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Snob-Bloggers: You Just Might Be A Snob If You Publish A Blog
You Might Be A Snob-Blogger If… According to Jupiter Research, about 2 percent of the online community has created a blog. That works out to millions and millions of blogs, and in turn, millions and ...
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So You Need Some Inspiration? Try Some RPC: Risk, Passion and Creativity!
You want to write. You really do. But the passion you feel never gets translated into actual writing. And if it does, it doesn’t last very long. You run out of steam. There are reasons for this. Firs...
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So You Want to be a Freelancer? Here's How!
Not that long ago, freelancing was something people did mainly in larger metropolitan areas where work for writers, artists, and other creative types was plentiful and easily accessible. Today, howev...
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So you want to go into ghostwriting?
So you want to go into ghostwriting?
A good way to get writing experience is by ghostwriting, that is writing for individuals and companies under their bylines rather than your own. With ghostwriting, you can test out writing for different genres witho...
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So You Want to Write a Non-Fiction Book?
Have you ever thought about writing a non-fiction book? A book with your name on it can inform people on a topic while it enhances your career and provides a nice source of supplemental income.
Published works earn you the respect of co-workers, m...
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So you Wrote an E-book...Now What?
E-books are one hot marketing tool. For those of you
who don't get out much, an e-book is basically a
collection of HTML documents that have been compiled
into an executable (.exe) file. The concept is that of
an electronic book that can be d...
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So, what’s an e-zine?
Technically they’re written e-zine (not ezine) although calling
them an electronic newsletter e-news or Internet newsletter
i-news clarifies what they are much better.
They were given the name e-zine (short for electronic
magazine). So...
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So, You Think You Want to Be a Freelance Proofreader
How many times have you thought to yourself that you would be a good proofreader? You have a decent working vocabulary, you are able to construct a well-turned phrase, and you know when to hyphenate ...
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Solving the "I Get Tons of Traffic But No Sales" Mystery
by Karon Thackston © 2003
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve heard the statement, “I get tons of traffic, but no sales.” It’s normally followed by comments like: “My site is highly optimized for t...
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SOME HELPFUL HINTS IN WRITING ARTICLES FOR THE WEB - TWENTY FIVE TIPS (PART TWO)
13. Use HUMOUR. People like to have a bit of fun
with the occasional laugh, whilst being informed on a
serious subject. At least I believe so! I try to write
to share, inform and hopefully even "entertain a little".
14. Write from "y...
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Some Sticky Grammar Situations or How to Avoid Some Ugly Mistakes!
With the advent of electronic word-processing and spellchecker programs, many people just presume that simply by running spellchecker all of their grammar errors will be caught and corrected. This is...
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SOME TIPS IN WRITING ARTICLES AS AN INTERNET MARKETING STRATEGY
Firstly pick a subject that YOU KNOW - a topic
that pertains (nice word that!) to your area of
business. You are the "expert" in it.
My advice is just find your "natural style" by
writing as youspeak - as practicing writing in your ...
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Somebody Stole My Book
Someone Stole My Book
Patricia Gatto ©2004 All Rights Reserved.
Joyful Productions
At a recent library presentation, a woman stole our book. Not the copyright, not the story, but a single copy of our children's book. Another person might vie...
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Somebody's Distributing Your Copyright Content Illegally? Know Your Facts Before You Accuse
Is someone distributing your software or other copyright
content illegally over the Internet? It's possible. It
happens. If you can prove your case, you have grounds
for legal action.
BUT -- before making yourself look foolish and creatin...
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Someday Dead Writers Need To Worry!
Do ya’ll ever notice that the older you get, the more attention you pay to the obituaries section in the newspaper? I hate to admit it, but it’s true. When I was a young man, I never even bothered lo...
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Something in the Ether
There is something stirring in the world - a kind of intellectual buzz coming from seemingly nowhere. This buzz is causing a great deal of imaginative inspiration and the uncovering of ancient truths...
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Soul Shock - The real Soul Mate phenomenon
SOUL SHOCK - by Steve Gunn
internationally-acclaimed psychic and healer
An excerpt from his new eBook about Soul Mates 'When Two Souls Connect'
'The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see,
and knows what the mind canno...
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Sowing the Seeds of Opportunity: How to Multiply Your Freelance (Writing) Work
You can turn your $200 fee to write a press release into $2,000 to carry out an entire PR
campaign simply by convincing clients to invest in campaigns, instead of individual
assignments. Campaigns achieve better results and cost less in the long-ter...
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Sowing the Seeds of Opportunity: How to Multiply Your Freelance (Writing) Work
You can turn your $200 fee to write a press release into $2,000 to carry out an entire PR campaign simply by convincing clients to invest in campaigns, instead of individual assignments. Campaigns ac...
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Spiritual Journaling
By Catherine Franz
Whether you keep a separate spiritual journal or just want
to add your spiritual postings in your regular journal, you
will want to read this.
Personal journaling supports our development and growth.
But spiritual...
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Spoken and Written English
The English of speech tends to be different from the English of writing some fairly obvious ways. For instance: We have time to plan our message in writing, but that is not possible while using the...
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Stafford Loan Consolidation
A Stafford Loan, which can help to finance your way through a college or university, comes in two forms: Subsidized Stafford Loans A subsidized Stafford Loan, which you can receive based upon your s...
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Standards of English
From the history of English language it is clear that good English has the tendency to vary from time to time, from area to area and from one social group to another. And these variations can be gene...
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Start Here To Write An Ebook
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Start To Make Your Creativity Pay
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Steal My E-books...Please!
"My mission in life is to help you achieve your mission in life."
Do you know what the most common question I receive from my e-book-
consulting clients?
The question is...How do I keep someone from stealing my e-books?"
