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Five Secrets of Winning Book Proposals

Five Secrets of Winning Book Proposals by: Melissa A Rosati Working in the publishing industry comes with a high expectation, especially from complete strangers. After the causal ‘hello’ progresses to ‘what do you do,’ and my answer is â...

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12 Ways to Research a Historical Novel

12 Ways to Research a Historical Novel by: Ann Roscopf Allen Whether you are fictionalizing historical events or making up your own story, attention to detail can determine whether your novel is credible to history buffs or if they’ll give it ...

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Characters In A Romance Novel

Characters In A Romance Novel by: Patty Apostolides Before you even begin writing your novel, you need to know who your characters will be. Minimally, you would want two major characters, the hero and the heroine. They will interact mostly with ...

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How to Write a Holiday Tale that Isn’t a Turkey

How to Write a Holiday Tale that Isn’t a Turkey by: Caterina Christakos When we write stories, with the purpose of sharing them with others, we enter into an agreement where we allow our reader to see a glimpse of our heart, our souls and our ...

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Ten High Readership Ideas For Internet Articles

1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targetedaudience. Watch what questions people are askingand ask others what information they're interested in.2. Examine what information is being broadcasted ontv, news and talk shows. That pieces of...

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Are You Ready For The Publishing Revolution

Are You Ready For The Publishing Revolution? by John Colanzi http://www.thesimplesystem.netWriting has traditionally been considered a solitary craft.You wrote you article or book in seclusion. You submittedit to an editor or publisher and prayed it ...

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Distribute Your Self-Published Book - Part 1

Distribute Your Self-Published Book - Part 1Judy Cullins c 2003 All Rights ReservedWhere is your book now? With a distributor? In a book store?Or, did it already die an early death after a few months? New self-published authors often believe they nee...

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Stop Your Readers In Their Tracks!

Stop Your Readers In Their Tracks!Copyright 2003 Livvie MatthewsStudies have shown that while 75% of the people readheadlines, only 25 % keep reading "the rest of the story".Breaking it down even further, you have about 4 secondsto convince that read...

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IN YOUR SHADOW

There is an old saying: You can choose your friends but not your family. Everyone has certain choices to make in their lives, except for that one initial launch into this world. We are born and we are who we are - no decision on our part - not even t...

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THINGS YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT AND PUBLISH!

The stories and articles you can write about are only limited by your imagination, ingenuity and persistence. And your ability to dig deep into and write well about a potentially good story or article can make you a published writer. You can write ab...

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