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A simple 7-step checklist to test your ads

Imagine if you had in your hand a simple,bullet-proof, 7-step checklist to test your ads andsales letters.Well, here’s a simple 7-step checklist that Joe usesevery time he writes copy. Every marketing piece ofhis that passes the test has gone on t...

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Secrets Of Successful Authors

When the writing bug hits you, get out your pencil, typewriter,word processor or tape recorder and go to work.Personal wants and desires, such as "How to Make Money" can putyou on the road to success in the writing field. there are fivemain emotional...

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7 Deadly Mistakes that Cost You Money and Assignments

7 Deadly Mistakes that Cost You Money and Assignments by: Mridu Khullar Sometimes, you just don’t get second chances. Freelance writing works a little that way. If you’ve offended an editor, it’s quite unlikely that she’s going to work w...

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The Lecture Experience: Part I

The Lecture Experience: Part I by: Feather Schwartz Foster During the past year or so, I have done nearly a hundred talks about my book, “LADIES: A Conjecture of Personalities.” It’s about the First Ladies – the OLD First Ladies, Martha ...

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Keys to Characterisation

Keys to Characterisation by: Aspire2write Far too many inexperienced writers create flat, stereotypical characters: the brave fireman, the damsel in distress, the strict schoolmistress. The best characters are those who evoke emotions within the...

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Making Better Word Choices – 4 Examples

Choosing the wrong words can have a poor effect on your writing and on you. Whether you are writing a cover letter for a job, a business proposal, or an application essay for graduate school, using words poorly can result in negative feedback. One c...

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Taking in the Good Criticism and Leaving the Rest Behind

We have all been criticized upon sometime or another, as a writer it is something to be expected. Every paragraph, every sentence, every word is criticized. We just need to know how to benefit from the criticism and learn the difference between const...

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Does Your Plot Suit Your Characters And Vice-Versa

Creative Writing Tips –When an idea comes to us for a short story, we either think of a story line first or a character first. Whichever we think of first, and later on build, we have to make sure the plot and the character suit each other.Example ...

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How to Evaluate Writing Contests Six Starter Questions

At some point in your writing career you will probably encounter the possibility of entering writing contests. As you peruse writing newsletters and magazines, at any rate, you’ll almost inevitably find listings of competitions; you may very well ...

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WARMING UP TEN EXERCISES FOR FICTION WRITERS

Would you expect to wake up one morning and successfully run a marathon without any preparation? Would you think it reasonable to sit before a piano andwith little or no practiceplay a concerto? Probably not. Why, then, do so many people seem surpris...

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