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Q&A for Writers, Editors and Publishers - Thoughts from Your Peers on Life and Work, Part One

Part OneAnswers to questions about the writing life – and work - from your peers – almost entirely unedited but for formatting and [corrections]. Yes, editors commit errors too, especially when communicating via the quick and dirty method we lov...

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Publishing Trends Traditional vs ePublishing

Publishing Trends: Traditional vs ePublishingYou’ve done what most people only talk about. You’ve written a book, spent countless hours agonizing for just the right words only to delete many of them in the painful editing process. After many mont...

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How to Safeguard Payments as an International Writer

Freelance writers operate on a basis of trust. Whether accepting commissions or sending off unsolicited material to likely buyers, they probably concentrate far more on the quality of their output and their marketing effort than on the honesty of buy...

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LETTING YOUR WRITING SIMMER

One of the most important lessons I've learned about writingand one of its most difficult aspects for many of usis what I've come to call the "simmering process."You've just finished an article, story or query letter, and you get that ...

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How Much Does it Really Cost to Write and Publish a Book?

When an aspiring author is thinking about writing and publishing their book, the question of cost inevitably comes up. All books are different, though, so asking how much it costs to publish a book is like asking how much a house or a car costs. The ...

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Commitment; The Only Way to Get Your Book DONE!

Millions of people want to write a book. However, less than 10 percent of them actually accomplish that goal. The reason, I'm willing to bet, is that the other 90 percent of aspiring authors are not truly committed to the project, and so they ne...

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Learn to Write - Becoming a Better Writer

There are hundreds of people walking around with the dream to become a children's writer. However, they may be unsure of where to start or don't how if they can learn to write. Like anything, writing a children's book doesn't happ...

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Marketing Copy Formatting

In preparing marketing copy, you have a variety of considerations to keep in mind, including the specifics of what you are writing. One way to make the process simpler is to follow a series of steps that help to streamline the copy and ensure that yo...

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Can You Really Make Six Figures As A Freelance Writer?

Does $100,000 a year sound too ambitious? I hope not. Thousands of freelance writers have broken the 6-figure barrier and with some determination and a clear set of goals, it's very achievable. Possibly you would laugh and burst out if I told y...

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How to Prevent Theft of Your Ebooks - Part 2 Stop Illegal Downloads

If you sell downloadable products (via ClickBank, PayPal, etc.), you need to be sure that no-one can access those products unless they've paid for them. It's no secret that there are many people out there who will try to get to your downloa...

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