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Understanding The First Rule Of Writing—Before You Start The Great Bestselling Book

Understanding The First Rule Of Writing—Before You Start The Great Bestselling Book by: Marvin D. Cloud Chaos and confusion come when established rules and procedures are not followed. Even mixing and matching systems to favor one’s own posi...

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From Book Notes to Book Reports

From Book Notes to Book Reports by: Nick Smith Writing papers and book reports has long been the bane of high school and college students’ existence. It seems that no matter how hard you work to stay caught up, there is always a paper due tomo...

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Article Writing Tips

Article Writing Tips by: Laura Hickey 3 Tips when Writing Articles Do you love to write? Do you want to put those writing skills to good use? Perhaps you want to see your name published whether it be in a newspaper, magazine, e-zine or other for...

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Write Possibilities

Write Possibilities by: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-RussWe writers are a powerful lot. We control time. We dictate actions. We control destinies. We can make two completely opposite people fall in love with each other, and we can create family feuds ...

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The Writing Club

The Writing Club by: Ieuan DolbyTypically when falling asleep in bed at night great thoughts enter the mind, long stringed and meaningful sentences trip over each other to receive attention at the front of the brain alongside all the brilliant f...

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How To Tell If You Are A Literary Snob

To Tell If You Are A Literary Snob by: David Leonhardt "I don't know if I should put 'writer' on my business card," I murmured. "Then don't," my wife said in her infinite wisdom. "Put 'author' on it." "But if I put ...

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Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 6 of 6

s/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 6 of 6 by: Laraine Anne BarkerSALE, SAIL Sale is either offering something for purchase ("for sale")or offering it at a special price ("on sale"); sail is partof a ship or boat.SELL, CELLSell is to exchang...

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Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 4 of 6

s/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 4 of 6 by: Laraine Anne BarkerLATER, LATTERLater means afterwards; latter is the second of two things."Later that day we went for a walk.""We have two choices. The latter is the more reliable, but the form...

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Develop a Kick-Ass Plot!

What is a plot?The dictionary definition of the word ‘plot’ relating to a story is:“The plan or main story of a literary work” [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]So the plot then, is the planned storyline. Some writers fly by the seat of thei...

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Publishing Pit Bulls

Publishing Pit BullsYou have invested a great deal into your writing: time, attention, your heart and soul, maybe even a few tears, and now you’re considering investing even more: your cold hard cash. Rather than accepting “No” as an answer to ...

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