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Do You Have What It Takes to Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business?

If you had told me five years ago that I would walk away from my day job to start my own writing business, I would have told you that you were crazy. Although my career in the insurance industry wasn't particularly fulfilling, I was successful, ...

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For Beginners: 10 Ways To Prepare To Get Published

For Beginners: 10 Ways To Prepare To Get Published by: Jill Nagle (Skip directly to ten for the fastest shortcut!) Like any field, excellent writing requires study, practice and mentorship. Very few successful authors ever published their first ...

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Not Your Grandma’s Grammar

Not Your Grandma’s GrammarAs if it isn’t enough that computers have influenced just about every area of our lives, you’d think that something as sacred as the English language would remain immune to technology’s pressures. Not so. You may not...

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Novel to Screenplay The Challenges of Adaptation. Some basic steps when adapting a novel to the screenplay form.

ADAPTATION 101Brimming with confidence, you’ve just signed the check purchasing the rights to adapt John Doe’s fabulous, but little known novel, Lawrence of Monrovia, to screenplay form. Suddenly, panic sets in. “What was I thinking? How the de...

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Does Your Story Have A Theme

Creative Writing Tips –It should. A theme is a one-line explanation of your story.. Every story should have one because our stories are about something. When I say should, I mean that this isn’t always the case. Especially so for beginner writers...

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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. It seems my destiny is never to be read, another nameless soul lost to the sands of eternity.” Johnny’s face ...

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WHERE CAN I PUBLISH MY BOOK PART 3

Title: WHERE CAN I PUBLISH MY BOOK? (PART 3)Author: Arthur ZuluContact Author: mailto: controversialwriter@yahoo.comCopyright: Copyright © Arthur Zulu 2002Word Count: 426Web Address: http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/10975Publishing Guidelines: P...

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How to write a press release AND get it published

> SummaryThis article contains a checklist to writing a press release. Andit includes the single most important ingredient of a press release, that will dramatically improve your chances of getting your news published.> IntroductionFirstly, let me sa...

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Beware The Dreaded Article

The fine art of writing for your e-zineStymied. It’s a good word to describe those poor, unfortunate souls who have the knowledge to write a content-rich article but who run from the idea like a quarter horse headed for the finish line. Why do they...

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Why Book Writers Need A Running Mate

Why Book Writers Need A Running Mate by: Marvin D. Cloud By far, I have found that the lack of discipline is the biggest hindrance for most people, when it comes to writing a book of any kind. Although I urge you as a would-be writer to develop ...

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