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Calls-To-Action: Making Them Fit Makes All the Difference
by Karon Thackston © 2004
http://www.learn-copywriting.com
It was going so well, so what happened? Many copywriters get off to a wonderful start: The headline is compelling, the body copy is benefit-filled, but then comes the call-to-action and...
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Can 97% of Netpreneurs be Wrong?
Can 97% of Netpreneurs be Wrong?
Why Some People's Ads Almost Always Make Money
Discover the Master Copywriter's Little-Known Secret of Locking in Profits!
You don’t know it yet, but in the next 5 minutes you are going to learn
two things t...
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Can An Old Indian Engineer Write Fiction?
CAN AN OLD INDIAN ENGINEER WRITE FICTION?
Copyright 2004, Michael LaRocca
An author emailed me three "disadvantages" to her decision to
become a writer. Let me answer them one by one.
"1. I'm seventy now and retired."
You a...
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Can Anyone Succeed as a Freelance Copywriter?
This is a question that can be answered in a lot of different ways.
But let's start with a perfectly simple and honest answer.
No.
No, in spite of what you might hear or read elsewhere, not everyone can succeed as a copywriter, freel...
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Can I Build a Profitable Internet Business?
Undoubtedly, the Internet has become an indispensable part of our lives. Many of us have even started an Internet home based business without experience to accomplish financial freedom. Precisely, j...
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Can You Find Success with a Self-Published eBook?
Introduction
As a full-time freelance writer, I spend a
lot of time trying new publishing ideas and learning how to
market my services. Most of my work is web-centered, so I love the
challenge of innovation in content creation. I also love...
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Can You Really Sell Your Writing Output On Radio?
I had never given the matter much thought in the past but after an experience I enjoyed lately, I am now rather of the opinion that you can.
It happened this way…
Coinciding with the launch of my latest book ‘Your Retirement Masterplan’ (How...
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Can Your eBook Idea Survive The '5W' Acid Test?
Can Your eBook Idea Survive The '5W' Acid Test?
by Paula Morrow
http://www.idealmarketingcorp.com
Can Your eBook Idea Survive The '5W' Acid Test?
If you've been cruising the Internet highway
for any length of time, you've ...
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Can Your Theme Be Proved In Your Story?
Creative Writing Tips –
Your theme has to be something you can prove in your story - It doesn’t have to be a universal truth. This means that your theme doesn’t have to be something that happens in real life all the time (providing our logic can ac...
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Can Your Theme Be Proved In Your Story?
Creative Writing Tips – Your theme has to be something you can prove in your story - It doesn’t have to be a universal truth. This means that your theme doesn’t have to be something that happens in r...
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Car Horns
CAR HORNS
Copyright 2004, Michael LaRocca
Let's pretend that you live in China. Perhaps not in my neighbor-
hood, but in China. Let's also pretend that, unlike me, you own
a car. A Volkswagen Santana, of course. Who do you honk the horn<...
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Career Advice On Freelance Writing Jobs
Sometimes the freelance writing jobs available are those that no one wants. Or, they are those that new businesses are looking to fill. You will not find postings for the best jobs and employment b...
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Case In Point: What You Need To Know About Link Popularity
by Karon Thackston © 2003
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
Link popularity. The term has flooded the ‘Net over the last year, and everybody is in a buzz trying to build link popularity for their sites. But do we really understand what link popu...
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Catholics Need To Take a Second Look at Morality
According to CNN, Catholics voted for President Bush over Senator John Kerry by a 51 to 48 percent margin. Hence, Catholics voted for a Born Again Methodist over a Catholic candidate. Many Catholic...
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Character Creation
Character Creation
Creating believable characters is an essential element of fiction. The story rest on your characters shoulders. If they don't hold up then your story collapses. So how do you make believable characters?
First recognize that ...
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Character Development
How much character development you do really depends on your writing style. Personally, I do little or no character development. My characters, to varying degrees, are living full-blown in my mind. I may make a few quick notes, but not much more than that...
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Characters In A Romance Novel
Before you even begin writing your novel, you need to know who your characters will be. Minimally, you would want two major characters, the hero and the heroine. They will interact mostly with each o...
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Chaucer's The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Criticism of the portraits in Chaucer's General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales has taken various directions : some critics have praised the portraits especially for their realism, sharp individuali...
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Checking for Mismatched Quotation Marks
—or— How To Make Sure that Every Opening Quotation Mark Has an Ending Quotation Mark When writing a term paper, research paper, or post-graduate thesis, one of the most common errors is "mismatched" ...
