How to Pitch a Story Author: Elizabeth Kirwin How to Pitch a Story Ever wonder why we refer to convincing an editor a story is worthy by pitching a story? I have. Im a baseball enthusiast, and it makes a lot of sense to me. When the editor is at bat with you, he or she has a few swings to make
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Is The Theme Running Throughout The Story? Author: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips Its no use coming up with a theme and not using it. Short stories are about a character or characters and about one situation or happening in those characters lives. By concentrating on that one thing, our stories are
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Le Poem De La Sweat Author: 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 kinds of stuff about them in an effort to convince me that I should
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Film Review: Anything Else Author: Caleb Booker I went to see Anything Else because I heard an intriguing rumor that Woody Allen had cut all of his own scenes out of the movie. It turns out that not only was he in most of it, there were two of him. Anything Else stars Woody Allen as schoolteacher
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Editorial Freelancing: 5 Must-Know Tips to Getting Your Foot in the Door Author: Yuwanda Black So, you want to freelance as an editor, writer, copy editor, copywriter, graphic designer, proofreader, etc.? But, how do you go about it? My mother was fond of saying, If you want to know something, go directly to the source. Taking this advice to
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Effective Editing: It Spells the Difference! Author: Lizzie R. Santos If you think proofreading equals editing, then you're wrong! Editing is a lot more than just scrutinizing your manuscript for misspelled words or missing punctuation marks. As a whole: Edit only *after* you've written the *whole* piece. If you
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How Are You Plotting? Author: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips Writing is a creative process and how every writer chooses to create, is individual to them. Likewise, with plotting, every writer plots at a level they are comfortable with. Some just plot the bare essentials. They have a
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How Does Santa Make Out His List? (humor) Author: Kristin Johnson Ill let you in on a secret: I know Santa Claus. And I received a letter from him with his Christmas list. Dear Kristin, Thank you for the homemade cookies last year. For some reason, people seem to forget that Im not planning to lose weight,
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How to Catch the Writing Bug Author: Stephen Bucaro If you earn income as a writer, or use writing as a marketing tool, you know how difficult it can be at times to write. I started writing for my website and newsletter a few years ago. Sometimes it would be two or three weeks between articles. Sometimes
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How to Multiply Your Freelance Writing Work Author: Brian Konradt You can turn your $200 fee to write a press release into $2,000 to carry out an entire PR campaign simply by convincing clients to invest in campaigns, instead of individual assignments. Campaigns achieve better results and cost less in the long-term
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Creating and Distributing E-courses Author: Tom Antion E-courses are excellent sales tools and a great way to get your knowledge out there. It is very simple to create your course and either sell, or give it away as a give-before-you-get sales technique. If your course is designed to be a freebie, you'll
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Are You a Writer Stumped for Article Topics? Free Advice! Author: Kathy Steinemann Finding good ideas for articles can sometimes seem like an impossible task. When your muse has flown the coop, what can you do to entice it back? Read this article to find out! The simple methods used really work - and they are FREE.
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Finding Experts, Sources and Contacts Author: Pamela White I was asked to write an article on a short deadline. No problem, I thought. Then I got the article specifications which included quoting several experts in the article. Instead of giving up, I got online and within 12 hours had more experts than I
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End Of History? Not Quite. Author: Mithun Bhattacharya A visitor to Moscow would be immediately struck by the fact that an otherwise dull Kremlin now seduces one to break the sound barrier in a mike, rediscover one self on a Compaq or simply feel Warner in a Pringles. If this is not enough then there is
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Could Your Book Idea Be the Next Best Seller? Author: Dawn Josephson Everyone has a unique story to tell. From explaining business processes to revealing our personal history, we all have a natural desire to share our experiences with the world. As a result, bookstore shelves are packed with numerous titles that promise
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What Hurricane Katrina Can Teach Authors Author: Lynne Klippel By now, you are heartsick and tired of looking at the images of the horror and devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. However, if you are an author and self-publisher, it pays to look at this disaster as a wake-up call. Just for a moment,
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You Could Be An Author! Author: Joaquin de la Sierra I started writing when I was 16 years old. To this day I love writing; I love the fact that we can translate words into images. It is incredible when I think about it. Everyone should write, writing is a way to express your feelings, what you want, what
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The Roses Will Bloom Again Author: Uzo Onukwugha Roses are like life, displaying unity in diversity. No circumstace or challenge can diminish the value of a rose. Call a rose any other name and it still comes up tops as the epitome of beauty. Their variety is a source of strength rather than weakness.
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Book Publisher's Dilemma: Should I Use PDF or Exe Format? Author: Michael Southon If you write and publish eBooks, sooner or later you will probably be faced with a dilemma - should you create your eBooks as .exe files or .pdf files? PDF, which stands for Portable Document Format, is the file extension for files created with Adobe
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10 Inside Secrets to Google Adwords - Part 2 Author: Ron Isaiah Are you frustrated with spending your hard-earned money on Google Adwords and losing more money than you make? Part 2 of this series continues revealing the inside secrets of successful, profitable advertising with Google Adwords. If you missed Part
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What is Pay-Per-Click? Author: F. Terrence Markle Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is when an advertiser pays for each qualified click that sends a search engine user (i.e., visitor) to the advertisers web page. PPC requires the advertiser to bid on key words or key word phrases chosen by the
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Walt Disney's Failures Could Inspire Entrepreneurs Author: Stephen Schochet You are a struggling entrepreneur and sometimes it feels like you are pushing a 3 ton boulder up a steep hill. Costs keep mounting and you are considering giving up. Well before you do, check out these 10 setbacks that Walt Disney had, some were
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