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About Article Submitters
Article ID: 199466
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(Article Submitter) It's an amazing time saver. Also it will help you stay organized. Let's look at article marketing or submission in general. Article directories allow you as the author to store your work and take advantage of the traffic that visits them. So Instead of directly searching...

"Do I Have Writing Talent?" It's A Mistaken Question
Article ID: 199465
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Over the years, many people have asked me to look at their writing. "I need to know, do I have talent or not," they say. "Then I'll know if I should pursue writing or stick to accounting." Their request is seriously flawed, I'd reply. Anyone can become a better writer. When I taught English...

"Don't Polish The Turd," And Other Oddball Writing Advice That Works
Article ID: 199464
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Even with a dozen published books to my name, I sometimes need a dose of inspiration when I sit down to write. Above my desk, I've posted a paper with various pieces of fiction-writing wisdom I've collected over the years. Some of the advice may sound odd, but I've found it all helpful. Here it...

You're Not Done Yet: Eight Strengtheners For Your Sales Copy
Article ID: 199463
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Writing sales copy for a new or to-be-relaunched product takes a lot of energy and concentration. When you finish that first draft, take a rest. Then go back to what you've written with this sales copy checklist, which outlines the eight most frequent corrections and improvements I make on copy...

Your Must Know Guide To Writing Thank You Notes
Article ID: 199462
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After the pomp and circumstance is over and you have opened the last wedding gift it soon comes time to face the daunting task of writing your thank you notes. If you are anything like me the thought of sitting down to a stack of cards makes me find every excuse in the book not to do them. The key...

Your Love Affair With Your Muse
Article ID: 199461
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How's your love affair with your Muse? That's right, your Muse. Your creative source. Your inspiration for all the kooky, creative things you do. The voice that whispers, "Hey, why don't you try encaustic painting? That looks like fun!" Or maybe your voice has a more, well, cranky tone. Maybe...

Your indispensable guide to online shopping.
Article ID: 199460
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In today's world of mass communications and widespread online shopping, it is relatively easy and simple to purchase everything you would like to buy online - from hundred years old antique books up to the last week's bestsellers, from magazines of your local community up to the periodicals of...

Your First Steps To Becoming A Writer
Article ID: 199459
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What's the first step to becoming a writer? You'd think it would be "write", but it's not. In speaking to other writers and from what I know of my own journey to becoming a writer, I've come to realize that the biggest obstacle for new writers is that they don't think of themselves as writers. They...

Your Child Is Talented
Article ID: 199458
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Life is full of amazing discoveries. All my life I firmly believed that talent is a strictly innate quality. If you do not have the inborn aptitude for singing, neither conservatoire, nor endless practical singing classes will make you a remarkable singer. It turned out I had been on the wrong...

Your Book Arrives From Your New York Publisher!
Article ID: 199457
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A large box arrives from a New York Publisher. It's here-YOUR BOOK! You hurriedly rip it open and take the first book out. There it is YOUR NAME as the author of your first book. You forget to breathe and your heart skips a beat in excitement. You caress the spine and read the title and your...

Young Writers
Article ID: 199456
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If you are between the ages of 8 to 18 and love to write, be it short stories, plays or poems, then you are a young writer. For the writer nothing is more satisfying than finishing a story, play, poem etc. In fact some young writers decide to make it their career of choice. This is not always an...

Writing: Getting Started
Article ID: 199455
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Writing for web content is one of the easiest ways for writers to get their work published. If you have yet to submit articles for syndication, you are missing out on a wonderful opportunity to share your knowledge as well as to promote your name. Getting started is not that difficult...you...

Writing What You Want To Write: Personal Innovation
Article ID: 199454
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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. - Dale Carnegie Some of the special skills discussed in writing may have you feeling as if there is really no room for expressing your own personality in...

Writing Well for the Web
Article ID: 199453
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If you expect your potential clients to read the texts on your site, be especially particular about the content. Writing for the web has its own peculiarities in comparison with common publications. It is known that 79% Internet users just skip over the web pages, but rarely peruse them. It...

Writing Twenty Novels (In Ten Easy Steps!)
Article ID: 199452
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During a recent telephone conversation, I mentioned having sent off the last revisions for my twentieth novel, "Great Sky Woman." There was a silence on the other side of the phone, followed by the question "How in the world do you do that? Twenty novels!" The truth is that I know many writers...

Writing To Weave The Spell
Article ID: 199451
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As you may know, I'm a great fan of the works of the Canadian author, Robertson Davies. So, when I'm looking for inspiration and ideas, I turn to his articles on writing. I came across a speech he gave in 1990 for the Tanner Lectures in New Haven, Connecticut. One is entitled simply Writing, the...

Writing That Resume
Article ID: 199450
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When preparing your resume make sure the skills you list are accurately conveying your experience and knowledge in each area. It is also recommended that time be spent reviewing the skills the company is looking for in order to highlight these skills in a job interview or cover letter. The cover...

Writing Success: What Does It Mean To You?
Article ID: 199449
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Like most creative professions the question of a qualified success in writing is not easy to concentrate into one definitive answer. Just as there are a multitude of writing styles, so too are there many examples of writing success. Examples 1. "If I can just finish my first story, I will...

Writing Style: Are You A Real Writer?
Article ID: 199448
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I hear it all the time from my students and at the seminars and workshops I lead. The writers that I work with are excited to work with a "real" writer. Most people define a "real" writer as one who is published. Therefore I, with three published novels and innumerable newspaper and magazine...

Writing Stories
Article ID: 199447
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There's nothing like writing a story. It is a truly satisfying creative process. In order to write a story that people will enjoy. You need to understand the key elements that all good writers use in stories. In this article we will explore these elements. 1. Brainstorming Ask yourself these...