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Checklist for Writing Articles That Get Read
When writing articles for publication, it is important that you bear certain matters in mind. If you want to write a good article that stands a good chance of publication you need to take the followi...
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CHILD'S PLAY
When you are around young children, listen very carefully. When they believe no one is concerned with what they are doing, they let themselves go. They make up stories, give
dialogue to their playthings, and give the best descriptions to animate or in...
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CHILLED RUN - review and interview with Joan Bramsch
Word Wrap: A book review by C. Hope Clark
Chilled Run
by Joan Bramsch
Publisher: Joan Bramsch & JB Information Station
ISBN 0-934334-04-8
Copyright © Joan Bramsch
E-Book Copyright © June 2000
What an imagination! Joan Bramsch...
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Choosing an Effective Title
"Titles distinguish the mediocre, embarrass
the superior and are disgraced by the inferior."
George Bernard Shaw
It may seem trivial to tell you to choose a good title for your
next written work, but the importance of this task sho...
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Choosing Keywords That Bring the Best Results
by Karon Thackston © 2003
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
As a search engine optimization copywriter, I’ve seen my share of keywords. When working with me, clients choose their own keywords (or have someone else choose them) and then send me th...
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CHRISTMAS IN JULY?
For many of us who live in the Northern hemisphere, the month of July
means vacation, swimming, boating, picnics and camping. Long hot
days entice us to slow down, turn off computers and televisions, and
grab a spot in the shade of a leafy tre...
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Clickbank Merchants = Theft Victims
Software piracy accounted for over $24 BILLION dollars in lost revenue over the last two years*. Some of that was your money! Continue doing nothing and you'll lose more money this year.
Why do Clickbank merchants put up with this? Their products...
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Clickbank Vendors: Two Simple Ways You Can Help Affiliates Protect Their Sales.
1) How To Remove Your Affiliates Clickbank Id From The
URL.
As a merchant, you can hide the clickbank affiliate id for
your affiliates by creating a redirect page and pointing
your default hoplink to the redirect.
When some uses yo...
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College Savings Plans – are they the best choice for my child?
College Savings Plans – are they the best choice for my child? College Savings Plans, also called Section 529 plans, are one of the best ways to save for college because they offer: Tax advantages ...
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COLOR MY WORLD
You have permission to publish this article in its entirety, electronically, or in print, as long as the bylines are included.
A courtesy copy of your publication, if possible, would be appreciated.
Or an e-mail informing the writer of your use. <...
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Combating Writer's Depression
Depression is something every writer I've known faces. When you sit at your desk staring at the blank page you think of a million things, hardly any of which belong to the story your're trying to wri...
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Comma Usage Explained
COMMA USAGE EXPLAINED
Copyright 2004, Michael LaRocca
Don't they drive you nuts?
You can visit all the rules of style you want, and you can read
all the books and articles you want. You will still be
confused. You will see inconsis...
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Comments From A Book Reviewer
Comments from a Book Reviewer- Norm Goldman Editor of Bookpleasures.com and sketchandtravel.com
For the past several years I have been reviewing books for my own site, Bookpleasures.com, as well as many other sites. I am also a regular contributor ...
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COMMERCIALS THAT CONFUSE, CONFOUND AND SELL NOBODY ANYTHING
I may be missing something, here, but it seems to me that, in
advertising terms, the loonies have taken over the asylum. What
is getting me all lathered up is the preponderance of TV
commercials that go out of their way, not only to confuse their...
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Common Writing Mistakes
Most books aren't rejected because the stories are "bad." They're rejected because they're not "ready to read." In short, minor stuff like typos, grammar, spelling, etc. I don't mean places where we...
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Comparing Publicity Submitting Articles Online, PressReleases, Book Signings, and Blogs
Comparing Publicity: Submitting Articles Online, PressReleases, Book Signings, and Blogs Your audience online awaits information from you. That's why they visit Web sites related to their interest ar...
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Compelling Words that Sell With the Magic of Pixie Dust
Compelling Words that Sell With the Magic of Pixie Dust
-- (c)2003 By Linda Alexander
This article may be freely published in your print or
online newsletter or on your website provided
1. You include the byline and the resource box (auth...
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Consider Self Publishing in Ebook Format
Today, more than every before authors are presented with publishing opportunities that have never existed before. This is not to understate the hard work that authors have to go through to get recogn...
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Content Is Still King!
It amazes me when I hear marketers say content isn't
important anymore.
