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Pop Culture, Slang, And Day-Old Sushi: Things That Can Quickly Go Bad

(And How To Keep Them From Fouling Up Your YA Fiction) In 10 years, will anybody understand you if you say "fo shizzle?" Will they stare blankly if you mention Britney Spears' buzz cut or Paris Hilton's jail time? They might, they might no...

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Waiting for Lightning to Strike

Author and management guru, Peter Drucker says, "People adjust to the levelof demands made on them." I would add, we also adjust to the level we demandof ourselves. At some point we grow up and pass for adults by how we look.To match that look with ...

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5 Steps in Publishing and Selling Your First E-book

What is an e-book?An e-book is simply a digital file that contains content that entertains,enlightens or inspires your reader.It can be 5 pages long or 2500 pages long. It can be a complete book thatuses all of the old fashioned elements of book publ...

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Checking for Mismatched Quotation Marks

Checking for Mismatched Quotation Marks by: Jan Kovarik —or— How To Make Sure that Every Opening Quotation Mark Has an Ending Quotation Mark When writing a term paper, research paper, or post-graduate thesis, one of the most common errors is...

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How Does Spellchecker make you Lazy?

How Does Spellchecker make you Lazy? by: David Parton It's a crime what laziness can do. That's the downside of automation and software tools. People get lazy. Don't get me wrong, I love technology and I depend on Spell-checking s...

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Novel to Screenplay: The Challenges of Adaptation

Novel to Screenplay: The Challenges of Adaptation by: Lynne Pembroke & Jim Kalergis ADAPTATION 101 Brimming with confidence, you've just signed the check purchasing the rights to adapt John Doe's fabulous, but little known novel, Lawre...

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The Bottomless Notebook

The Bottomless Notebook by: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-RussReading 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: T...

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Review Profit From The Author Inside You

Profit From The Author Inside Youby Roger C. Parkerpdf format, 120 pages$37.00I've reviewed a number of eBooks recently, and none of themexcited me, but this one definitely did. If you've ever hadthe slightest desire to write a 'How To...

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How To Write a Powerful Promotion Article

Who are the undisputed experts you can learn from ? Of course, they are the top Journalists who write Press Releases and always write them in the 3rd person. You could determine what they do and then follow their procedures. BUT ! Wait, that is not e...

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How To Use The Flesch Grade Level Readability Formula To Write For Your Audience

Flesch Grade Level Readability Formula improves upon the Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula. Rudolph Flesch, an author, writing consultant, and the supporter of Plain English Movement, is the co-author of this formula along with John P. Kincaid....

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