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Concise Doesn't Mean Short

When I teach writing for the web, I tell my students to keep their writing concise and to the point. To most, this often means 'short'. But, as people, we are seldom interested in 'short'. What we're interested in is 're...

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Attention Juniors! Admissions Tests To Get Under Your Best Before The School Year Ends

It's April or May and you're a junior in high school. While it's easy to be thinking ahead to summer and all the fun you're going to have, you also need to be thinking about which admissions tests to take before the end of the sch...

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How White Papers Have Evolved

The term "white paper" arose early in the 20th century in Great Britain. It was used to distinguish shorter government briefs and position papers with white covers from longer reports and policy books with blue covers. One of the earliest white pape...

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Do-It-Yourself Indexing

Indexing a book is a science in itself. I have a friend who is a professional indexer, but if you have written a book and need an index created, you can do it yourself. And adding an index gives your book or ebook a professional edge, a bonus that th...

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Writing Effectively: A Two-Part Guide, Part 1

Writing Effectively: A Two-Part Guide, Part 1 by: Jan Kovarik Everything we do involves communication—written, verbal, and nonverbal. Today, due to the Internet and the World Wide Web, written communication is emerging as the primary format. W...

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Beat the Block with a Journal

Beat the Block with a Journal by: Mridu Khullar It’s nearing the end of summer, and I have no credentials to my benefit these holidays. As the end of the holidays approach, I keep wondering what I have to show for the summer other than the not...

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An Article about Articles

An Article about Articles by: Jim Schulte Everyone that publishes a newsletter or ezine knows that the "list" is the most important thing, if you want to be successful with any online venture. To build that list we are told to submit ads to othe...

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Writing Made Them Rich #3: Richard Bach

ing Made Them Rich #3: Richard Bach by: Michael Southon One day in the mid-1970's a young man stumbled into a diner somewhere in the United Sates. Slung over his shoulder was a kit-bag that contained everything he owned. He was unshaven an...

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Have You Tested Your Plot

Creative Writing Tips –Our plotting stage is our testing area. Everything in the plot should be tested for its effectiveness before we put in into our stories. If you believe something in your plot could be better, make it better. Figuring everythi...

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Negotiating Right Get What you Deserve

If magazine publishing worked like any other business, writers would fix their rates, and magazines would run around trying to hire the best writer in the lowest possible cost. Sadly, that’s not the case. In this bizarre business, writers trying t...

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