| Incredibly Bad Articles Will Kill Your Credibility |
| I've noticed a disturbing trend recently of articles suggesting that people write articles to send traffic to their websites, an... |
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| It's All About YOU! |
| The Hottest Word on the Web
Did you know marketing people and copywriters are developing a science about writing for readers... |
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| Imagine The Imagination |
| Imagine a three hundred page book was in the author’s mind before it was poured out onto the pages of the book.
Imagine all ... |
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| Immaterial Gain |
| Among some of us who deem ourselves spiritual, the use of the word "spiritual" causes blushing and anxiety. What a pale word it ... |
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| Impulse Writing for Better Ad Headings |
| Writing headlines for your ads is the most important part of your online presence.
When posting your ad to classified sites,... |
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| Increase Freelance Sales With an Online Resume! |
| Freelancing is a competitive business, especially in today’s fast-paced, e-focused world.
Often there are hundreds of writer... |
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| Is Now the Time for a Play about the War in Iraq? |
| Everone knows that comedy is mostly about timing. If you hit upon the right nerve (is a funny bone a nerve?) at the right time t... |
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| Inspiring the Poet in You! |
| Poems. Just the mention of them makes me smile. Why? Simple. I delight in writing and reading poetry.
Some tend to think tha... |
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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 ... |
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| Interview with Suspense Author Peter Abrahams |
| Peter Abrahams is the author of thirteen novels, including "The Tutor," (Ballantine Books) "A Perfect Crime," (Ballantine Books)... |
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| I Am Biodegradable. My Writing Is Not. |
| My dad was wrong. I just discovered that I am good for nuthin' after all. In fact I've been good for nuthin' all along. I am 100... |
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| Is Someone Plagiarizing Your Work |
| About two weeks ago I received an article submission that immediately attracted my attention. The title was identical to the tit... |
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| Is The Theme Reinforced In The Ending? |
| Creative Writing Tips –
By now you should have an idea that your theme has to reach its conclusion just as your story does. ... |
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| Is Your Title Compelling? |
| Short Story Writing Tips:
Your title is your selling tool. It’s the first thing readers will scan and contemplate whether to... |
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| Is The Theme Running Throughout The Story? |
| Creative Writing Tips –
It’s no use coming up with a theme and not using it. Short stories are about a character or characte... |
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| Made in Heaven |
| Consumed by my loss, I didn't notice the hardness of the pew where I sat. I was at the funeral of my dearest friend - my Mother.... |
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| Seven Compelling Reasons to Get Your Name on a Book Cover |
| Have you ever considered writing a book? If so, maybe you’ve already established firmly in mind your exact purpose for becoming ... |
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| Keys to Characterisation |
| Far too many inexperienced writers create flat, stereotypical characters: the brave fireman, the damsel in distress, the strict ... |
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| Kick-Start your Juices |
| Listen, consider this scenario.
You have a deadline to honour. Time is pressing, tighter and tighter. You are hoping to come... |
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| Knock-Out Writer's Block: Listening To Your Inner Voice |
| When I was young, I used to talk to myself. Long, drawn out, one-sided conversations. I didn’t have an imaginary friend, I just ... |
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| Know Money to Make Money |
| The experts are always telling us that getting paid for what you know is one of the most effective, least time-intensive ways to... |
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| Learning to Question your Elephant Child: Who, What, Where, When and Why |
| Having problems writing? I don't know why. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll writes up to five columns a week. After... |
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| Killer Press Kits - Press Kits That Demand Attention |
| So,m you've had your book published or you've gone the self-published route, but what do you do now?
You contact a newspaper... |
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| New York Code Orange Jaisini new art series |
| New York Code Orange Jaisini new art series
The creativity of Jaisini is not designed to be preaching or too critical. Paul ... |
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| Learn to Write Like a Pro |
| Many writers write for the experience. Others dream of having a number one best seller. Both are wonderful reasons for writing. ... |
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| It's Time To Start That "Swipe" File |
| Just as great fiction is an art, so is great copywriting. Beneath the art, however, there's a foundation of basic knowledge and ... |
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| Manuscripts Wanted Questions You Should Ask The Publisher Before You Sign |
| There are days when I feel as if everyone I know is a writer, and that they are all looking for the same thing, to be heard. The... |
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| Marketing for Writers When Writing Just Isn't Enough |
| Many writers write for the experience. Others dream of having a number one best seller. Both are wonderful reasons for writing. ... |
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| Mission Possible: Get Published with Goals, Guidance and Persistance |
| You send me an e-mail. You tell me you’ve written over three hundred poems since you were 16 (in your teenage angst stage). You ... |
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| Money Savvy 1 |
| (NC)-Life is full of transitions, from high school to university, from first job to the next. Each of these changes brings with ... |
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| Need a Book Coach, Ghost Writer, or Editor? Part 1 |
| If you either want to write a book to help others create a better life and boost business or you already have your book nearly f... |
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| Need a Book Coach, Ghost Writer, or Editor? Part 2 |
| If you either want to write a book to help others create a better life and boost business or you already have your book nearly f... |
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| Learn About Love From Poet Rumi |
| Learn about love by reading poetry by a long dead poet named Rumi. No need to look for ancient texts hidden in caves...Search th... |
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| Poetry in a Nutshell |
| Poetry is more than just rhyming and prose that is in meters and verse. It is an art form. It is something that can not be judge... |
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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 sti... |
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| Nonfiction Idea Generators |
| The hardest part of nonfiction writing is finding a subject to write about. Unless you’re a student or a professional writer no ... |
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| Overcome Writers Block with Snake Dancing |
| As a writer you may think you are blocked because you think your book may not be significant enough, you don't know how to forma... |
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| PairsGroups Of Words Often Confused Part 1 of 6 |
| ACCEPT, EXCEPTNot commonly seen even from unpublished writers, who are probably familiar with the difference because they're all... |
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| PairsGroups Of Words Often Confused Part 2 of 6 |
| BAITED, BATEDBaited usually refers to traps or snares. When the reference is to someone who is hardly daring to breathe, the cor... |
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| PairsGroups Of Words Often Confused Part 3 of 6 |
| ELICIT, ILLICITElicit means to extract or draw out; illicit means not legal.
