desk, looking at a blink Word document, and thinking of a topic to write on. You want to write on a topic that webmasters and web surfers would be interested in. But you can't seem to ...
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The Improved Idiots Guide to Object Writing
by Paul Warren.As an author or songwriter, we should not just expect to sit down and be connected with our 'now moment inspiration flow' unless we have been exercising it! Object writing is the writers' set of bar bells to get us in the zone, and keep us primed for...
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Basic Principles of Writing an Article
by J. Ron Beauchamps.The hardest part of writing is the first sentence. When you look at the whole project, it seems like an impossible task. That's why you have to break it down into manageable tasks. Think of it as running a marathon. Many who set out to run a marathon...
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What Abraham Lincoln Can Teach Us About Clear, Concise Writing
by Philip Yaffe.By Philip YaffeAbraham Lincoln, America's iconic 16th President (1861-65), was never known as either a great writer or a great orator. Yet he penned one of the most highly praised and oft-quoted speeches in history. It was probably so good because it...
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Goal Setting is Important to Your Writing Success
by Joan Clout-Kruse.Everyone wants to write a book. At least that's what they tell me when I introduce myself as a book writing coach. Yet, rarely do they follow through to write a book. It is just a magical dream, thought, or idea because there are hundreds of reasons...
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