My answ...
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Steps to Publishing Success
Even if your best friend owns a top publishing company, giving you an immediate "in," this does not guarantee publishing success. First, you have to write a quality book that has a clear target audi...
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Steven James Lines & Words
Jesus was gay
So then what if i'm weak
So what if I may squeak
Squeak a peak at another angle
Ill tangle your beliefs
Hopefully it's your heart I can strangle
Till it beats less and less
I embers your timely death
Though I st...
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Sticks, Stones and Lawyers
“But how can you say, 'It was only talk, so no harm was done?' Were this true, then your prayers, and your words of kindness, would be a waste of breath.” - Nachman of Bratslav Defamation ... slander...
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Stimulate Your Sensebuds...and Wave Goodbye To Writers Cramp!
When you get stuck for ideas, and the words won’t flow, invariably it’s because one, more or all of your senses aren’t being stimulated. Staring at a blank screen or sheet of paper really doesn’t hel...
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Stop Struggling and Write Your Article
Don’t let overwhelm hold you back— follow this expert advice and start writing your promotional article today. As a writing coach, I frequently work with independent professionals who have great idea...
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Stop Struggling and Write Your Article - Part II
Don’t let overwhelm hold you back— follow this expert advice and start writing your promotional article today. In Part 1, I talked about the importance of planning and structuring your article. Here...
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Stop Your Readers In Their Tracks!
Stop Your Readers In Their Tracks!
Copyright 2003 Livvie Matthews
Studies have shown that while 75% of the people read
headlines, only 25 % keep reading "the rest of the story".
Breaking it down even further, you have about 4 seconds
...
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Stop, Look And Listen
There are three journal actions that you should take when writing a journal entry. You should stop. You should look, and then you should listen. In order to write a journal entry you need to be awa...
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Strategic Copywriting: So Much More than Text Optimization
So Much More than Text Optimization
Because web copy is so important for achieving the results you want and expect from your website - and because so much stress is now placed on the use of WORDS by SEO companies - we want to explain the concept of...
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Strategies for Getting Published
Aspiring writers can't be blamed for balking at the apparently insuperable hurdles to becoming a published author. Modern technology has made the actual process of writing much easier than ever before. Perhaps this is why so many believe they can use...
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Structuring Your Ebook
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Subtle Writing Techniques of the Mystery Writer
Here is the first of five articles taken from my lecture series, "Subtle Writing Techniques Used in Creating a Successful Mystery Novel." This series is designed to explain the working methods of the...
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Succeeding in the Business of Freelance Writing
Something that's always surprised me about the freelance writing business is just how many writers there are out there who don't seem to realize that they're running a business. Succeeding in the Bu...
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Success Redefined
When our youngest child was in second grade, we moved to a small Colorado town. The first day, even before we’d gotten the house unpacked, I headed for the library. Over the next three months, I spen...
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Successful Audio Book Narration
It sounds easy, just open the book and read. You ever listen to a book on tape? Often a recognizable actor is the voice. Sounds like a winner, lets have Dustin Hoffman read us a story. A good idea wi...
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Such a Tease
The "teaser" on the outside of a direct mail envelope is
much like the subject line of an email. It's only purpose is
to get the reader to open the envelope, or the email.
Here's an example of a teaser I wrote for a lead generating
dir...
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Such a thing as bait overload?
As ebook publishers we constantly strive to develop new information products that we
hope people will find value in, open up their wallets and graciously hand over their hard
earned dollars to us in their hope of learning something new or finding an...
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Supply-Side Freelance Writing
A beachcomber, the Internet reminds me of the
islands of Hawaii, where there are constant
volcanic eruptions, paving the way for a landmass
that increases in size every day. In the same way,
the ever-expanding Information Highway's explosive<...
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Sure-Fire Copywriting Tips
As you know, good sales copy is critical to your success
online. Although it's not something that you can learn
overnight, here are a few pointers to increase your
response rates ...
__1. Focus on benefits, not on features.
For ex...
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Surefire Ways to Get Your Magazine Article Queries Accepted
One of my writing discussion groups recently had a topic thread going about the success rate of pitching magazine article ideas. It seems that the standard acceptance rate is about 30% - 40%. In my own experience though, I've had about a 90% acceptance r...
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Swimming with Sharks
Swimming with Sharks
I just finished my first novel, “Shades of Betrayal”, and felt a rush of giddy excitement at the prospect of being a REAL writer. I had a vague idea that I would need an agent, so I went to a search engine and typed: “Literary ...
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Swipe Your Way To Success (Legally!)
Every successful direct mail expert has
one. Same with the online experts who
continually pull in the big numbers.
What is it? The infamous 'swipe file.'
Have you started yours?
Every so often, you're faced with a blank compute...
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Symbolism
I Symbolism can have an extremely wide meaning. It can be used to describe any mode of expression to refer to something indirectly through the medium of another. But this doesn’t mean that a me...
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Tackling a Writing Assignment: How To Get Started
Writing assignments are often considered the worst possible class or course assignment. There's nothing worse than sitting down in front of a computer, with a blank screen in front of you. Where do y...
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Take Baby Steps In Your Writing To Yield A Book
The thought of writing a book is usually daunting for many writers. After all, how and where do you begin writing a book that's anywhere from 25,000 to 100,000 words? Big numbers can be pretty intim...
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Take My Publisher, Please!
An actual phone conversation I had earlier today.... “Hello, is this Ed?” “Uh, yes it is.” “Ed Williams, the writer guy?” “Uh, yeah, Ed Williams the writer guy.” “How are you? My name is Sam Filbert,...
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Taking in the Good Criticism and Leaving the Rest Behind
We have all been criticized upon sometime or another, as a writer it is something to be expected. Every paragraph, every sentence, every word is criticized. We just need to know how to benefit from the criticism and learn the difference between constructi...
