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: Marketing for Writers When Writing Just Isn't Enough by: Caterina Christakos Many writers write for the experience. Others dream of having a number one best seller. Both are wonderful reasons for writing. What many fail
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: Financial Aid Options by: Vanessa McHooley Before entering college, you may find yourself pondering exactly how you will be able to pay for college. Many public colleges and universities cost thousands of dollars, while
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: A First Time Author's Publicity Kit Materials by: Laura Hickey If you're a new author that has been requested to send publicist materials, you may feel left in the dark on what to send. Here's a list of the usual items. 1.
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: Writer's Voice: Five Places to Find Meaning by: Melissa A Rosati Have you seen my voice? Odd question, I know. Voice is associated with sound not sight. Still, I’ve been looking for it everywhere: writer’s
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: Article Submitting: How To Study A Publisher’s Website by: Catherine Franz There are many websites that will host your articles on the Internet. Some small, some large, some with guidelines, some without, some
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: Eight Ways To Write Better Instantly by: Rix Quinn Is it possible to improve your writing instantly? The answer, happily, is “yes.†While researching a book on famous speeches and essays, I found eight easily
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: Why I Write Horror by: David Silva These are some of the snapshots I carry with me: My father coming up to visit me after first being diagnosed with leukemia. The visit was a surprise, and he brought a new computer
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: Book Marketing 101 by: Jeremy M. Hoover Francine Silverman. Book Marketing from A-Z (InfinityPublishing.com, 2005). Trade paperback. 400 pages. .95 US. For beginning authors, book promotion is the key to success.
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: Post Colonial Studies by: Samir K. Dash Postcolonialism has been defined as: A description of institutional conditions in formerly colonial societies. An abstract condition of the global condition after the colonial
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: Orientalism by: Samir K. Dash Edward Said's Orientalism can be summed up in three following points: first he talks of the distinction between pure and political knowledge, shows the power relation of any text to political,
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: Modern Science Fiction by: Samir K. Dash Science fiction is a narrative (usually in prose) or a short story, 'novella' or novel length. As to what it is about, is not easily classificable. Such stories are about an amazing
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: An Article about Articles by: Jim Schulte Everyone that publishes a newsletter or ezine knows that the "list" is the most important thing, if you want to be successful with any online venture. To build that list we are
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: Subtle Writing Techniques of the Mystery Writer by: Gerard F Bianco Here is the first of five articles taken from my lecture series, "Subtle Writing Techniques Used in Creating a Successful Mystery Novel." This series
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: 'Your Instinct is Your Life-blood,' says author. by: Neil Millar Fourteen thousand civilised people died when the tsunami hit Andaman Islands – five percent of the population – meanwhile a cannibal tribe,
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: A Great Loneliness by: James Collins 'Man must treat the beasts of this land as his brothers. What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, Man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever
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: Five Secrets of Winning Book Proposals by: Melissa A Rosati Working in the publishing industry comes with a high expectation, especially from complete strangers. After the causal ‘hello’ progresses to ‘what
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: No-Cost Student Loan Consolidation by: Vanessa McHooley A no-cost student loan consolidation – doesn’t that just sound too good to be true? Think about it. You have just accrued thousands of dollars in debt
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: Someday Dead Writers Need To Worry! by: Ed Williams Do ya’ll ever notice that the older you get, the more attention you pay to the obituaries section in the newspaper? I hate to admit it, but it’s true.
