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How a Freelance Writer Finds Work

Work is the central issue of a freelance writer's life - the ability to find work and the desire and ability to do it. When I first began freelancing, close to 40 years ago, finding the work wasn't much of a problem. I wrote for anyone who ...

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Common Writing Mistakes

Common Writing Mistakes by: Michael LaRocca Most books aren't rejected because the stories are "bad." They're rejected because they're not "ready to read." In short, minor stuff like typos, grammar, spelling, etc. I don't me...

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Why You Don't Write Your Book

In the ten years that I've taught people how to get on withtheir books and creative projects, I've noticed a phenomenonthat I'll call "Author's Block." Would-be writers can, indeed,sit down and work when pressed to it. The problem...

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Why Art

The following is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write. If I can get through this, all the way through this, than my little corner of the universe will make sense again and I’ll be able to get a good night’s sleep. If I don’t get through i...

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Are You a P-Word Solver

Back in the days when I supervised customer service employees, I developed a standard (albeit somewhat corny) reply whenever anyone on my staff came to me with a problem."There are no 'problems' in Customer Service," I'd tell them, ton...

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Business Writing Checklist

You're ready to do it. You've accepted an assignment from yourboss, agreed to put together a sales presentation, or were askedto write a report about last week's meeting results. Where doyou begin? Before you venture off into the land ...

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Don't Attempt To Write Without Them!

You're ready to do it. You've accepted an assignment from yourboss, agreed to put together a sales presentation, or were askedto write a report about last week's meeting results. Where doyou begin? Before you venture off into the land ...

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HOW TO WRITE YOUR OWN ARTICLES AND BE PUBLISHED

TWENTY FIVE TIPS IN WRITING ARTICLES FOR THE WORLD WIDE WEBWriting articles can provide you with enormous amount of exposure onthe Web. You are branding yourself "on a shoestring budget, the smell of an oily rag"...and best of all, it hasn't cos...

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Developing Free Content... It's not really as bad as it sounds!

I hear many writers refute the idea of writing free content. While I agree,in the simplest terms, it is "something for nothing", the benefits of freecontent actually outweigh the down-side of writing for free. Is it reallyfor nothing?The Battle for C...

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Battling Internet ADHD: Ten Tips for Writers

Battling Internet ADHD: Ten Tips for Writers by: David Beveridge Write for a reason Get to the point. One of the basic references for Web design is Steve Krug's, Don't Make Me Think. My book for Web writers (not yet available in stores...

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