Many of them are saying that on the one hand and selling
memberships to their sites on the other.
What are their membership sites?
Reports, articles, eboo...
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Contest Advice for Screenplay Writers
Introduction There are many screenplay contests available to the aspiring screenwriter. These contests can be a good avenue to getting one's work noticed and/or make a sale. So, it's important to mak...
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Cookbook Publishing - The Basic Ingredients and the Secrets to Success
You are about to embark on the most exciting enterprise of your life -- publishing a cook book! You will soon learn that writing a cook book is truly a fun, exciting and challenging project – more th...
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Cooking with Annie Dote
The submission deadline to an anthology is looming and I want to write an essay for it. I take a seat at my kitchen table, and begin flipping through my journals for inspiration. "What are you looki...
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Copyrights and Wrongs
Somehow we have come to believe more is better, that it‘s a good thing if a
search engine
pops up with 27,999 entries on a given subject. Yet it‘s because of this
very "too muchness"
that many journalists have found themselves entangled in t...
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Copywriting for the Non-English-Speaking Audience
The power of the Internet lies in its global pervasiveness. It is practically everywhere. People of all languages access the Net from all over the globe. Just think of it as an infinite vastness for your business and marketing possibilities. Your marketin...
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Copywriting Makeover: It’s Not About YOU, It’s About THEM
by Karon Thackston © 2003
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
I’ve always loved scented candles. They help create a cozy atmosphere. They give you a relaxed feeling. And - most importantly - they make your home smell wonderful! So, naturally, I was...
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Copywriting Makeover: Know Where Your Customers Are In The Buying Process Part 1 of 2
by Karon Thackston © 2004
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
When you begin to write copy for any product or service, there are a few things you have to take into consideration. The first is always your target audience: who you’ll be writing to. ...
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Copywriting Makeover: Know Where Your Customers Are In The Buying Process Part 2 of 2
by Karon Thackston © 2004
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
In part one of this article series, I introduced a client of mine (AEwebworks) who suffered from some copywriting traumas. The basic diagnosis was a lack of synergy within the copy, ine...
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Copywriting Makeover: Making An Emotional Connection - Part 1 of 2
by Karon Thackston © 2004
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
One statistic shows that over 80% of all buying decisions are emotional. That means your copywriting should be, too. This is something I firmly believe in and have preached for most of m...
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Copywriting Makeover: Making An Emotional Connection - Part 2 of 2
by Karon Thackston © 2004
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
In part one of this article series we began looking at the Cruise Vacation Center site: a travel site whose copy was sorely lacking in emotional appeal and visual imagry. (You can see th...
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Copywriting Successes and Failures: A Comparison Of the Good and Bad
by Karon Thackston © 2002
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
It’s about 7:00am and time to start my day. While my exact routine varies, one of the first things I always do is check email. As the flood rolls in, I have my finger poised on the delet...
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Copywriting that Sells
The first thing I learnt after writing my first copy was – it all boils down to how much your copy sells. No matter how good it is, no matter if it beats Hemingway and Dickens in the efficient employment of language, if it does not sell, it is worthless.<...
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Copywriting Tips for Sales-generating Brochures
Copywriting Tips for Sales-generating Brochures
by Karon Thackston © 2003
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
Brochures have held an important place in marketing plans for longer than most of us can remember. There is no doubt that they have the...
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Copywriting: Aida is more than an opera
Aida is more than an opera by Verdi Ask most people what Aida is and they will tell you it is an opera set in Egypt. Ask a marketing person and they will tell you that it is the sales formula that all advertising must incorporate if it is to be successful...
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Copywriting: Techniques for a Great Body!
1) Think about your Readers
When writing ad copy be sure that the average reader can easily
understand and relate to it. Put yourself in their place. Would you
understand? Would you say, "That's me"? One way to help you write for your
...
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Corporate Roads Less Traveled: A Guide For Freelance Writers
When targeting any corporation for freelance work, most writers
contact the communications department. It makes sense, after all,
that the department responsible for the majority of a company's
external and internal communications would have ...
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Could You Write Performance Reviews For Money?
Writing performance reviews can be an excellent way to earn a living. Who wouldn’t want to go from place to place watching actors, singers, and chefs perform at their best (and maybe their worst)? ...
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Could Your Book Idea Be the Next Best Seller?
Everyone has a unique story to tell. From explaining business processes to revealing our personal history, we all have a natural desire to share our experiences with the world. As a result, bookstore...
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Could Your Book Idea Be the Next Bestseller?
