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Concise Doesn't Mean Short

When I teach writing for the web, I tell my students to keep their writing concise and to the point. To most, this often means 'short'. But, as people, we are seldom interested in 'short'. What we're interested in is 're...

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How to Generate Believable Characters for Your Stories

Readers love getting involved with the characters in your stories. They want fleshed-out real life people that they can sympathise with and feel a connection to. All it needs is a few minutes thought and an action plan. The secret to developing a be...

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The Language of Freelance Marketing

The Language of Freelance Marketing by: Mridu Khullar For freelancers, knowing the basic terminology “before” they begin can be a valuable lesson in earning a few extra dollars in that initial stage. When I started my freelancing career, I k...

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How to Have an Effective Reading Group

How to Have an Effective Reading Group by: Stephen Earley Jordan, IIWriting leads to reading. Therefore, it’s only fair to supply my readers with sufficient information on creating an effective reading group, since the last article was based o...

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An Article about Articles

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 told to submit ads to othe...

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Be Concise

oncise by: Dr. Donald E. WetmoreConcision. (Sounds like I made up another word.) It's the idea of being concise in our ongoing communication with others, both written and oral.Many take forever to say so little. These are the same people wh...

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Being the Butt of an Article

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 writing. The email she was sent is as follows, only the name of the person sending...

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Beware The Dreaded Article

The fine art of writing for your e-zineStymied. It’s a good word to describe those poor, unfortunate souls who have the knowledge to write a content-rich article but who run from the idea like a quarter horse headed for the finish line. Why do they...

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How To Find Writing Work

How To Find Writing Work by: Niall Cinneide Are you looking for new writing work? It can be a challenge to build a career in any area, but it is often even harder to do so when you are in a smaller town. Sure, there may be a huge market for tale...

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Turning 'Old News' into Quality Content

Quality content is what drives the internet and is always in demand. People are always searching for useful information to further educate themselves or perhaps answer a lingering question. It is a well known fact when publishing content that the mor...

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