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By: Pat King
There are various forms that obituaries in general may take, but there are also many people who prefer giving these pieces of writing their personal style. It is a matter of traditions and customs of (read entire article)
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By: Nicky Patterson
Why Writing Contests For Teens Are Important It is important for creative people to start as young as possible. If you want to go into business, public service, politics, or some other normal caree (read entire article)
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By: Quinn Redmond
THE ROMANTIC NATURE OF LEATHER JOURNALS Journal keeping has long been a favorite activity for writers and aspiring writers. A journal is a place to write down those occasional brilliant flashes of (read entire article)
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By: Chris Mole
If you have a website, sooner or later you’ll get interested in search engine optimisation. It’s the art (or is it a science?) of tweaking your website copy and links, so your site ranks higher in th (read entire article)
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By: S. Daley
As the fastest-growing resource in politics, the Internet provides a cost-effective method to reach supporters and potential supporters. However, writing for your local campaign website is different t (read entire article)
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By: Angela Booth
If you can't find time to write while juggling a full-time job and family, your solution could be in what writer Tom Morrisey calls "stolen-time" writing or "writing in the margins."Tom is a business (read entire article)
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By: Angela Booth
Working for yourself as a writer, designer, or other creative professional is extremely satisfying. It's also lucrative, if you can face the reality that you're responsible for how much work you do. Y (read entire article)
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By: Angela Booth
If you're selling your writing services, you need clients. One of the easiest ways to attract clients is with a Web site. Once you've taken the plunge, and have created your site, the fun begins.Your (read entire article)
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By: Douglas Hanna
The best rule to follow in writing a release is to put yourself in the shoes of an editor who is thinking about picking up your release. First, it does have to be “news.” Second, there must be somethi (read entire article)
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By: Angela Booth
New writers always worry about talent, but "talent" is no indication of ability to write. If you have the desire to write, that's a fair indication that you have all the ability you need.=> The desire (read entire article)
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By: Angela Booth
Writers write about their own life experience, even when they're writing a multi-volume three-generational family saga about slimy green toads which live on the planet Zog in a galaxy far, far away. A (read entire article)
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By: Jason Tarasi
Writing articles adds power to your internet marketing punch. There are so many reasons for and benefits to writing articles as part of your internet marketing campaign. It’s really unbelievable wha (read entire article)
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By: Angela Booth
How brave are you?You need courage to submit your work to potential buyers, but you also need courage to get creative with your career. To get creative, you may need to break a few rules.There are hun (read entire article)
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By: Preston Campbell
As a writer, you have the challenge of communicating without feedback and without the benefit of voice characteristics, facial expressions or body language. Wow! That really changes the rules, doesn't (read entire article)
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By: Kal Bishop
From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters....The Hero's Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fac (read entire article)
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By: Seer Rhykan
That is the name of a machine invented by a Canadian inventor. Can you guess what it does? That’s right and it works! It has pulled thousands of those lonely souls into its gut.You will not find th (read entire article)
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By: Jill Nagle
For Beginners: Ten Ways to Prepare to Get Published(Skip directly to ten for the fastest shortcut!)By Jill NagleLike any field, ex (read entire article)
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By: Judy Cullins
Do you have a problem creating a focus in your chapters? Does your writing slip around, leaving a muddy path to the gold--your unique, use (read entire article)
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By: A well-written
Autoresponders are one of the most popular forms of marketingtoday. The reason for this is a simple one: they work. However,writing a truly ef (read entire article)
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By: Christin Snyder
Four Keys to Successful JournalingBy Christin SnyderIn part one of The Healing Powers of Journaling¯ we explored the various ways that jo (read entire article)
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By: Paul M. Jerard Jr.