Everyone has a unique story to tell. From explaining business processes to revealing our personal history, we all have a natural desire to share our experiences with the world. As a result, bookstore shelves are packed with numerous titles that promise to...
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Cover Letters
Cover Letters :: Are you telling them what they want to know? Let's face it. Recruiters (or employers) are smarter than we think. Bigger organizations pay a hefty salary to their HR department to fi...
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Cover Letters - Are you telling them what they want to know?
Let's face it, recruiters (or employers) are smarter than we think.
Big organizations pay a hefty salary to their HR department to
filter out and sieve through hundreds and thousands of resumes.
The idea is to build an organization with peopl...
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Create A Dream Diary
How many times have you forced yourself to sit in front of a computer and waited for inspiration to strike?Most of us at some point, whether just starting out or even an experienced published writer,...
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Create A Press Release
A press release is a great way to get free publicity for your site. In order to obtain editorial coverage for your business you must find a particular idea that is unique to your business and it should be newsworthy..
A press release is a document (usu...
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Create PDF Ebooks fast and FREE! Here's how!
Easily produce PDF Ebooks for FREE!
Are you thinking about writing your own ebook?
Have you already written your own ebook and have been frustrated with the existing ebook compiling software?
Have you wanted to create your own PDF e...
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Creating A Great Print Newsletter
The traditional print media newsletter is still useful even in the rapidly changing age of the Internet and IT. Its uses are so multi-faceted that it can cover just about anything – from the company’...
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Creating and Distributing E-courses
E-courses are excellent sales tools and a great way to get your knowledge out there. It is very simple to create your course and either sell, or give it away as a “give-before-you-get” sales techniqu...
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Creating Messages That Get Optimum Results
This is where the real meat of e-marketing begins.
You have a list of
hungry subscribers at your fingertips and now you
need to convert them
into customers. You want to send them the best offer
possible, presented
in the best possible...
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Creative Manifestation
Whether creating a poem, a short story, a book, you have to have a clear plan of what you want to create. So it is with whatever we want to create in life. Some of you want specific things, a house, a new car, financial expansion. I read an articl...
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Creative Success
One of the clichéd mantras of the Internet marketing world
is, "Content is king." Content is very important to any
website, but I think that a more important focus should be
on original content.
Recently I was browsing through a few ...
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Creative Writing - where to find fresh ideas
“I’ve got to prepare a talk tonight. I think I’ll just pop over to the idea store for some fresh concepts.”
“I’ll do some work on the novel, then. Could you get me a bag of inspiration while you’re over there? Oh, on second thoughts, why not stop b...
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Creative Writing Tips - Does The Name You Chose Suit Your Character?
How do you choose a name? Do you put down the first name that pops into your mind? Initially that’s what I used to do, until someone pointed out to me that there are a few things to take into consideration when choosing a name…
1.You Have To Be Com...
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Creative Writing Tips - Does The Name You Chose Suit Your Character?
How do you choose a name? Do you put down the first name that pops into your mind? Initially that’s what I used to do, until someone pointed out to me that there are a few things to take into conside...
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Creative Writing Tips - Have You Established Your Main Character At The Start?
In the beginning of your story you have to grab your readers’ interest and sustain it till the end. Our hook is our character. Readers keep on reading to find out more about the character. To see what he’ll do in the story; how he’ll solve his problems. W...
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Creative Writing Tips - Have You Established Your Main Character At The Start?
In the beginning of your story you have to grab your readers’ interest and sustain it till the end. Our hook is our character. Readers keep on reading to find out more about the character. To see wha...
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Critique the Poem not the Poet
The act of writing poetry is something that is very personal to us poets and sharing it for the first time can be a very frightening experience. The first experience of having your work criticized can boggle our mind and set us back a step in our writing....
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Critique The Poem Not The Poet
The act of writing poetry is something that is very personal to us poets and sharing it for the first time can be a very frightening experience. The first experience of having your work criticized ca...
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Cross stitch design
I have written this e-Book on Cross Stitch and Photo conversion work to teach people how easy it is to convert a photo into a chart. there are over 90 graphics in the book showing each step of the way. From the novice stitcher to the more experienced, the...
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Custom Writing Services Market Overview
In this article the author is going to carry out custom writing services market overview providing comprehensive survey of the market divided into the following categories: market identification, mar...
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Custom Writing Services: Market Overview
In this article the author is going to carry out custom writing services market overview providing comprehensive survey of the market divided into the following categories: market identification, mar...
