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It's All From the Point of View

It’s all from the Point of ViewBy Theresa ChazePoint of view is one of the most important aspects of writing and is the most common of all writing mistakes. Its purpose is to direct the readers attention where the writers wishes it to go. There are...

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Don't Fall Into the Query Letter Quandary

He wrote the book on how to write killer query letters. In thisinterview, author John Wood shares his knowledge based on 17 years of working as an editor. More than 30,000 query letters have landed on his desk. Wood lets us in on the things that make...

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THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN ORIGINAL IDEA!

Every idea we may have stumbled upon one time or another hasalready been thought of and done by another person. A story idea you may be thinking of writing into a full-fledge novel right now has a good chance of having been thought of by another writ...

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Top Ten Great Headline Ideas

Top Ten Great Headline Ideas Judy Cullins ©2005 All Rights Reserved.What Makes a Great Headline?Headlines are far more important than the copy beneath them. If you don't use headlines within your chapter or in your Web site sales letters an...

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How To Find A Job As A Copy Editor

How To Find A Job As A Copy Editor by: Niall Cinneide Jobs for copy editors may seem like they are hard to find, but really you can find them and you can do so with many of the qualifications you already have. But, if you do not have any qualifi...

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Why Write an eBook?

Why Write an eBook? by: Karen Martin It's not true that everything that has been said has already been written. Since that unfortunate axiom came into use, the whole universe has changed. Technology has changed, ideas have changed, and the ...

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Writing Effective (and Requisite) Essay Openers

When we write for college courses, we write for an audience other than ourselves. And it’s an audience of more than one—the professor who assigned the piece. A good way to think of (and never forget) audience is to imagine we are writing the assi...

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How To Analyze Your Audience When Writing Articles

You cannot produce a quality manuscript unless you know your readership well. Therefore, while writing quality content of the main things to consider is to analyze your readers. This refers to gaining deep knowledge about the people whom you are targ...

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How Not to Start Your Presentation: 10 Roads to Disaster

Preparing a speech can be like sculpting. You keep removing the excess clay until you have your work of art. If you want to start your presentation with a bang instead of a bust avoid these ten mistakes. These tips will show you how not to start your...

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How to Write a Business Memo

How to Write a Business Memo©2002 By Linda Elizabeth AlexanderA business memo helps members of an organization communicate without the need for time-consuming meetings. It is an efficient and effective way to convey information within an organiz...

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