This is good advice for Yoga teachers and students alike.Unfortunately, you cannot progress without implementing new ideas, changing systems, (read entire article)
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By: Jinger Jarrett
It's a sad fact that the average writer only makes about $1,500 to $4,000 a year unless that writer is a business writer.What about everyone e (read entire article)
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By: Martha Whittington
The StorytellerNew Book Offers Supernatural Tales Involving Everyday PeopleMartha Whittington invites readers to take a break from the do (read entire article)
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By: Jill Black
This article may be freely distributed in your ezine, on yourweb site or in your e-book provided this resource box is kept intact complete with ac (read entire article)
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By: Niall Cinneide
At times, it can be frustrating to find freelance business writers that are of good quality, dependable, and within your budget. The good news (read entire article)
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By: Nick Usborne
Freelance copywriters are a strange group of people when it comes to running their own businesses.They are outspoken and enthusiastic while se (read entire article)
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By: ARTHUR ZULU
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO INTRODUCE YOUR STORY?By Arthur ZuluNow you know you must introduce yourself -- your work. This is the first poi (read entire article)
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By: Bonnie Moss
You are running out of ideas, you sit down in front of your computer and stare at the blank screen with a blank mind.Your fingers are idly wai (read entire article)
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By: Butch Pujol
This article may be reprinted provided the resource box's, Web address's and copyright information remain. Whenever someone mentions adver (read entire article)
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By: Jeff Colburn
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 thro (read entire article)
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By: Paula Morrow
The Internet has provided us marketers with an amazing opportunity. It's leveled the playing field - regardless of your background, you can now pu (read entire article)
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By: Lisa Maliga
Once your e-book is sold and on the publisher's web site, don't expect the sales to come rolling in. Unless you have a huge network of family and frie (read entire article)
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By: David Silva
These are some of the snapshots I carry with me: My father coming up to visit me after first being diagnosed with leukemia. The visit was a su (read entire article)
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By: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta
He wrote the book on how to write killer query letters. In thisinterview, author John Wood shares his knowledge based on 17 years of working a (read entire article)
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By: Stephen Earley Jordan, II
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 archa (read entire article)
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By: Arthur Zulu
By Arthur Zulu He who whose face gives no light shall never become a star.¯”William BlakeIn the second part of this series, atten (read entire article)
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By: Anita Johnston
Do you need a website content writer?Okay, you have your website up. It is one page explaining your veterinarian business and hospital. It ha (read entire article)
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By: Roxanne McDonald
Our Freelance Writing Needs Defined We must make freelance niche types fit our needs, wants, values and lifestyles, and we also must make ourse (read entire article)
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By: Brenda Wilson
Quotations are the repetition of words used by somebody in the past. When you repeat the speech or spoken words of a character from a play or nove (read entire article)
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By: Amber McNaught
Sometimes a freelance writing career can feel very much like "feast or famine". At the very beginning, it's almost all famine. You spend more (read entire article)
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By: Niall Cinneide
Where can you find out about freelance technical writing pay? Is there a place where you can go and find out where you stand? As with any fiel (read entire article)
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By: Catherine Franz
During the past few months, I have received many questions as to how I have gone from an unknown writer to overcoming society's adversarial thoughts (read entire article)
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By: Sonali Raval
Have you been following the news lately? Doesn't it amaze you that the media continues to report on every moveElizabeth Taylor makes? (read entire article)
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By: DC Green
The journey to having my first novel for children published has been riddled with road blocks and shonky bridges. The good news? At every rickety stag (read entire article)
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By: Marg McAlister
My bookcase takes up one whole wall in the family room, from floor to ceiling. It shows my eclectic reading tastes... fiction, non-fiction, Harry Pott (read entire article)
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By: Sonali Raval
Golden Rules for WritingBy: Sonali Raval, Writer at Work, MBAWant to add punch to your words? Want to write copy that gets results? (read entire article)
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By: Tushar Jain
Good writing is like sex. Two people are involved “ the writer and the reader. Bad sex usually satisfies only one person, most preferably, (read entire article)
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By: Tristan Val Leonida
Living in a world of friendship and love is never easy. You are afraid to fall in love with your friend or to show deeper affection, for he or she (read entire article)
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By: Lynne Pembroke
IntroductionThere are many screenplay contests available to the aspiring screenwriter.  These contests can be a good avenue to get (read entire article)
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By: Christopher Brown
Almost everyone could profit from enhancing their writing skills. From writing more crisp meta-tags “ which search engine bots find quite sexy “ to tu (read entire article)
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