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Dabble in Poetry? Your Chance to Let Your Virtual Ink Flow!
Fellow Poets
Holistic Junction is excited to cordially invite you to our Poetry Challenge Forum! Each week, we will offer a new literary venture in which you may participate!
Our Current Poetry Challenge will begin on Sunday, June 20th, 200...
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Dance With Words: A new Writers Portal for the experienced and the amateur writer
Are you a writer looking for a great place to share stories, experiences, to communicate with other creative souls? And individual who wishes to meet new and interesting people? If so, you need to v...
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De-bunking Subsidy Publishing Horror Myths
De-bunking Subsidy Publishing Horror Myths
© 2004 M. LaVora Perry
You are free to forward this article in email or reproduce it on on your Web site or in your e-zine provided that the author information at the conclusion of the article remains. ...
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Deadlines Can Be A Writer's Best Friend
I click the "send" button on my e-mail and my article is instantly transmitted to a magazine. Minutes later, I have a reply from the editor. It reads "Snappy writing and five days before deadline! Th...
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Death by Workers' Compensation "The Bleeding Rose"
Excerpt of Death By Workers' Compensation
"The Bleeding Rose"
In this Excerpt the time that has lapsed is over an hour after the accident. What you are about to read will sicken you and make you wonder why no charges were ever pressed and why t...
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Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 1
Why don't you write a book? Most people complain it takes too long. They are too busy. One professional coach said she was not a natural writer. An entrepreneur feared it wouldn't sell, or it would b...
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Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 1
Why don't you write a book? Most people complain it takes too long. They are too busy. One professional coach said she was not a natural writer. An entrepreneur feared it wouldn't sell, or it would b...
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Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 2
Why don't you write a book? Most people complain it takes too long. They are too busy. One professional coach said she was not a natural writer. An entrepreneur feared it wouldn't sell, or it would b...
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Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 2
Why don't you write a book? Most people complain it takes too long. They are too busy. One professional coach said she was not a natural writer. An entrepreneur feared it wouldn't sell, or it would b...
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Depression Can Turn into Joy
Depression is the most prevalent disease of our time. Under the guise of informing the public, both the medical profession and the media are constantly "warning" us of the dangers and probabilities o...
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Descriptive Essay
A descriptive essay is aimed at describing an object, phenomenon or event. A description process may be conducted through the introduction of examples, utilization of expressive language, comparison ...
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Desiging the Virtual Press Kit
When I first began trying to publicize my novels online, I
encountered a number of obstacles. First, I write print
westerns under a pseudonym, Lance Howard, and ebooks under
my own name. This, I quickly discovered, created a bit of
confusion. ...
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Designing a Good Book Cover for a Better Chance at Success
Marketing your Book cover, Spine and Information.
Whether you've written your book or are just starting out, having an eye catching cover is a must. Did you know that customers may be looking over your book for 10 seconds or less? A good book co...
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Designing A Successful Writing Career While Standing Behind the 8 Ball
Several years ago, I received a call from a friend of mine in a
city about 2 hours away. She and another had just started an
new company in medical consulting and needed someone to
come and do about 3 days of data entry. She asked me, know-
in...
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Designing Your Ebook Sales Page
Writing and designing a great ebook is an essential part of
your success. However, it is only a small part of your overall
strategy. In order to be successful, you must develop and
implement a strategic plan that includes all of the fol...
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Develop a Kick-Ass Plot!
What is a plot?
The dictionary definition of the word ‘plot’ relating to a story is:
“The plan or main story of a literary work” [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]
So the plot then, is the planned storyline.
Some writers fly ...
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Developing Free Content... It's not really as bad as it sounds!
I hear many writers refute the idea of writing free content. While I agree,
in the simplest terms, it is "something for nothing", the benefits of free
content actually outweigh the down-side of writing for free. Is it really
for nothing?
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Developing Screenplay Ideas ... My well runneth --- in many directions!
Recently, I started a screenwriting and movie-making group here in Las Vegas. Our objective was to begin at, well, the beginning of the process and work all the way through to an edited movie. Sounds easy? Yes! Is it really? Not at all.
The one thi...
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Developing Your Marketing Strategy
Developing a marketing plan is an essential part of your ebook's success.
You must develop and implement a strategic plan that includes both
short-term and long-term strategies in order to succeed.
Short-term marketing strategies are those ...
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Diagnosis Unknown
Diagnosis Unknown
Diagnosis Unknown is a heart-felt love story of courage and persistence that finally paid off. This is a book about one couple's journey to find a cure for a mysterious, chronic health problem, the labyrinth of medical doctors th...
