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The High Cost of a Six-Figure Book Advance

The High Cost of a Six-Figure Book Advance by: Sallie Goetsch The six-figure book advance, like the New York Times bestseller, is the object of many a writer’s fantasy. Whether it’s also a realistic goal is something else again. Can you real...

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Ten Tips on Writing and Creativity

Ten Tips on Writing and Creativity by: Emily Hanlon 1. Don't think. Creating a story or book has little to do with the intellect or language when we first begin. Our best ideas will emerge as a spark or image. Like dreams, they will make li...

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Six Mistakes You Must Avoid When Writing Articles

Submitting your article to article directories and ezine publishers could expose your website or blog to thousands, even millions, of readers online. Unfortunately, you must compete with other website owners and internet marketers, all of them submit...

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4 Tips To Stand Out As An Ebook Writer

Competing online as an ebook writer is not getting easier. As a matter of fact more people are writing ebooks online than ever before. This has come about because of the tremendous demand for online information. eBooks are going to provide a great o...

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The Art of Persuasive Business Writing

All good writing involves persuasion-getting the reader over to your side. You may be writing to persuade a colleague to take on a new project, writing a blog post trying to persuade people to accept a new idea, or writing persuasive advertising copy...

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Great Technical Writing: The Two-Edged Sword of Reader Experience

Overview When we write User Documents we rely on our Reader's/User's experience to simplify our work. This can cause problems for the Reader. This article will discuss the effects of Reader experience and how to minimize the negative effec...

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Can You Really Make Six Figures As A Freelance Writer?

Does $100,000 a year sound too ambitious? I hope not. Thousands of freelance writers have broken the 6-figure barrier and with some determination and a clear set of goals, it's very achievable. Possibly you would laugh and burst out if I told y...

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6 Steps to a Remarkable Reapplication

6 Steps to a Remarkable Reapplication by: Linda Abraham OK. You didn't get accepted at any of the schools you applied to. What should you do now? Deal. Get over it. And consider what you’re going to do next year. If you decide to re-appl...

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How to Be an Editor's First Choice

How to Be an Editor's First Choice by: Mridu Khullar There are writers who editors like, and those they’d bet their careers on. How can you be that writer who the editor will call on every time she needs an important assignment to be done...

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Romance Readers' Pet Peeves

I thought it might be a good idea to talk about over-used phrases in romance novels and short stories. This isn't just for me to have a moan and groan, but for you writers to consider avoiding over-use.We've all done it at some time or anot...

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