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Stephanie Meyer: The Unauthorized Biography Of The Creator Of The Twilight Saga By Marc Shapiro

The Twilight phenomenon started in 2006 and the subject of vampire romance became a huge hit with the teenage girls. The story of Harry Potter was due to end in 2007 and the literary market had space for a new story. Stephanie Meyer was suddenly a J ...

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Great Black Speakers: Use Of Metaphors In Powerful Speech

Powerful speakers recognize the metaphor as one of the most powerful linguistic tools in their speaking arsenal, and they use them when appropriate. Like their cousin the simile, a metaphor is a figure of speech, meaning that it is a phrase with a me...

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Basic Writing Tips – Some Controversial, All Correct

Basic Writing Tips – Some Controversial, All Correct by: David Clapham As a previous article (“Making Better Word Choices – 4 Examples”) explained, writers can take steps to prevent simple, and common, errors from degrading their writing...

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Catholics Need To Take a Second Look at Morality

Catholics Need To Take a Second Look at Morality by: Peter Mennona, Jr. According to CNN, Catholics voted for President Bush over Senator John Kerry by a 51 to 48 percent margin. Hence, Catholics voted for a Born Again Methodist over a Catholic ...

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4 Tips for Writing Successful Swipe Copy

© 2005 by Bruce CarlsonMaster copywriter and marketer Dan Kennedy, in his highlypopular and successful copywriting seminars, likes to tellhis students that "sometimes good enough is good enough"when it comes to a piece of sales copy.What does Da...

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How to Write a Good Critique

What is a critique? - A critique is a paper that gives a critical assessment of a book or article. Steps - Begin by reading the book or article and annotate as you read. - Note the author's main point/thesis statement. - Divide the book/art...

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What Not To Do When Submitting Your Manuscript To A Publisher

Once your manuscript is complete you are ready to begin your search for the publisher that will best meet your needs. Research your genre to find publishers who accept what you have written. Look at books that they have already published and determin...

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A Powerful Tool in Storytelling: Dramatic Irony

Dramatic irony happens when the reader has more information on what is taking place or what may develop in the story before the character or the characters. The reader may know that the character is depending on untrustworthy people, even his enemies...

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Questions For Effective Communication

Brevity. Saying what needs to be said in the least number of words; it's a challenge for most of us, including many professional writers and speakers. Mark Twain famously noted that if he'd had more time, he'd have written a shorter le...

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Better Writing What Works and What Doesn't

There’s no better way to promote your business for free than to write articles on the Internet. It is particularly good for promoting services, where advertising doesn’t work as well, even if you can afford it. All business is about relationship....

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