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Four Tips For A Spell-binding Beginning

Well of course your whole book is important. But what makes the beginning more important than the rest of it? That's where you catch the reader's attention. The first few pages of the book must hook your reader, hold their interest and keep...

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Internet Authors don't need prospectors

In Britain, we're having a big debate about the Health Service. People have finally realised that doctors aren't in the business of 'health' at all - they're in the illness business. They have no duty to keep people well. The...

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Write A Super Bowl Ad: No Writing Skills Needed?!?

I want to make this point crystal clear: if you write a Super Bowl ad and it gets produced and shown on the big game down in Florida, your life will be in jeapordy. Why? Because the people in the ad business that live and breathe advertising have d...

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Why Your Writing Isn't Working

Look at the following excerpt: The Hookless Beginning: In writing fiction, your opening should accomplish three things: 1)establish the scene 2) introduce the main character 3)let readers know what the character wants or needs - what the charact...

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What Makes a Good Magazine Query?

Any successful magazine writer will tell you that query letters are the key to breaking in to the business. In a query letter (these are increasingly emails rather than hard-copy letters), you pitch your fantastic story idea to an editor and request...

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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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Copywriting Basic - Attracting Prospects With Effective Copywriting

An effective copywriting has the capacity to catapult your business to success. It is vital to get the right message across to your potential customers in the most effective manner in order to compel them to reach out for your product or service. Kn...

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What Your Mechanic Doesn't Want You to Know

Reader Question: My car shakes and vibrates on the freeway, does this mean I need a front end alignment? Dear concerned car owner,How do you know if your car needs a front end alignment? Vibrations, shimmy, and shaking felt in the steering wheel are ...

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The Author Within

The Author Within by: Esther Smith Just about every marketer on the Internet claims to be the best around and would have you believe that no one else knows as much or can teach you as quickly and thoroughly as they can. It would seem that they e...

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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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