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A TEACHER WHO INFLUENCED MY WRITING

Mine was Mrs. Martha Harrison, my eighth grade English teacher. She made us write, and write, and write. She would put a sentence on the blackboard (I used to be the one to clean it..remember that), like "If A Pencil Sharpener Could Talk" and make us...

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The Heart of The Delay Harnessing The Wisdom of Procrastination AKA Writer's Block

The Heart of The Delay: Harnessing the Wisdom of Procrastination, AKA Writer’s BlockI am sure that at in some era, at some desk, with some kind of paper (and perhaps some very special ink), some writer has breezed through a lengthy and challenging ...

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How to generate ideas for info-products

Dear friends the current study shows that there are morethan 50,000,000 registered domain names on the Internet(approx.)(Reference http://www.whois.sc/internet-statistics/)Even if we eliminate 30% non commercial sites we are left with35,000,000 sites...

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Copywriting Training Isn't Just For People Who Want to Be Copywriters

Over the years, I have had many types of students in my copywriting courses. Some were there because they wanted to be professional copywriters, and were looking to get the skills they needed help them begin their new careers. But many many others w...

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Slow Pokes Short story on the changing world of writing

“No one will ever know who I am, I’m a nobody-writer from nowhere… I’ve had a thousand rejections from all the major publishers. It seems my destiny is never to be read, another nameless soul lost to the sands of eternity.” Johnny’s face ...

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Don't Worry, Be Happy, AND WRITE!

How long should my story be? Who should I send it to? What do I put in the cover letter?I don't have any credits, what now? Do these questions go through your mind as you sit down to write a story? If so, then read on. As the former Grand Poobah...

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Critique the Poem not the Poet

The act of writing poetry is something that is very personal to us poets and sharing it for the first time can be a very frightening experience. The first experience of having your work criticized can boggle our mind and set us back a step in our wri...

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Write Your Book Introduction as a Sales Tool

Is your book introduction designed to seal the sale? Probably not; many open a book to read, see an introduction, yawn, think boring and turn the page. Why, because authors, including myself, have treated the introduction as only a 'why I wrote ...

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Tips to Learning from Your Writing Mistakes

You receive your contest entry back. You are so excited! You look at your total score: 20/100. How is that possible? You want to throttle a couple of the judges. Here is a few of their comments: Have you ever read a book in your life!! Your charact...

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Your Book Not in Book Stores Don't Worry

Sure, we all want to look on the shelves at Barnes and Noble and see our books there. It's thrilling. But it's really not necessary. I see so many authors waste their time and money paying distributors and driving from store to store, deliv...

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