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Keep Thy Journal Private!

Keep Thy Journal Private! by: Barbara Carr Phillips If you live with other people, I know you shudder to think about what would happen if your personal journal fell into the wrong hands. Journaling is not about writing something and then leaving...

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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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How The First Earth Day Came About

How The First Earth Day Came About by: Billy I Ahmed Today, April 22, people across the world will be observing Earth Day registering their concern about deteriorating state of environment and pronouncing resolve to arrest the detrimental trend....

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A Quick Guide to ISBNs for Self-Publishers

A Quick Guide to ISBNs for Self-Publishers by: Jennifer Tribe A Quick Guide to ISBNs for Self-Publishers ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. It is a code assigned to every published book that uniquely identifies it in the marketp...

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Writing Made Them Rich #4: Paulo Coelho

ing Made Them Rich #4: Paulo Coelho by: Michael Southon Paulo Coelho was born on August 24th 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At age 17 he announced his intention to be a writer. It was a decision bitterly opposed by his parents, partly because ...

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The Habits of Highly Successful Writers

Have you ever envied those hugely productive writers? You know the ones I mean. The article writers whose names crop up with boring regularity in all the trade magazines, and who still find time to keep their web sites up to date with masses of crede...

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The Internet and Tom Robbins are both windows into new realities

These days I go on to the Internet not having any clue as to what is going to grab my interest on that particular day. What is slowly seeping into my subconscious like sludge into the sewer is the idea that I’m probably going to learn something new...

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The Internet ... A Writer's Paradise

I shake my head and wonder why more marketers aren'twriting. The internet has made it possible for anyoneto spill their thoughts onto the screen.It doesn't take a genius or tons of talent. It justtakes patience and persistence.When I starte...

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TURN PERSONAL STRUGGLES INTO BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

TURN PERSONAL STRUGGLES INTO BOOKS FOR CHILDRENby Laura Backes, Publisher, Children's Book Insider, theNewsletter for Children's WritersSuppose you've just gone through a divorce and lost custody ofyour kids. Or a loved one has recentl...

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Rome Wasn't Built in a Day

One of the characteristics that I am not known for, and whichI have spent a lifetime trying to develop, is patience. I'm an "instant gratification" kind of girl when it comes to most things.Obviously, building a freelance writing career does not...

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