2,729 articles on "writing"

Book Expo America for the Author or Aspiring Author

Book Expo America is the book industry's largest annual U. S. event where publishers exhibit their next season books to retail book buyers. The event rotates around Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C, and Los Angeles, and occasionally to other m...

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Books for Writers: "The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers," by Betsy Lerner

In her lengthy career, Betsy Lerner has been an MFA student, an award-winning poet, a book editor at major publishing houses, and a literary agent. So in her wonderfully insightful book about writers and the business in which they struggle, she provi...

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Internet Authors Don't Need Friends

There are plenty of resources out there for people who want to write a book, or people who have written one and want to see it published. Websites like Lulu will provide facilities for you to upload your files and turn them into a format that will al...

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5 Specific Questions Your Sales Letter Must Answer to Achieve The Best Results

Here’s a surefire method to guarantee you achieve the best results from your sales letters. Rather than make a sales pitch that your prospects will very likely ignore, instead present your products or services as the answer to their problems. When ...

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What is it How does it work

What is it? How does it work? I don’ t get it. The Internet is full of tools and ever-changing developments that can leave the mild surfer in a cyber rip current, left in a wash on how to get grounded. One new development, ebooks, benefits all Inte...

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Why the Editor is NOT the Enemy

Why the Editor is NOT the Enemy by: Mridu Khullar They can be mean, unethical and downright unprofessional. But not all editors fit that bill. In fact, most editors would rather give you money that take it, make no changes than rewrite whole pie...

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Do You Know What A Plot Is?

Do You Know What A Plot Is? by: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips – What a plot is and what a story is can be sometimes confusing. If you think they are the same… They are not. A plot is the outline of your story. The story is everything inc...

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Write a Letter, Make a Difference

Write a Letter, Make a Difference by: Leslie Laskin-Reese Today I took the dog for a walk and realized that there is a letter that I must write. Near our house, we walk up a once paved road that is now mostly rock and mud. It runs behind several...

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How to Write Bad Poetry

How to Write Bad Poetry by: Stephen Earley Jordan, II So you’ve decided to crown yourself with a title that a million other people (just like you (yes, just like you!)) give themselves every day. Some people believe giving yourself such a titl...

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Sick of the Traditional Publishing Path

Sick of the Traditional Publishing Path?Judy Cullins ©2004 All Rights Reserved.A book coaching client recently emailed me that she was getting sick of traditional publishing because of so many costly requirements and so little payoff. Do you fee...

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