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Dialogue Tags - A Study in Common Errors
Verb and Subject Incorrect: "I bet you two had a fine time," said Ben. When using tags, it’s unusual to have the verb before the subject. The general rule of thumb is to use this construction ...
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Dialogue Tags-A Study in Common Errors
DIALOGUE TAGS
A study in Common Errors and Their Quick Fixes.
Verb and Subject
Incorrect:
"I bet you two had a fine time," said Ben.
When using tags, it's unusual to have the verb before the subject. The general rule...
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Discipline is *Not* a Four-Letter Word
When I sit down to write an article for my ezine, WriteSuccess,
and draw a blank as to what to write about, I reread my ezine's mission
statement for guidance: "Ideas, information and inspiration for writers who
want to launch and/or maintain...
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Discover 3 Easy Ways to Promote Your Articles
Are you using these methods to promote your articles? If not, you are missing out on some easy ways to get more traffic. Ways that require no additional work on your part once they are set up. 1....
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Distinctiveness in Personal Statements: Byproduct or Goal?
"What makes you unique is not that you have had these life-altering experiences, but rather how and why your perspective has changed or been reinforced as a result of those and other everyday experie...
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Distribute Your Self-Published Book - Part 1
Distribute Your Self-Published Book - Part 1
Judy Cullins c 2003 All Rights Reserved
Where is your book now? With a distributor? In a book store?
Or, did it already die an early death after a few months?
New self-published authors oft...
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Distribute Your Self-Published Book Online 8 Ways (Part 2)
Distribute Your Self-Published Book Online 8 Ways (Part 2)
Judy Cullins c. 2003 All Rights Reserved
If you are discouraged because traditional methods of book or
product distribution haven't brought you the profits you wanted,
think...
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Do Not Sell in the Resource Box!
Most people assume the resource box at the end of the article is their opportunity to sell.
You write an article and can sell your product or sell yourself via a link or email address in the resource box.
However this is NOT the most effec...
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Do We Have Free Will?
It is being suggested here that we have only one real choice in life: To let go of fear and resistance and be taken by the flow of life, or, to fight, screaming all the way, as the flow of life take...
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Do Writers Need Web Sites?
Do writers need Web sites. In my opinion, if you're searching for work on
the Internet then yes. But why, I hear you ask?
When I decided to get serious about my freelance career, I spent
considerable time researching Internet resources while...
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Do You "Do" Voices?
Do You "Do" Voices?
Copyright 2003, The Write Exposure
When you write an article, is it all about you? Your thoughts, your insights, your opinions, your voice? Or do you include other people's voices in the form of interviews and research?
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Do You Know How to Buy and Read eBooks!
Now, I know what you’re probably thinking, “Reading and eBook is just like reading an ordinary book.” I disagree. Here’s way, If you’re here reading this article then I’m pretty sure you’ve read your fair share of eBooks, and most likely most of those eB...
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DO YOU KNOW HOW TO INTRODUCE YOUR STORY?
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO INTRODUCE YOUR STORY?
By Arthur Zulu
Now you know you must introduce yourself -- your work. This is the first point in your outline.
But introducing yourself in creative writing, isn’t the same as
announcing...
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DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TITLE YOUR STORY?
Title: DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TITLE YOUR STORY?
Author: Arthur Zulu
Contact Author: mailto: controversialwriter@yahoo.com
Copyright: Copyright © Arthur Zulu 2002
Word Count: 601
Web Address: http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/10975
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Do You Know What A Plot Is?
Creative Writing Tips –
What a plot is and what a story is can be sometimes confusing. If you think they are the same… They are not. A plot is the outline of your story. The story is everything included.
I will illustrate the difference by ...
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Do You Know What A Plot Is?
Creative Writing Tips – What a plot is and what a story is can be sometimes confusing. If you think they are the same… They are not. A plot is the outline of your story. The story is everything inclu...
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Do You Long To See Your Books Published And Selling From The Major Chains?
To have your work accepted for hard copy publication is a thrilling achievement but to have it bomb at the bookstores is to see your reputation go down the tubes simultaneously.
And so to avoid this unpleasant scenario, I have developed over the ye...
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Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind?
Creative Writing Tips –
You are plotting the story. You write down what will happen, what problems will arise, what obstacles you will place so the character won’t reach his goals immediately, what he’s going to do to overcome these problems etc… <...
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Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind?