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: Le Poem De La Sweat by: Ed Williams I made a bad mistake a couple of weeks ago and got into a discussion about poetry with my good friend, Henry County Herald columnist Amy Eason. Amy likes poems, and was telling me all
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: Being the "Butt" of an Article by: Ed Williams A writer friend of mine just forwarded me an email that someone has just sent her. She’s a brand new writer, has a column going in her local paper, and really enjoys
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: Stafford Loan Consolidation by: Vanessa McHooley A Stafford Loan, which can help to finance your way through a college or university, comes in two forms: Subsidized Stafford Loans A subsidized Stafford Loan, which
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: 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
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: Learn to Write Like a Pro by: Caterina Christakos Many writers write for the experience. Others dream of having a number one best seller. Both are wonderful reasons for writing. What many fail to realize is that these
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: What’s Wrong With The Internet? It Must Be Broken! by: Caren A Adams After months of scouring the internet, I could not put my hands on the 2 million links various search engines said were available to do my book
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: The Great, Okay and the Ugly of E-Publishing by: Shalla de Guzman SHALLA CHATS with author Tina Gerow about: “The Great, Okay and the Ugly of E-Publishing†Who’s Tina? Tina Gerow has great passion
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: Promoting Your Ezine and Recruiting Subscribers by: Rose DesRochers So you're ready to start promoting the publication of your ezine in an effort to recruit subscribers. First of all you will need a webpage a list of
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: Use of Special Words/Phrases in Spoken English by: Samir K. Dash Responses to statements In most speech sessions we use some special response words, though they are not demanded by the speaker of the statements to which
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: Spoken and Written English by: Samir K. Dash The English of speech tends to be different from the English of writing some fairly obvious ways. For instance: We have time to plan our message in writing, but that is
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: The Change in Communication: the Cyber effect by: Samir K. Dash The growing technology has become both a challenge and solution in the field of communication through language. I say this because, recent developments in
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: Standards of English by: Samir K. Dash From the history of English language it is clear that good English has the tendency to vary from time to time, from area to area and from one social group to another. And these variations
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: Notion of Correctness in Speech by: Samir K. Dash There is an old story about a girl, who asked her grand pa whether he keeps his long beard over or under the blanket while sleeping. Until then the grand pa never thought
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: The Naked Truth About Writing by: Ed Williams I know ya’ll are gonna think I’m pulling your legs, but I swear on a stack of BTO CDs that I received the following email just a couple of days ago.... Ed, I
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: Use Textpad Program for Easy Ezine and Web Site Submissions To Bring More Sales by: Judy Cullins When you create your articles in TextPad format, something like Notepad, but much more versatile, you will have them in
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: Creating A Great Print Newsletter by: Colin Ong TS The traditional print media newsletter is still useful even in the rapidly changing age of the Internet and IT. Its uses are so multi-faceted that it can cover just
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: In Spellchecker We Trust... Right? by: Jan Kovarik This article could have easily been titled "We Don't Need a Proofreader...right?" Businesses today are transforming printed text into computer-based documents and, well,
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: How To Re-Set Spellchecker to Recheck Document by: Jan Kovarik After you have written a text and run spellcheck, you might find it necessary to go back and revise the document. You might also have found that you have
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: Your Spellchecker Can Catch Punctuation Mistakes by: Jan Kovarik Even though you should never only rely on your spellchecker to find mistakes in your document, you can make the most of your spellchecker by changing the
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: So, You Think You Want to Be a Freelance Proofreader by: Jan Kovarik How many times have you thought to yourself that you would be a good proofreader? You have a decent working vocabulary, you are able to construct a
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: How To Check the Spelling of Names Used as References in a Research Paper by: Jan Kovarik Whether you are doing a term paper for high school or you are working on your doctoral thesis, you will be creating a list of references
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: Checking for Mismatched Quotation Marks by: Jan Kovarik —or— How To Make Sure that Every Opening Quotation Mark Has an Ending Quotation Mark When writing a term paper, research paper, or post-graduate
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: 7 Devistating Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them by: Jason A. Martin Writing engaging articles and energizing ad copy takes more than just typing out what you want to say. By correcting these major mistakes, your
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: Federal PLUS Loans by: Vanessa McHooley Federal PLUS Loans As a student entering college, it is very unlikely that you have a few spare checks lying around that you can cash and magically use to pay for college. Most
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: A Good Book Cover Design is Key by: Laura Hickey Marketing your Book cover, Spine and Information. Whether you've written your book or are just starting out, having an eye catching cover is a must. Did you know that
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: 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,
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: Freelance Writing Markets, Poetry Markets - Highly Paid -v- Unpaid by: Consulting Editors, AskProfessors.com Amazing as it may sound, there is a real shortage of good writers and poets. Try telling that to the thousands
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: The Lecture Experience: Part I by: Feather Schwartz Foster During the past year or so, I have done nearly a hundred talks about my book, “LADIES: A Conjecture of Personalities.†It’s about the First
