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Waiting for Lightning to Strike

Author and management guru, Peter Drucker says, "People adjust to the levelof demands made on them." I would add, we also adjust to the level we demandof ourselves. At some point we grow up and pass for adults by how we look.To match that look with ...

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How To Write Original Information!

Nowadays, it's hard to come up with original topicsto write about. There are millions of articles, e-zinesand web sites packed with information. One of theeasiest ways to come up with new subjects to writeabout is to bundle different topics toge...

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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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3 Ways to Find Your Niche as a Freelance Writer

3 Ways to Find Your Niche as a Freelance Writer by: Nick Usborne To make a six-figure income as a freelance writer, to need to be an expert. You need your name to jump to people's lips when a particular job or challenge comes up. "Direct ma...

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Parts is Parts

When you write a book, or even a report or paper, sometimes a detailed plan can make all the difference between doing a thorough, well thought out job and making a mish mash of all the parts and pieces. Presenting a simple, easy-to-follow book will a...

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How To Get Your Articles Published

Writing and getting articles published has been used to gain credibility (at times, even notoriety), attract attention and gain business for decades. Today, you can achieve that and more by getting your articles published online. By having your artic...

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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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If The Viewpoint Character Is A Secondary Character, Have You Established Who He is?

If The Viewpoint Character Is A Secondary Character, Have You Established Who He is? by: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips – I have said above that if a secondary character tells the story of the main character, then the spotlight should be ke...

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Made in Heaven

Made in Heaven  by: Nithya KConsumed by my loss, I didn't notice the hardness of the pew where I sat. I was at the funeral of my dearest friend - my Mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so intense; I found ...

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Make Money Writing Fillers

What Is A Filler?Open any magazine, newspaper or webpage, and most likely you will come across a filler. A filler is a short item used to fill a space in a publication (or to fill time on the radio or televisionkeep in mind that a writer writes these...

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