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Waiting for Lightning to Strike

Author and management guru, Peter Drucker says, "People adjust to the levelof demands made on them." I would add, we also adjust to the level we demandof ourselves. At some point we grow up and pass for adults by how we look.To match that look with ...

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I'm All Storied Out!

I'm All Storied Out! by: Ed Williams One of the nicest and most frustrating parts of being a writer of stories is that when you’re out somewhere, people will come up and tell you stories - lots of them. I’ve actually been at book signin...

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The Stuff E-mail Query Letters are Made of

The Stuff E-mail Query Letters are Made of by: Mridu Khullar Your mother always told you how first impressions were extremely important. That’s why whenever you go to meet an editor, you dress impeccably, walk confidently and talk as if you ju...

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Gaining Exposure Within Writing.Com

Gaining Exposure Within Writing.Com by: The StoryMaster Dear Writing Reader, One of the most popular questions from Authors on Writing.Com is: How do I gain exposure on Writing.Com? In this letter, I will provide numerous tips for increasing the...

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Vital Verbs

Vital Verbs by: Joseph E. Wright Conditions of use: Editor: The following article is offered for free use in your ezine, print publication, or on your web site, as long as the content is not altered, and the copyright and author credit box at th...

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How To Sprinkle Your Article With Laughs

Everyone likes to laugh. At least everyonesane. Actually, insane people laugh too, they just don't know they're laughing.Even the Pope laughs, just not in public. Laughter unites people. It can diffuse tense situations. And most importantl...

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Creative Writing Tips - Have You Established Your Main Character At The Start

In the beginning of your story you have to grab your readers’ interest and sustain it till the end. Our hook is our character. Readers keep on reading to find out more about the character. To see what he’ll do in the story; how he’ll solve his ...

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Teacher Turns Entrepreneur

Kristi Sayles, a second grade teacher from Camden, Tennessee, has been writing professionally since 1985 when she sold her first article to GRIT (a family-oriented magazine) for a whopping $35.00. A public school teacher for almost ten years, as well...

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Content Is Still King!

It amazes me when I hear marketers say content isn'timportant anymore.Many of them are saying that on the one hand and sellingmemberships to their sites on the other. What are their membership sites?Reports, articles, ebooks etc.There's a n...

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Is Censorship a Dirty Word

On the shelves of the children's section of your local library or bookstore you'll find books with characters who are child molesters, compulsive gamblers, and drug addicts. Teenagers in young adult novels have too much to drink, get pregna...

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