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Taking The Guesswork Out of Weight Loss
Nine out of every 10 individuals who lose weight gain it back. Given this fact, it would seem that engaging in a weight loss program is a gamble in which the odds of winning are very slim to none. Before you become frustrated and give up, you should reali...
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Taming The Book Proposal
Oh, that most maddening of documents! For so many of us eager to move forward with our nonfiction projects, it looms large like a guard at the queen’s castle, blocking the path to publication. Its pe...
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Tap the Creative Inside You
Imagination is the source of creativity. It's a place where unlimited possibilities reside. It's where pure energy lives. People are innately imaginative and creative. However, most people are simpl...
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Teach Me Who You Are
We all have a privately held belief system that defines who we think we are. This belief system is composed of ideas that we have accumulated over time that we think describe us accurately. These i...
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Teacher Turns Entrepreneur
Kristi Sayles, a second grade teacher from Camden, Tennessee, has been writing professionally since 1985 when she sold her first article to GRIT (a family-oriented magazine) for a whopping $35.00. A public school teacher for almost ten years, as well as a...
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Technical Writing in India
Technical Writing in India: Is it as good as anywhere else? Technical Writing generally translates to a piece of writing that conjures up an image in the mind of a layman about any device or software...
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Tell the World About You
You have a new website, or a new business, or both – or your site isn’t getting the kind of traffic you want and need. How are you going to tell the world about what you have to offer and where to fi...
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Tell Visitors Why
Tell Visitors Why
People need reasons to act. We work because we have to make a living. We eat because we are hungry. We have hobbies because we want to have some fun. Furthermore, people need reasons to buy from you. If you tell people why they sh...
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Telling Your Story: The First Ten Seconds Are A Make Or Break
Why do people write long copy? It is not because their
readers read it all! People write long stories for the same
reason that restaurants that serve big portions get
customers lining up at their doors. They are creating the
illusion that thei...
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Ten Essential Tips For Submitting Articles
Submitting well planned articles on-line will increase traffic and can even launch your career when handled right. They'll drive traffic from all over the net and show an excellent return on your tim...
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Ten High Readership Ideas For Internet Articles
1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targeted
audience. Watch what questions people are asking
and ask others what information they're interested in.
2. Examine what information is being broadcasted on
tv, news and talk shows. Tha...
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Ten Quick Tips for Inexperienced Writers
One of the biggest problems that inexperienced writers have is simply knowing how to get started. If you’ve unsure of your writing skills, then here are some quick tips to help you get started. 1. G...
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Ten Rules of Writing Good
In our hectic, word-based society, it's good to know
how to use words good. For instance, as a marketer
on the internet, it might be good if you could use
words good.
Because you might want to write an article with
words, so here a...
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Ten Steps to a Power-Packed, Persuasive Proposal
Writing proposals is a skill no businessperson should be
without. Often clients will put out a request for proposal from
three or more companies at the same time. In order to get their
business, yours has to be the most convincing one -- the one<...
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Ten Tips Articles
“Ten Tips” articles are the easiest piece to write because they are made up of only an introductory paragraph, your Ten Tips, and a conclusion. Print editors love these because they can easily be sho...
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Ten Tips For Budding Authors
1. For me the most important tip is to write, write every day, 365 days a year. Remember practice makes perfect. 2. Very few authors are published on their first attempt; it’s a hard slog and you’ll ...
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Ten Tips for Writing Effective Web Copy
On the Internet programmers and designers rule, not the writer. Yet words drive targeted traffic to your site, carry content, make the sale, convey marketing messages, persuade people to buy and make the difference between your site’s success or failure. ...
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Ten Tips on Writing and Creativity
1. Don't think. Creating a story or book has little to do with the intellect or language when we first begin. Our best ideas will emerge as a spark or image. Like dreams, they will make little sense....
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Ten Tips on Writing and Creativity
1. Don’t think. Creating a story or book has little to do with the intellect or language when we first begin. Our best ideas will emerge as a spark or image. Like dreams, they will make little sense....
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Ten Tips to Help You Finish Writing Your Novel
1. Set aside a time to write and keep it sacred. Make this a time when you know you are at your best and feel most creative -- Saturday mornings, late at night, whatever works for you. Make writing ...
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Ten Tips to Simplify Your Business Correspondence
You write to express, not to use every word in the dictionary.
Here are ten tips for using those words to make your writing
clearer.
1. Simplify language Avoid using big or vague words. Use fewer
words, but make them count.
2. Short...
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Ten Top Reasons Authors Need a Web Site
You may think, "Why not let other Web sites sell my book?"
That's a good plan to get started, but one of the dangers is that
Online publishers or book-selling sites may not pay you on time,
pay you enough, or just go by the wayside beca...
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Ten Ways to Get Cheap (and Free) Magazine Samples
Terms of use – This article may be used freely in online and print, newsletters and websites that do not charge a fee to readers. The resource box at the end must be included. The article may not be substantially edited but grammatical or typos can certai...
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Thawing Your Writer's Block
When I go through bouts of writer's block, my fingers stiffen,
and my brain goes as blank as the snowy screen of a television
on the fritz.
I don't know about you, but I picture writer's block as something
cold--like the frozen engine ...
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The #1 Secret to "Online Wealth" Creation is...
Putting into Electrons Mind-Infiltrating, Subliminally Abusing... Conscious Exploding...
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Don't be a MORON!
I have been a moron for years. Don't make the same mistake folk! All the strategic engagements are t...
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The $12,500 Copywriting Formula
Have you heard of Brian Keith Voiles? Probably not, but
if you have eyes you've seen his ad campaigns and you
probably even bought products that he created ad
campaigns for. Would you like to have the formula he
gets paid $12,500 to put int...
