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Think Big for Your Book, and Make It Happen

Visualizing goals is one of the most important foundations of human achievement. By using your imagination, and envisioning life after your dreams have come true, you can actually attract what you want into your life. And just like athletes are train...

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Is Your Copy Upside Down

by Karon Thackston © 2003http://www.copywritingcourse.comAs a professional copywriter, I’ve seen my share of copywriting mistakes. One that seems to be particularly common is writing copy that’s “upside down.” When you do this – when y...

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The Heart of an Entrepreneur

Good morning! The day is more than another day to me. I’m now on my own working for myself, completely relying on my skills and ability to make money. That is what an entrepreneur wakes up to every morning, the reality of being the boss. With this...

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Do You Really Want to Get Published? Write for Trade Magazines!

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 folder of form rejection le...

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Harnessing The Wisdom of Procrastination

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 (and perhaps some very special in...

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Everyone's a Critic or At Least They Could Be

Everyone's a Critic or At Least They Could Be by: Heather Wallace Imagine a job that is tons of fun and, if you follow the advice outlined below, is probably one of the easier routes to becoming a household name. It is the job of Movie Revi...

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Editing Secrets

ing Secrets by: Laura BackesOnce you've plotted out your book, developed the characters and written the last word of text, the real work begins. As busy editors are bombarded with hundreds or even thousands of submissions a year, it's ...

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An Inside Look at Proofreading

nside Look at Proofreading by: Donna SweatThis is the ideal topic for us all to think about. We do it everyday, especially those of us that use the Internet the majority of the time. Web pages, business letters, articles, news releases, document...

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Publishing Pit Bulls

Publishing Pit BullsYou have invested a great deal into your writing: time, attention, your heart and soul, maybe even a few tears, and now you’re considering investing even more: your cold hard cash. Rather than accepting “No” as an answer to ...

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Those Telltale Typos

"To be or to be." That's how one of the most famous sentences in the English language began several years ago in a new edition of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Six professional proofreaders failed to catch the mistake, which received national pub...

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