EVERYONE, EVERY ONEEveryone means every person ... |
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| Novel to Screenplay: The Challenges of Adaptation |
| ADAPTATION 101
Brimming with confidence, you've just signed the check purchasing the rights to adapt John Doe's fabulous, bu... |
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| PairsGroups Of Words Often Confused Part 5 of 6 |
| PASSED, PASTPassed is the past tense of pass. Past means a time that has gone."Time passed and we all forgot the incident.""In t... |
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| Just Write an Email |
| How did you sell your last product? Imagine that I am a newbie writing you an e-mail after reading your ebook. How would you ans... |
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| Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Dog |
| Emlyn Williams Theatre, Mold, North Wales: 20th February 2003
Clwyd Theatr Cymru commemorated the 50th anniversary of the de... |
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| Promotion - Credibility Extras |
| For many of us, marketing our titles is one of the most tedious tasks of being an author. Even authors who published with large ... |
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| Publicity Through Philanthropy For Writers |
| I am twenty three years old, have sold over four thousand copies of my first book in a matter of a month after it's release and ... |
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| PairsGroups Of Words Often Confused Part 6 of 6 |
| SALE, SAILSale is either offering something for purchase ("for sale")or offering it at a special price ("on sale"); sail is part... |
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| Pulling Sales with Your Ad Copy |
| One of the best marketing tools available to your internet business is good sales ad copy. This can pull in sales faster than ju... |
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| Making The Time To Write That Novel |
| Finding the time to write a novel is one of the major issues confronting writers, particularly those who haven’t been published ... |
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| PairsGroups Of Words Often Confused Part 4 of 6 |
| LATER, LATTERLater means afterwards; latter is the second of two things."Later that day we went for a walk.""We have two choices... |
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| Realism |
| ‘Realism’
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In William Dean Howells’ words, Realism is ‘ the truthful treatment of material’. But to the question ‘what ... |
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| Slow Pokes: Short Story On The Changing World Of Writing |
| “No one will ever know who I am, I’m a nobody-writer from nowhere… I’ve had a thousand rejections from all the major publishers.... |
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| Realize Your Book Dream In 2004! |
| If you haven't realized the success you wanted last year, here's a way to reap the harvest with 86% improvement!
Use the pow... |
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| Real Estate Professionals Need You to Write for Them! |
| Ask yourself these questions:
* Are you an experienced writer?
* Do you want to stay at home to write?
* Do you want... |
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| Reward Those Who Publish Your Articles! |
| It is pretty obvious that content is king online. It is also obvious that writing more content and submitting them to other site... |
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| Savage Nature: The Life of Ted Hughes |
| One of the most important poets of the post-war period, Edward James Hughes (1930-1998), was drawn towards the primitive. He was... |
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| Script Mechanics—Suggestions for Writing Effective Voiceover Copy |
| As with any of the performing arts, an effective voiceover begins with a well-crafted script. You don’t have to have many years ... |
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| Ready, Set, Go Sell Your Book In The Real World! |
| We hear a lot these days about more books actually being sold 'outside' the traditional bookstore. Think about it. When was the ... |
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| Sense of Place |
| What is Sense of Place? It's the image of a scene's environment evoked by the writing. The author becomes an artist; the book pa... |
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| Interviewing an Author: Don't Be Left Speechless |
| Edited by Jenny Wilson
Joyce Carol Oates. Langston Hughes. Anne Sexton. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nikki Giovanni. The names of au... |
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| Signs of Infidelity - 21 Categories of Cheating Signs |
| With infidelity reaching epidemic proportions, every woman should learn how to recognize the telltale signs of infidelity. The f... |
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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... |
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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. T... |
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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 gre... |
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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 ... |
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| Nobody Likes A Rambler |
| We all know people who ramble. They include every boring and insignificant detail, speak in five-minute-long sentences and take ... |
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| Self Publishing Success Starts With Marketing |
| Self-publishing is not for the faint of heart. The publication process is lengthy, involves a considerable number of detailed, a... |
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