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The "Not-So-Secret" Formula For Good Sales Letters.
Do you know the formula for writing a good sales letter?
There are three steps to creating a powerful and effective
sales letter for your business.
For the Marketer, the content of the sales letter is the
"Good News" associated with ...
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The Ad Writers Tip List
Whether you are a seasoned copywriter or writing your first ad, you must
understand and relate to "How People Think, Feel and Respond".
You must also know the common sense tips and tricks that will help you
create killer ad copy.
Fol...
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The Advantage of Becoming a Recognized Name
If you are reading this article today, you are likely among
those who are working an online business. Unfortunately, you
have already learned that finding customers is not as easy as
you once thought it would be. Many people have broken the ban...
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The Affair of the Vanishing Content
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"Digitized information, especially on the Internet, has such rapid turnover these days that total loss is the norm. Civilization is developing severe amnesia as a result; indeed it may have become too amnesiac already to notic...
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The Alternative to Book Tours
The reason an author does a book tour is for publicity. When an author visits a city, the publisher is hoping that a newspaper will feature the book – since the book signing is a local event. Unfortunately, if an author self-publishes, the book tour expen...
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The Arrogant Writer: Five Ways to Nurture and Defend your Muse
Arrogance has a bad rap. We think of arrogant people as unpleasant to be around, full of themselves, and incapable of taking an interest in anyone else. However, when applied to one’s own writing, a ...
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The Art of Reading Your Buyer's Mind
Wouldn't it be fantastic if you had a crystal ball and you could read your
prospects' minds you knew what they were thinking when you were making your
sales presentation. You knew why there were considering the product in the
first place. You k...
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The Art of Writing a Good Song
Did you know that good songwriting is often the key to establishing a successful music career? But more than that, it can be fun! When you write a song you are able to express yourself in new and creative ways. Whether you're sad, happy, angry, or in lo...
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The Art of Writing Effective Web Site Sales Copy
If you're selling a product or service on the Internet, your
words are the most important factor in determining your
success. High-tech web sites with fancy images won't make
sales however, many Internet entrepreneurs spend much
mor...
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The Author Within
Just about every marketer on the Internet claims to be the best around and would have you believe that no one else knows as much or can teach you as quickly and thoroughly as they can. It would see...
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The Author Within You!
I always had an active imagination when I was young. I hated school, and would pass the time away day- dreaming about things I should not even have known about at such a young age. I used to make up stories in my head, that would always have me as the cen...
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The Autoresponder - The Most Effective E-book Marketing Tool on the Internet
About six years ago the Internet fascinated me. Someone told me that
I could place a billboard on the World Wide Web and forty million
people would go by and see it every day.
I was completely entranced with the idea that my information co...
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The Beginner's Guide to Freelance Writing
The Big Idea Okay. So youve figured out that you would like to write for magazines, newspapers, and e-zines. Unfortunately, so have about eight gazillion other people on this planet. Therefore, yo...
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The Benefits of Freewriting
It's 2 am and you're sitting at your desk, no ideas and no thoughts. The cup of coffee to your side is the sixth. But still, the same blank sheet of paper from an hour ago taunts you, there is nothing to show for your effort but a back cramp and a feel...
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The Benefits of Journal Writing
Everyday we experience many different events. Some good, some bad, some memorable and some that can be forgotten the next day. For writers, these events of our lives are a treasure trove of material that could be very valuable to us.
You just had a...
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The Best Freelance Job Boards for Writers
How many times have you checked out a job board to that either it no longer exists or that there is one or two jobs listed. Out of the hundreds of job boards on the Web today, how do you find those c...
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The Best Internet Marketing eBooks I've Bought This Year.
Before I start waxing lyrical about these three books,
I must state for the record that this is my opinion
only. I have bought maybe 15 or 20 ebooks this year
(yes, I truly believe in investing in my own
education), and these three stand out i...
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The Best Places To Submit Your Articles For Viral Traffic Generation
If you've spent any time online trying to promote your website or business, you must have very likely realised that one of the most effective ways to generate tons of free targetted web traffic on a ...
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The Bestseller Lying Dormant In Your Mind – And How To Access It!
There is an age-old adage that is as true today as when it was first mooted.
"Everyone has at least one good book in them"
The problem is that most people never get around to writing it because they hamper progress by cluttering their thou...
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The Biggest Challenge Facing A Poet , Getting Published
The best advice that I can give any child or adult who wants to be a poet is to read lots of poetry. Get a feel for poetry. Look at different styles of poetry. I have grown so much in my own writing by reading the work of other poets. Don’t be afraid to a...
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The Biggest Challenge Facing A Poet, Getting Published
The best advice that I can give any child or adult who wants to be a poet is to read lots of poetry. Get a feel for poetry. Look at different styles of poetry. I have grown so much in my own writing ...
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The BOMBASTIC method for selling 1,000,000 e-books per year!!!
Make the math, if you can sell 1,000,000 of any stuff each year, you are more probably than not a millionaire, further more if you are selling something as intangible as e-books. Can I guarantee you will be selling this amount this year?
No. Nobody can...
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The Boside Artists' Newsletter
THE BOGSIDE ARTISTS NEWSLETTER - Issue 1
Date 26/2/03
Published by "The Bogside Artists"
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Hi,
No. We are not going to tell you how to
make a million by far...
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The Bottomless Notebook
Reading through a writer's notebook or journal is like discovering pearls, rubies and diamonds amidst a pile of rubble. That little notebook is a powerhouse of ideas for every writer: The more you w...
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The Change in Communication: the Cyber effect
The growing technology has become both a challenge and solution in the field of communication through language. I say this because, recent developments in the field of IT and telecom has brought a ch...