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: Do You Really Want to Get Published? Write for Trade Magazines! by: Mary Anne Hahn Have you been repeatedly snubbed by consumer magazines? Do you have little to show for your research and querying efforts other than a
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: Keep Thy Journal Private! by: Barbara Carr Phillips If you live with other people, I know you shudder to think about what would happen if your personal journal fell into the wrong hands. Journaling is not about writing
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: Writing From The Edge: Trembling Your Way to Publication by: Jill Nagle A few nights ago in the final class of the third incarnation of the Book Proposal Boot Camp, we reviewed parts of one author’s proposal and
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: Taming The Book Proposal by: Jill Nagle Oh, that most maddening of documents! For so many of us eager to move forward with our nonfiction projects, it looms large like a guard at the queen’s castle, blocking the
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: The Arrogant Writer: Five Ways to Nurture and Defend your Muse by: Jill Nagle Arrogance has a bad rap. We think of arrogant people as unpleasant to be around, full of themselves, and incapable of taking an interest in
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: Platform Development Tip #1: Switch Writing Hats! by: Jill Nagle Platform-Building Tip #1: Switch Writing Hats! Around eighty percent of nonfiction books today are written by “experts,†that is people who
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: Harnessing The Wisdom of Procrastination by: Jill Nagle The Heart of The Delay: Harnessing the Wisdom of Procrastination, AKA Writer’s Block I am sure that at in some era, at some desk, with some kind of paper
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: For Beginners: 10 Ways To Prepare To Get Published by: Jill Nagle (Skip directly to ten for the fastest shortcut!) Like any field, excellent writing requires study, practice and mentorship. Very few successful authors
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: E-Matchmaking: Can a Computer Program Find Love For You? by: Devlyn Steele I logged on to a dating site the other day and was greeted by a large, flashing message. It promised that if I took the time to answer a series
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: Do We Have Free Will? by: Clive Taylor It is being suggested here that we have only one real choice in life: To let go of fear and resistance and be taken by the flow of life, or, to fight, screaming all the way, as
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: Private versus Federal Consolidation Loans – What’s the Difference? by: Vanessa McHooley A consolidation loan lets you combine your federal student loans into a single loan with one monthly payment. There
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: Break in with Fillers: The Best Market for New Writers by: Shelley Wake Interested in breaking into writing or breaking into a new area? You can't go past writing fillers. Fillers are one of the most overlooked opportunities
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: Success Redefined by: Lynn Colwell When our youngest child was in second grade, we moved to a small Colorado town. The first day, even before we’d gotten the house unpacked, I headed for the library. Over the next
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: I Wonder Why Dictionaries Went Out Of Fashion by: Elaine Currie, BA (Hons) More Tips For New Writers (Part IV) When you begin writing for your home based business, never lose sight of the following facts: People
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: The Phantoms of Six Mile Road by: David L. Russell I was going through a box of personal belongings a couple of weeks ago, when I stumbled across some pictures of my 1978 high school graduation. My daughter Vonnie laughed
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: Wake Up Your Writing Spirit by: Shelley Wake The Blogfest 2005 Writing Contest has only been running for two weeks and already the results are overwhelming. And not because we’re getting far more entries than we
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: Reproaches for a Request Earnest by: R. Srinivasa Moorthy I've posted an article appealing to the bloggers, not to use blogs for erotic and pervert purposes in 'lulu.com'. Immense fury I've to face for such a humble request,
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: 12 Ways to Research a Historical Novel by: Ann Roscopf Allen Whether you are fictionalizing historical events or making up your own story, attention to detail can determine whether your novel is credible to history buffs
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: Take My Publisher, Please! by: Ed Williams An actual phone conversation I had earlier today.... “Hello, is this Ed?†“Uh, yes it is.†“Ed Williams, the writer guy?†“Uh, yeah,
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: Writing in the Shower (or Wherever You May Be) by: Mary Anne Hahn I just glanced at the clock. 7:35 am. That leaves me ten, maybe fifteen minutes to write before it's time for me to head for my day job. What can I possibly
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: How to Come Up with Fresh Story Ideas by: Caterina Christakos How to Come Up with Fresh Story Ideas When Your Well has Been Tapped Dry When I face the desolate impossibility of writing 500 pages, a sick sense of
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: Tips On Writing A Killer Sales Letter by: Andres Munoz Writing a sales letter doesn’t have to be that difficult all you need is the right writing style and some tips to knock out a killer sales letter Benefits
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: Win More Clients, Projects and Freelance Jobs By Making Three Small Changes by: Shelley Wake I've spoken to hundreds of editors, employers, and project managers about how they choose a freelancer for a job. Whether they
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: Are You Achieving Your Writing Goals? by: Mridu Khullar At the start of this new year, like at the start of every other new year, I came across dozens of articles about the importance of setting achievable goals, challenging
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: 5 Dynamite Ways to Generate Ideas for Parenting Articles by: Terri Pilcher The key to selling reprints to parenting publications is the creation of dynamite ideas followed through with professional writing. Here, I’m
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: Federal Student Loans versus Private Student Loans – which is best for me? by: Vanessa McHooley Federal Student Loans versus Private Student Loans – which is best for me? You have gotten all the grants
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: You Can Get On The Oprah Show Before 2011! by: Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C. Oprah has extended her contract until 2011, that means you can still get on her show. You have to know how to get on the show. You also need to
