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Copywriting Makeover Making An Emotional Connection - Part 1 of 2

by Karon Thackston © 2004http://www.copywritingcourse.comOne statistic shows that over 80% of all buying decisions are emotional. That means your copywriting should be, too. This is something I firmly believe in and have preached for most of my ...

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Poetry Workshops

Poetry Workshops by: Rose DesRochers I find poetry workshops study more the theory and craft of writing poetry. I joined one in the past and found it to be filled with snobs who pretty much write bad poetry. Half of what they say can not even be...

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Do You Really Want to Get Published? Write for Trade Magazines!

Do You Really Want to Get Published? Write for Trade Magazines! by: Mary Anne Hahn Have you been repeatedly snubbed by consumer magazines? Do you have little to show for your research and querying efforts other than a folder of form rejection le...

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Alternative View Points and the Lamp of Creativity

Alternative View Points and the Lamp of Creativity by: Sue KendrickPictures they say are worth a thousand words, but many writers know that they are worth much more than that! Without decent photographs or other artwork to accompany an article m...

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I'm Just The Writer

I'm Just The Writer by: Stephen Schochet Writers are often are greatly surprised or disappointed by how their work is changed when it is adapted for the big screen. When Irwin Shaw's World War II novel The Young Lions was shot in Paris...

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Writing Made Them Rich #4: Paulo Coelho

ing Made Them Rich #4: Paulo Coelho by: Michael Southon Paulo Coelho was born on August 24th 1947 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At age 17 he announced his intention to be a writer. It was a decision bitterly opposed by his parents, partly because ...

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Q&A for Writers, Editors and Publishers - Thoughts from Your Peers on Life and Work, Part One

Part OneAnswers to questions about the writing life – and work - from your peers – almost entirely unedited but for formatting and [corrections]. Yes, editors commit errors too, especially when communicating via the quick and dirty method we lov...

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The Myth of the Writing Fairy

Here’s a fun question to ponder. What do The Stand, The Hobbit and A Christmas Carol all have in common? The answer is simple. Too simple. Horrifyingly simple. A few years ago I decided to write a novel. I had characters all outlined and plot point...

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Tips For Writing Articles Online

Tips For Writing Articles Online...by BB Lee (C)2003I've written and published over 30 articles in SmallBizBitsand other publications online. I've also published family parenting articles, several romance articles, and a dozen travel articl...

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How to Safeguard Payments as an International Writer

Freelance writers operate on a basis of trust. Whether accepting commissions or sending off unsolicited material to likely buyers, they probably concentrate far more on the quality of their output and their marketing effort than on the honesty of buy...

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