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The Coming Ebook Boom
Ebooks are now in the doldrums. Few people are buying ebooks.
Not long ago, I, as well as many others, predicted an ebook boom.
It didn't happen. The outlook now seems to be terrible. There
are several reasons for this:
1 - Proliferat...
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THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
There’s nothing quite like the thrill of being short listed, placed or winning a writing contest yet many writers quickly become discouraged by a total lack of feedback from the competition organisers.
All too often their entry seems to disappear ...
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The Cost Of A Web Site
Just starting out, you can start with a simple informational site, which is all most need initially, and build up to a fuller site (e-commerce and/or interactive) when you can afford it. Your goal sh...
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The Cover Letter made easy
THE COVER LETTER
made easy!
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You have completed your ms , and now what?
You may ask yourself:
How can I submit it to publishers?
How can I present it?
Here comes the cover letter.
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The Crusades Of Writing
This article does not discuss what to write or how to write, but merely a favorite – why to write. The world appears in its dissatisfactions. Potential lies in the prospect that desires to change it...
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The Devil is in the Details: The Heavenly Benefits of Specificity in Writing
You can argue about the devil, but certainly the substance, distinctiveness, and success of your essays depends on the details. Many applicants tend to bury their uniqueness and success under vague ...
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The Difference Between Critiquing and Criticism
A work in progress is susceptible to immediate extermination from the most unlikely sources: A spouse, parent, child or close friend can often be the worst people with whom to share your work in prog...
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The Domino Theory...
JV Alert
The Domino Theory...
By Phil Basten and Jane Mark (JPE Advertising)
Most of us know what dominos are and many of us
have seen those amazing demonstrations when a
massive number of dominos are set in a somewhat
magica...
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The Easiest Way to Write Anything
You've got something to say. You know it. Your associates know
it.
But you don't regard yourself as "a writer."
How are you going to express your wisdom?
How will you communicate your thoughts?
Yes, you can follow th...
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The Easiest, Money Making Business in the World!
The business idea that I am about to share with you, almost
seems too easy to actually work. Don't think that for a minute.
This one idea is actually powerful enough to change your life
forever. It sure has mine.
Basically, what you ar...
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The Facts of a Writer's Life
So, you dream of becoming a famous writer? You want to get that article on paper as soon as possible and see it published. You've got great ideas for a book that you'll be starting any day now. But d...
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The Fall and Fall of the P-Zine
http://home.wuliweb.com/index.shtml
http://www.pshares.org/
The circulation of print magazines has declined precipitously in the last 24 months. This dissolution of subscriber bases has accelerated dramatically as economic recession s...
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The Fear of Punctuation
The Fear of Punctuation
By Jane Straus
If you have a sentence followed by a list, do you use a semicolon or a colon? The answer: That depends…Did you introduce the list with an introductory word such as such as? Did you have a complete sentence ...
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The Forces of Nature in Your Stories
Nature plays a big role in stories. Nature can make a character more authentic because it can influence his/her action or behavior.
If you ever find yourself stuck on to how to describe one of your characters, add a force of nature in your characte...
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The Formulas Freelance Copywriters Employ When Creating Web Content
What is it exactly that copywriters DO when they produce new text for a site makeover? You often see the advertisements; a designer is looking for a freelance web writer who is going to create content around a number of keywords. There’s not a lot more in...
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The Free-Reprint Articles Powerhouse and Copyright Law
Writing articles is definitely a very solid method of building
a client base for your online business. There is no doubt about
that. The writers I speak with who use free-reprint articles
for the promotion of their businesses all proudly talk ...
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THE FUTURE OF ELECTRONIC BOOKS
I believe ebook publishing is the way of the future (as shown
by Steven King's "Riding the Bullet"), though I believe there
will always be a place for traditional publishing with paper
books. People will always love holding a real book out ...
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The Great, Okay and the Ugly of E-Publishing
SHALLA CHATS with author Tina Gerow about: “The Great, Okay and the Ugly of E-Publishing” Who’s Tina? Tina Gerow has great passion for romance and anything paranormal. She writes “the weird stuff” wi...
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The Habits of Highly Successful Writers
Have you ever envied those hugely productive writers? You know the ones I mean. The article writers whose names crop up with boring regularity in all the trade magazines, and who still find time to keep their web sites up to date with masses of credential...
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The Hard Facts About Editing
Whether you're interviewing for a new job, trying to woo a love interest on a first date, selling your work on the Internet, or submitting a query to an editor, you can never make a second first impr...
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The Headline Is Your Lifeline
Reel them in!
Think for a moment about newspapers. Have you ever heard the phrase, "the headline screamed…?" This will probably give you an image of a headline that says, "Town demolished by flood", or, "Strange virus discovered in water suppl...
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The Heart of an Entrepreneur
Good morning! The day is more than another day to me. I’m now on my own working for myself, completely relying on my skills and ability to make money. That is what an entrepreneur wakes up to every morning, the reality of being the boss. With this step o...
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The Heart of The Delay: Harnessing The Wisdom of Procrastination (AKA Writer's Block)
The Heart of The Delay: Harnessing the Wisdom of Procrastination, AKA Writer’s Block
I am sure that at in some era, at some desk, with some kind of paper (and perhaps some very special ink), some writer has breezed through a lengthy and challenging...
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The High Cost of a Six-Figure Book Advance
The six-figure book advance, like the New York Times bestseller, is the object of many a writer’s fantasy. Whether it’s also a realistic goal is something else again. *Can you really get a six-figure...
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The Hostel
Read an excerpt from the book:
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“My name’s Henry,” he told her. “What’s yours?”
“Nina,” she replied.
He smiled at her. “Nina, a lovely name…,” Henry said.