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: Quick Proof Reading Can Lead to a Costly Mistake by: Laura Hickey If you know of anyone writing that likes to hear others experiences from authors, please share this and include the byline. One Isn't Enough When it Comes
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: A "Plan 9" Book? by: Ed Williams Sometimes, when you do a little writing like I do, you get tipped off as to what upcoming books and authors are really gonna be hot. And folks, I’ve got a book title and an author’s
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: Basic Writing Tips – Some Controversial, All Correct by: David Clapham As a previous article (“Making Better Word Choices – 4 Examplesâ€) explained, writers can take steps to prevent simple, and
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: Chaucer's The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by: Samir K. Dash Criticism of the portraits in Chaucer's General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales has taken various directions : some critics have praised the portraits
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: Wordsworth's "Ode on Intimations of Immortality" by: Samir K. Dash In a letter written in 1814, Wordsworth referring to " Intimation to Immortality' ode wrote the following to clear his stand on the poem: The poem rests
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: Just Write an Email by: Stephan Miller How did you sell your last product? Imagine that I am a newbie writing you an e-mail after reading your ebook. How would you answer the question? I bet you could send me a 300 word
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: Symbolism by: Samir K. Dash I Symbolism can have an extremely wide meaning. It can be used to describe any mode of expression to refer to something indirectly through the medium of another. But this doesn’t mean that
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: Why Book Writers Need A Running Mate by: Marvin D. Cloud By far, I have found that the lack of discipline is the biggest hindrance for most people, when it comes to writing a book of any kind. Although I urge you as a
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: Hooked On Books? Write A Book Review For Your Target Audience by: Bonnie Jo Davis If you are burned out with writing how-to articles to promote your business then consider writing a book review. I recommend you write
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: Screenplay Slug Lines - An Important Element Of Screenwriting by: Lynne Pembroke Over the years, I’ve found that new screenwriters frequently have confusions and misunderstandings on the proper way to write slug
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: College Savings Plans – are they the best choice for my child? by: Vanessa McHooley College Savings Plans – are they the best choice for my child? College Savings Plans, also called Section 529 plans, are
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: Cookbook Publishing - The Basic Ingredients and the Secrets to Success by: Denise Hamilton You are about to embark on the most exciting enterprise of your life -- publishing a cook book! You will soon learn that writing
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: Six Tips for Submitting Fiction by: Amber McNaught You can learn a lot about what it takes to place a story in an ezine by starting up one of your own. Last month we started work on a new ezine for writers, which we
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: Parent Loans or Student Loans – what is going to be best for my child? by: Vanessa McHooley At least 20% of college students need some type of loan to help pay for their college education. Such a statistic can
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: What if Someone Doesn't Like My Cause: Bringing Out One's Unique Features by: Linda Abraham What if somebody doesn't like my cause? Or religion? Or hobby? Or nationality? Or height? I can't believe how many times clients
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: The Devil is in the Details: The Heavenly Benefits of Specificity in Writing by: Linda Abraham You can argue about the devil, but certainly the substance, distinctiveness, and success of your essays depends on the details.
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: Who Wants to Be An Internet Guru? I Do? Do YOU? by: Laurie Meade The Internet Gurus. What do they do? How do they get so rich? What do they have in common? Are these the questions going through your mind when
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: Distinctiveness in Personal Statements: Byproduct or Goal? by: Linda Abraham "What makes you unique is not that you have had these life-altering experiences, but rather how and why your perspective has changed or been
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: 6 Steps to a Remarkable Reapplication by: Linda Abraham OK. You didn't get accepted at any of the schools you applied to. What should you do now? Deal. Get over it. And consider what you’re going to do next year.
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: 5 Keys to Unlock the Waitlist Lock by: Linda Abraham Being wait-listed is tough, and you need the right set of keys to open the door to your dream program. The truth is that even with these keys, it's still not guaranteed
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: The Mind's Fancy Dress Party - Or: Brainstorming With Contentclix Copywriters by: Angelique Van Engelen In Berlin a restaurant opens for anorexics and in Buffalo a lawyer with a stutter wins a court case. When everything
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: Why You Don't Write Your Book by: Suzanne Falter-Barns In the ten years that I've taught people how to get on with their books and creative projects, I've noticed a phenomenon that I'll call "Author's Block." Would-be
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: Who Says You Are Not A Writer? by: Lynn Colwell The other day, a client told me, “I’ve been talking to a lot of other aspiring writers and I can’t believe how unsupportive they are. I had an editor
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: Making Better Word Choices - 4 Examples by: David J. Clapham Writers face many decisions when working on a project. Choosing the correct word for a certain situation is one choice that writers often either struggle with
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: How To Use Punctuation by: Rumki Sen The most common mistake people tend to make while writing is in the use of Punctuation. Wrong punctuation can damage the flow of ideas and change meaning, but properly used punctuation
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: The Secret to Good Writing by: Marie-Claire Ross Skilful business writing involves getting your message across simply and quickly. This often means writing in a style that is easily read and understood by a broad audience. Yet,
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: It's A Miracle by: Lynn Colwell "I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never
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