Creative Writing Tips – You are plotting the story. You write down what will happen, what problems will arise, what obstacles you will place so the character won’t reach his goals immediately, what h...
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Do You Really Want to Get Published? Write for Trade Magazines!
Have you been repeatedly snubbed by consumer magazines? Do you have little to show for your research and querying efforts other than a folder of form rejection letters? If your writing dream includes...
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Do You Submit Articles to Ezines?
There is something I'd like to talk about... from the angle
of an ezine publisher.
That's "How to submit articles to an ezine, and get
published".
Put yourself in a publisher's shoes. How do you feel if,
one day, you receive a...
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Do you want to write a Best-seller (Part 2)
“If a man has talent and cannot use it, he has failed.”—Tom Wolfe
In the first installment of this essay, we said that if you want to excel as a writer, you would not only have to write on a best-selling topic, but that you would also have...
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Do you want to write a Best-seller? (Part 1)
“Whatever you can do or believe you can, . . . begin it now.”—Goethe
When beggars receive freshly minted coins from the lords with a bow and a smile, it is not that they do not desire to ride horses as the masters do. But wishes don’t ride hor...
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Do you want to write a Best-seller? (Part 3)
By Arthur Zulu
“He who whose face gives no light shall never become a star.”—William Blake
In the second part of this series, attention was drawn to the importance of styling, promoting, and timing your work if it must become a best-sel...
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Do-It-Yourself Indexing
Indexing a book is a science in itself. I have a friend who is a professional indexer, but if you have written a book and need an index created, you can do it yourself. And adding an index gives your book or ebook a professional edge, a bonus that the rea...
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Documenting Everything: Your Journal is Your Logbook
Sailors had it for years. Great explorers had it as well. If you go on an expedition to an ancient Aztec mound, more than likely the archaeologist will have one too - so, why shouldn't you own one?
No, I'm not speaking of the scurvy that plagued...
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Documenting Everything: Your Journal is Your Logbook
Sailors had it for years. Great explorers had it as well. If you go on an expedition to an ancient Aztec mound, more than likely the archaeologist will have one too - so, why shouldn't you own one? ...
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Does Each Element of Your Story Further The Theme?
Creative Writing Tips –
Whichever theme you choose, all the elements, which make up your story, dialogue, conflict, scenes, etc should be written with the theme in mind.
Your theme should progress the story.
If you find that anythin...
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Does Each Element of Your Story Further The Theme?
Creative Writing Tips – Whichever theme you choose, all the elements, which make up your story, dialogue, conflict, scenes, etc should be written with the theme in mind. Your theme should progress t...
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Does The Title Reflect The Story?
Short Story Writing Tips –
We all have different tastes in what we like to read. Some have a particular taste for horror, while others prefer romance or fantasy or crime stories, etc. My favourite genre in short stories is horror, so once the title...
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Does The Title Reflect The Story?
Short Story Writing Tips – We all have different tastes in what we like to read. Some have a particular taste for horror, while others prefer romance or fantasy or crime stories, etc. My favourite ge...
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Does this Headline "Grab" Your Attention?
If you are reading this first sentence then the answer is yes.
You see, the objective of the headline is to get the reader to
keep reading.
Whether it’s an article, a sales letter, an ezine ad or just
the subject heading in an emai...
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Does Your Copy Look "Fake" To the Search Engines?
by Karon Thackston © 2004
http://www.copywritingcourse.com/keyword
From the early days of search engine optimization, keywords and content have always been vital to achieving your goals. Starting back in the days when we used to shove every sli...
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Does Your Plot Suit Your Characters And Vice-Versa?
Creative Writing Tips –
When an idea comes to us for a short story, we either think of a story line first or a character first. Whichever we think of first, and later on build, we have to make sure the plot and the character suit each other.
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Does Your Plot Suit Your Characters And Vice-Versa?
Creative Writing Tips – When an idea comes to us for a short story, we either think of a story line first or a character first. Whichever we think of first, and later on build, we have to make sure t...
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Does Your Story Have A Theme?
Creative Writing Tips –
It should.
A theme is a one-line explanation of your story.. Every story should have one because our stories are about something.
When I say should, I mean that this isn’t always the case. Especially so for b...
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Does Your Story Have A Theme?
Creative Writing Tips – It should. A theme is a one-line explanation of your story.. Every story should have one because our stories are about something. When I say should, I mean that this isn’t a...
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Does Your Theme Contain Character, Conflict, Resolution?