“What did you say?” Nina sa...
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The Hostel
Read an excerpt from the book: “My name’s Henry,” he told her. “What’s yours?” “Nina,” she replied. He smiled at her. “Nina, a lovely name…,” Henry said. “What did you say?” Nina said. “I can’t h...
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The idea way to grow your writing business
As a writer (or any business) in order to generate
good financial returns for your efforts you will
need to place a great deal of emphasis on product
creation and the marketing aspects of your business
to turn "what might be" into "what...
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The Importance of A Website Copywriter
A website copywriter has several jobs. They will need to provide the information, the words, and the persuasive text that is used within any site that is visited. For many individuals, this means t...
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The Internet ... A Writer's Paradise
I shake my head and wonder why more marketers aren't
writing. The internet has made it possible for anyone
to spill their thoughts onto the screen.
It doesn't take a genius or tons of talent. It just
takes patience and persistence.
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The Internet Adrenaline Rush
So you’ve researched the market you’ve decided to get into on the net, you’ve done your
homework and you know their’s a demand for your product and not a whole lot of sites to
compete with. Now your excited about the possibilities you may face. You’...
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The Internet and the Library
"In this digital age, the custodians of published works are at the center of a global copyright controversy that casts them as villains simply for doing their job: letting people borrow books for free."
(ZDNet quoted by "Publisher's Lunch on J...
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The Internet and Tom Robbins are both windows into new realities
These days I go on to the Internet not having any clue as to what is going to grab my interest on that particular day. What is slowly seeping into my subconscious like sludge into the sewer is the idea that I’m probably going to learn something new of int...
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The Internet Has Made Millionaires. Can It Make You, The Creative Writer?
The revolution of the internet has brought opportunities for
many that wanted to make a difference in their lives. It doesn’t
cost much to launch a business as it would in the offline world.
The coverage is enormous and your target audience is...
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The Internet Marketing Ebook Craze: How to Make Savvy Ebook Choices
Jeez! Internet marketing Ebooks are everywhere. "Secrets
Revealed" and "Something-or-another Magic". "10,000,000
Killer Ideas" and "Instant Money Without Working For It".
And, of course, the latest-and-greatest of all...
"How ...
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The Ironies Of MASH
The TV show MASH ran for 11 years taking nearly every opportunity to bash the US involvement with the Korean War, which was actually an allegory for Vietnam. Many episodes showed a moral relativism b...
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THE KEY TO PUBLISHING FICTION IN EZINES
This list is slanted toward creative writing, such as fiction and personal essays, although many of these publications also call for articles, graphics, poetry, or other material. A well-written story or essay that adheres to their guidelines is likelier ...
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The Kidnapping of Content
http://www.plagiarism.org and http://www.Turnitin.com
Latin kidnapped the word "plagion" from ancient Greek and it ended up in English as "plagiarism". It literally means "to kidnap" - most commonly, to misappropriate content and wrongly attr...
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The Language of Freelance Marketing
For freelancers, knowing the basic terminology “before” they begin can be a valuable lesson in earning a few extra dollars in that initial stage. When I started my freelancing career, I knew nothing ...
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The Lecture Experience: Part I
During the past year or so, I have done nearly a hundred talks about my book, “LADIES: A Conjecture of Personalities.” It’s about the First Ladies – the OLD First Ladies, Martha through Mamie. Sinc...
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The Lecture Experience: Part I
During the past year or so, I have done nearly a hundred talks about my book, “LADIES: A Conjecture of Personalities.” It’s about the First Ladies – the OLD First Ladies, Martha through Mamie. Since ...
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The Little Black Book of Secrets
"The Little Black Book of Secrets" gives parents the step by step instructions to set up professional identification files on their children. This ebook explains how to do it with things you probably already have at home. It even explains how to set up ...
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The Lost Art of Hand Writing
For a couple of years now I have used a computer for everything from writing articles, to communicate, to playing games and to printing addresses onto envelopes. My laptop is never far away, it is us...
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The Lure Of The Limerick
No-one knows for certain how the name of an Irish Mid-Western city came to be associated with the short, irreverent, often bawdy verses of the limerick. Some people believe that it came from the sch...
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The Magic of Article Syndication
Whats the deal with promoting your ebook using article syndication anyways?
Maybe your having a hard time generating traffic for your ebook related site?
Are traffic exchanges bringing in traffic but causing your conversion rates to be lower...
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The Makings of a Personal Essay, Really
Sometimes I can be dense when it comes to realizing the potential of my own life experiences as essays for magazines. I, of course, fully believe that everything in my life is newsworthy, but some...
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The Makings Of A Personal Essay, Really
Sometimes I can be dense when it comes to realizing the potential of my own life experiences as essays for magazines. I, of course, fully believe that everything in my life is newsworthy, but sometim...
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The Man You Are
The Man You Are is about getting a right perspective of who you are in relation to your environment,culture,belief and other influential situation around you.
There are many motivational and philosophical books in existence which have tried to assist i...
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The Medium and the Message
A debate is raging in e-publishing circles: should content be encrypted and protected (the Barnes and Noble or Digital goods model) - or should it be distributed freely and thus serve as a form of viral marketing (Seth Godin's "ideavirus")? Publishers ...
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The Mind's Fancy Dress Party - Or: Brainstorming With Contentclix Copywriters
In Berlin a restaurant opens for anorexics and in Buffalo a lawyer with a stutter wins a court case. When everything you're working on has gone STALE and your own initially promising concepts are sta...
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The Mobile Freelancer: Freedom to Make a Living from Anywhere
There has been a huge amount written about the benefits of working from home.
Individuals run small businesses from home. Large corporations even set up home offices for many of their employees.
Right now most freelancers work from a home of...
