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Learning to Question your Elephant Child: Who, What, Where, When and Why

Learning to Question your Elephant Child: Who, What, Where, When and Why by: Stephen Earley Jordan, II Having problems writing? I don't know why. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll writes up to five columns a week. After all, if ...

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Keeping your readers interested when writing non-fiction

Writing non-fiction might be the easiest of all writings, but it’s not always the easiest to keep your readers interested.When writing non-fiction the best thing to do is research, even when the story is about you, research. Readers are generally w...

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Have You Tested Your Plot

Creative Writing Tips –Our plotting stage is our testing area. Everything in the plot should be tested for its effectiveness before we put in into our stories. If you believe something in your plot could be better, make it better. Figuring everythi...

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HOW I WROTE MY FIRST NOVEL

At age 19, I told my English professor that I was writing a novel.I'd written the first chapter. How interesting! How wonderful! She wanted to know if the novel was about me. I told her that the main character was like mea college student, at th...

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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. WHA...

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Write Your Own How-To Book By Spring

Write Your Own How-To Book Before Spring!What can you do before March 21st (the first dayof spring) to make 2004 your turnaround year?Win the lottery?Cash in big in Las Vegas?Get promoted to the head of your company?OK - so these aren't very re...

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Touching One's Soul ... The Ultimate Inspiration for a Writer

From smoke and dirt to pollution and oil, it is amazing how much gunk can collect on a window over time. I sit here in my office looking out the window that appears to look the same as it did when it was new, but wondering why it was always a gray ov...

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Writing for Mediocrity

A while back, an Internet wit compiled a list of signs that you're not spending enough time online. One sure sign is that poor spelling and grammar still bother you. Good one!Unfortunately, there are no online grammar police … just you and me,...

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Succeeding in the Business of Freelance Writing

Succeeding in the Business of Freelance Writing  by: Amber McNaught 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 runn...

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Jump-Starting the Writing Process When Lost for Ideas

Sometimes just starting the writing process can be a challenge especially if you are a content developer due to the frequency with which you compose. It is inevitable that periodically you will be stricken with writers block which can be like quick s...

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