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Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind?

Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind? by: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips – You are plotting the story. You write down what will happen, what problems will arise, what obstacles you will place so the character won’t reach his goals imme...

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Query Letters that Rock

The first thing I did wrong when I started writing was submitting poor query letters. They contained generic article ideas and boring sentences. Everything said, "blah, blah, blah."Twenty query letters and no responses. Even my SASEs weren't ret...

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The New Way to Publish

These days, there are several ways to get your book published. You can get an agent and go the traditional route, you can self-publish, or you can take advantage of a new form of publishing called "print-on-demand" or POD. What exactly is print-on-de...

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How to Find a Publisher for Your First Book

How to Find a Publisher for Your First Book by: Gary R. Hess Finding a publisher can be very strenuous. In fact, it may even be harder than actually writing the book itself. There are three things to remember when finding a publisher for your bo...

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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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Learn To Write For Children: Should You Do A Writing Course?

You have never needed a writing course to pen intelligent, interesting stories that capture the imagination with bold creativity and unexpected twists. You know the difference between "there" and "their," and understand that "they're" is somethi...

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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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Garnishments Are Alive and Well in Texas

Despite the fact that Texas does not allow a judgment creditor to garnish your wages directly from your employer, Texas law does permit your bank accounts to be garnished. Consequently, when you deposit your salary into a bank account, that account c...

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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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Opportunity Spotting : Freelance Writing Is Booming.

The word freelance was first coined by Sir Walter Scott, a renowned Scottish historical novelist and poet when he wrote his novel Ivanhoe to refer to a medieval mercenary warrior. In 1903 the word was officially recognized by etymologists and made it...

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