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The Monsters Out Of The Cage - Part 2
In part one of this article we covered why electronic
publishing is such a powerful breakthrough, allowing even
the new online marketer to cash in.
If you missed part one you can get a copy via autoresponder.
Mailto:monster1@internet-pr...
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The Monsters Out Of The Cage! - Part 1
For years mail order dealers have been cashing in on the
public's insatiable thirst for information.
Now along comes the internet and "the monsters out of the
cage."
No longer are authors limited by:
<> Printing costs
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The Mystery of Enlightenment
Initially, enlightenment is living in the present moment and accepting your situation as it is. That is a pretty heavy task for anyone in any time. It is often said that an enlightened person cannot ...
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The Myth of the Writing Fairy
Here’s a fun question to ponder. What do The Stand, The Hobbit and A Christmas Carol all have in common? The answer is simple. Too simple. Horrifyingly simple.
A few years ago I decided to write a novel. I had characters all outlined and plot points g...
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THE MYTHS OF WRITING: HAVE YOU BOUGHT INTO THESE?
THE MYTHS OF WRITING: HAVE YOU BOUGHT INTO THESE?
David B. Silva
There is an image most people carry of the artist (think Van
Gough's self-portrait, the one with his ear bandaged), working in
solitude in a barren garret in a dark corner ...
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The Myths Of Writing: Have You Bought Into These?
There is an image most people carry of the artist (think Van Gough's self-portrait, the one with his ear bandaged), working in solitude in a barren garret in a dark corner of the city. Everyday is a ...
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The Naked Truth About Writing
I know ya’ll are gonna think I’m pulling your legs, but I swear on a stack of BTO CDs that I received the following email just a couple of days ago.... Ed, I just wanted to drop you a quick note and ...
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The New Way to Publish
These days, there are several ways to get your book published. You can get an agent and go the traditional route, you can self-publish, or you can take advantage of a new form of publishing called "print-on-demand" or POD.
What exactly is print-on-d...
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The NLP Secret That Makes Your Words Sell
Writing cracker-jack copy would be a lot simpler if every potential client
thought in the same way. But in reality, they don't.
The good news is that by understanding the various ways people think, you
can appeal to all personality types in ...
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The One-Plot Wonder
Back in the mid to late 1980s I was a security guard. The pay was lousy, but it gave me many hours in seclusion to write short stories and novels. However, I usually worked over 80 hours a week. No o...
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The ONLY Thing You Need to Know About Writing Articles
You don't need to be a great writer to write great articles, just be fast and entertaining. There is only ONE SINGLE THING you need to know about article writing. Tell a story. Stories are easy to f...
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The Opportunities As A Freelance Proofreader in the UK
A UK based freelance proofreader should be able to provide quality products for the United Kingdom audience. There are many differences in the type of work that is produced for the United States and ...
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The Paradox of Sarah Kane
There are some who believe that the world lost one of its finest late 20th century dramatists when Sarah Kane committed suicide in 1999. Her work produced extreme reactions in critics and audiences a...
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The Phantoms of Six Mile Road
I was going through a box of personal belongings a couple of weeks ago, when I stumbled across some pictures of my 1978 high school graduation. My daughter Vonnie laughed at those pictures and asked...
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The Power of Saying 'You Can'
If you have children, you will doubtless remember saying to them, "You can do it."
It's what we say when our toddlers first struggle to their feet.
It's what we say when they face their first day at school, when they first ride a bicycle...
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The Power of the Press Release - Generating Effective Media Coverage Results
Producing an effective press or media release is one of those tasks that initially seems quite straight-forward – that is, until you actually sit down at your computer to draft one yourself.
·First there’s the writing - a process that can instantly cau...
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The Power of Your Ego in Writing Online Copy
I obey one main rule when writing copy for the online world: Get
out of my ego and into my reader's ego. It's a basic marketing
truth that shouldn't be violated anywhere. Yet it's violated
every day online. Let me explain.
One day I r...
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The Pros and Cons of Print on Demand Publishing
When I was five years old, my parents bought me a manual typewriter for a Christmas present. I practiced every day until I was able to type letters to my grandparents and other relatives. Although it...
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The Psychology Of Effortless Writing
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. ~James Michener Writing has always been a highly pleasurable form of art for me. I find it surprising that many...
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The Questions People Ask About Writing Niche Non-Fiction
Here is a list of questions that people frequently ask me on the topic of writing for profit in the realms of niche non-fiction. Hopefully you will find the answers helpful but if you have any questions of your own please feel free to contact me.
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THE RAINBOW BEHIND THE CLOUDS
It is an absolutely perfect day. The sun is shining
and warm breezes gently cross our path. The sweet
sound of chirping birds fills the air and the gentle
lapping water on the lake adds to the total "perfect"
picture.
But ther...
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The Recipe for Getting Published
Got talent but no clips? Here's the recipe for getting published... * Procrastinating When you've finally decided you have to put into writing the fabulous idea that just struck, you enter the first ...
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The Run-on Sentence: From Here To Eternity
If you find your sentences filled with commas, and they wend from one topic to another, then you, like many people, may be guilty of writing run-on sentences. The run-on sentence is annoying. The ru...
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The Secret Ingredient to Your Writing
Okay, so what do you need to succeed in your writing career?
To keep it simple, I would say just five things – the first four are obvious enough but the last one may shock (and comfort) you.
Let's go through them in order:
Technical ...
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The Secret Source of Clear Content
You can do anything in four easy steps! An outrageous claim, no? But I can prove it. Because you're doing it now. Imagine your laundry basket. What are you going to wash today? Ah, socks. How will yo...
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The Secret to Good Writing
Skilful business writing involves getting your message across simply and quickly. This often means writing in a style that is easily read and understood by a broad audience. Yet, writing simply is of...