Creative Writing Tips –
For a theme to work and the story, which will revolve around the theme, it has to contain three things…
1.Character
2.Conflict
3.Resolution
What’s the reason for this?
If your theme doesn...
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Does Your Theme Contain Character, Conflict, Resolution?
Creative Writing Tips – For a theme to work and the story, which will revolve around the theme, it has to contain three things… Character Conflict Resolution What’s the reason for this? If you...
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Does Your Web Site Beat The Clock?
Tick, tick, tick. That's the sound of those all important 10 seconds
slipping away - the average amount of time a visitor remains at a
web site before clicking on.
That is, unless you give them a reason to stay.
Take a good hard look...
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Don Quixote's Post Humous Virtual Expedition - Filling The Black Holes In Cyber Space
Perhaps the online community today is not so different from Don Quixote chasing after windmills, mistaking them for giants. Excessive web browsing might yield more or less similar symptoms of lunacy as those displayed in Quixote's mad adventures.
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Don't Attempt To Write Without Them!
You're ready to do it. You've accepted an assignment from your
boss, agreed to put together a sales presentation, or were asked
to write a report about last week's meeting results. Where do
you begin? Before you venture off into the land of wr...
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Don't Fall Into the Query Letter Quandary
He wrote the book on how to write killer query letters. In this
interview, author John Wood shares his knowledge based on 17
years of working as an editor. More than 30,000 query letters
have landed on his desk. Wood lets us in on the things th...
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Don't Forget That Manual!
No user manual? Surely you jest!
It may seem comical, but it's a surprisingly common situation. I've encountered many companies that don't provide any user manuals with their products. If they do, their manuals are often horribly incoherent, or ...
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Don't Leave Me Now
Don’t leave me now lest my sweet breath would cease
Don’t leave me now else my whole body would freeze
Don’t leave me now that I’m crying on my hurting knees
Else I may never give my heart away again on lease
If you leave me right here and...
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Don't Worry, Be Happy, AND WRITE!
How long should my story be? Who should I send it to? What do I put in the cover letter?I don't have any credits, what now? Do these questions go through your mind as you sit down to write a story? If so, then read on.
As the former Grand Poobah of t...
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Don't Write Like You Think...Write Like You Talk
The Internet has provided us marketers
with an amazing opportunity. It's leveled the playing field - regardless of your background, you can now pursue a profitable business in your area of interest.
But selling online brings its own set of cha...
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Don't Forget That Manual!
No user manual? Surely you jest! It may seem comical, but it’s a surprisingly common situation. I’ve encountered many companies that don’t provide any user manuals with their products. If they do,...
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Don't Get Burned: Evaluating Script Writing Contests
Hundreds of writing contests tempt screenwriters with the lure of prize money, instant film industry contacts and personal feedback from film professionals. But contests can be costly, screenwriters ...
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Don't Miss These 10 Must Know Facts About Promoting Your Website with Article Writing
Most all ezine publishers need fresh content. Article writing is something that gets tedious to the publisher who sends out an ezine every week. Fresh, unique ideas are always attractive, and ezine a...
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Don't Rely on your Spellchecker - or - The Importance of Good Proof Reading
Weather posting a page to your Website, writing a letter to a customer, or submitting an article for publication, it is extremely important to demonstrate how professional you are. Not only does a se...
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Don’t Judge An Ebook By Its Cover
For a change, my article headline doesn’t have some sarcastic undertone or alternative meaning! I haven’t utilised some delicious pun to demonstrate a point, this time. This article is actually about what you might look for to determine a worthwhile ebook...
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Don’t Let the Global Village Prevent You from Sharing Your Family History with Future Generations
There was once a time when grandparents sat amidst a group of wide-eyed grandchildren telling stories of days gone by. As the global village shrinks and families spread out across the nation and the ...
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Dreading the Writing Assignment? Outlines to the Rescue
Dreading the Writing Assignment? Outlines to the Rescue
By Christine Taylor
Writing technical articles is a challenge. There you sit, surrounded by reams of research, notes and interviews. Where do you start?
Remember 5th grade English? Y...
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Dreading the Writing Assignment? Outlines to the Rescue
Writing technical articles is a challenge. There you sit, surrounded by reams of research, notes and interviews. Where do you start? Remember 5th grade English? You start with an outline. Outlining ...
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Dream Job Crisis
Americans are working, women are out of the house, so mission accomplished? No, not exactly. Seventy-five percent * of Americans are working in a field they
don’t like. Not only does that mean that work quality suffers, but that quality of life plumme...
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