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The Secret to Good Writing
Skilful business writing involves getting your message across simply and quickly. This often means writing in a style that is easily read and understood by a broad audience.
Yet, writing simply is often difficult for most of us.
Why? The ans...
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The Spectre Hound
And a dreadful thing from the cliff did spring, and its wild bark thrill'd around, His eyes had the glow of the fires below, 'twas the form of the spectre hound One of the most chilling omens of deat...
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The Stool Pigeon and the Indian Lake
It never occurred to me that Norman would chicken out and become a stool pigeon. He was aggressive, a good athlete, a gambler, (for baseball cards and streetcar transfers), a veteran explorer of ou...
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The Story of the Hypnotic Writing Monkey
The world's first Hypnotic Writer Author of "Hypnotic
Writing" and "Advanced Hypnotic Writing"
A monkey could use "The Hypnotic Writer's Swipe
File," a brand new e-book by Larry Dotson and myself,
to write a riveting sales letter, ...
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The Storyteller
New Book Offers Supernatural Tales Involving Everyday People Martha Whittington invites readers to take a break from the doldrums of daily routine and delve into a world where ordinary lives are blin...
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The Storyteller, Volume I
The Storyteller
New Book Offers Supernatural Tales Involving Everyday People
Martha Whittington invites readers to take a break from the doldrums of daily routine and delve into a world where ordinary lives are blindsided by the bizarre. The Sto...
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The Strange Avalanche Iceman Headline Techniqu
Curiosity. Intrigue. Mystery. All strong components that grab
readers of your headlines by the ear a quite literally drag them
into the rest of your copy.
Of course, if you’ve spent anytime studying headline creation,
you know that the hea...
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The Stuff E-mail Queries are Made of
Your mother always told you how first impressions were extremely important. That’s why whenever you go to meet an editor, you dress impeccably, walk confidently and talk as if you just got out of training with Oprah Winfrey.
But as you sit down to...
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The Stuff E-mail Query Letters are Made of
Your mother always told you how first impressions were extremely important. That’s why whenever you go to meet an editor, you dress impeccably, walk confidently and talk as if you just got out of tra...
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The Subject And Object Theory
I am Tushar Jain, a student of literature. This subject, literature, is one which is susceptible to every clause scripted, every letter sculpted, and is liable to get one enamored by vacuous words li...
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The subject is vivid imagery
I was asked recently by a poet how to bring more vivid imagery into his writing. So you want to use vivid imagery in your writing? Well first in order to write using vivid imagery you are going to visualize your subject matter. Close your eyes and put you...
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The Tale of One Life
Writers have been challenged for generations to seek out the truth, the oddities, the falsehoods, and the tiniest of details when they decide to write a biography of any person, present or past.
It is not the well-known facts that will sell copies...
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The Three Cs of Writing an Excellent all Purpose Headline
Since the headline is the first contact your readers have with your message, it must reach out to them. Promise them a benefit. Tell them how they will be better off if they read the rest of the a...
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The Three Cs of Writing an Excellent all Purpose Headline
Since the headline is the first contact your readers have with your message, it must reach out to them. Promise them a benefit. Tell them how they will be better off if they read the rest of the ad. ...
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The Three Decisions Writers Must Make Before They Start A Book Project
First, the bad news: there is no magic formula, potion or pill that will turn the story idea in your head into a manuscript. Words will not automatically appear on paper. All of the necessary elements for a “purpose-driven” book will not fall from the sky...
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The Top 10 Interesting Anthropological Traits of Human Beings
1. Most people haven't learned to communicate what they truly feel.
We can learn.
2. Most people are afraid of what they feel.
We can learn to be courageous by being with our feelings without judging and/or making judgments.
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The Top 10 Secrets of Successful Authors
If you are not a successful author yet, incorporate the following ten secrets: 1. Treat your book as a business. You spend many hours creating a masterpiece to help your audience. It follows then, yo...
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The Top 10 Secrets of Successful Authors
If you are not a successful author yet, incorporate the following 10 Secrets: 1. Treat your book as a business. You spend many hours creating a masterpiece to help your audience. It follows then,...
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The Top 7 Rules of Power Copywriting!
Here are the top techniques and tricks that today's best copywriters use.
Learn them well, remember them always and use them often!
1) Research, Research, Research.
The biggest difference between good copywriters and great copywriters
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The Top Five Mistakes That Companies Make with Regard to Technical Documentation
I’ve seen it time and again. One of the most common weaknesses that I’ve seen in engineering companies—indeed, an almost universal fault—is the lack of proper technical documentation. Some would laug...
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The Top Five Writing Mistakes Professionals Make
Yes, you know your subject. You also need to think about entertaining your audience, and making your book or other writing easy to read. If your writing lacks organization and compelling, vital sen...
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The Truth about Online Content: It's Time for Writers to Take Back the Web
Google.com, one of the web's hottest search engines, has indexed over
1,346,966,000 web pages to date. The World Wide Web is officially
gigantic, with hundreds of thousands of corporate, small business,
and ecommerce websites vying for someth...
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The Truth about Search Engine Optimization
While the basics of Search Engine Optimization or SEO are pretty much textbook, it isn't the textbooks that you're competing with, it's the competition ... who within the most competative markets mak...
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The truth about selling e-books on the internet
If you've surfed the internet for a while lately, you might have noticed the incredible amount of hype generated around e-books, information products, resale rights and similar stuff. Indeed, it is a popular subject since it promises a way to generate pa...
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The Untold Secrets of Writing Best Selling Children's Books
Ever wondered how the most successful children's book writers get their ideas? The answer may surprise you. Most children's books are based on the same exact story - good versus evil. Ex. Harry Pot...
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