No-Cost Student Loan Consolidation
A no-cost student loan consolidation – doesn’t that just sound too good to be true? Think about it. You have just accrued thousands of dollars in debt through student loans after 4 years of college, ...... Continue reading No-Cost Student Loan Consolidation..

Five Secrets of Winning Book Proposals
Working in the publishing industry comes with a high expectation, especially from complete strangers. After the causal ‘hello’ progresses to ‘what do you do,’ and my answer is ‘I am a publisher,’ the...... Continue reading Five Secrets of Winning Book Proposals..

Writers Turn to the Internet for Support, Friendship and Advice
Riding on the fumes of potential, you take pen to paper or keyboard to monitor. Endless hours of creativity intermingle with apprehension, but your need to write engulfs your spirit. You swim high on...... Continue reading Writers Turn to the Internet for Support, Friendship and Advice..

Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 2 of 6
BAITED, BATED Baited usually refers to traps or snares. When the reference is to someone who is hardly daring to breathe, the correct word is always bated: "She watched with bated breath." I've yet t...... Continue reading Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 2 of 6..

Being the Butt of an Article
A writer friend of mine just forwarded me an email that someone has just sent her. She’s a brand new writer, has a column going in her local paper, and really enjoys writing. The email she was sent i...... Continue reading Being the Butt of an Article..

Le Poem De La Sweat
I made a bad mistake a couple of weeks ago and got into a discussion about poetry with my good friend, Henry County Herald columnist Amy Eason. Amy likes poems, and was telling me all kinds of stuff ...... Continue reading Le Poem De La Sweat..

Someday Dead Writers Need To Worry!
Do ya’ll ever notice that the older you get, the more attention you pay to the obituaries section in the newspaper? I hate to admit it, but it’s true. When I was a young man, I never even bothered lo...... Continue reading Someday Dead Writers Need To Worry!..

Self Publishing Success Starts With Marketing
Self-publishing is not for the faint of heart. The publication process is lengthy, involves a considerable number of detailed, administrative tasks and can be expensive. This is the easy part; the ...... Continue reading Self Publishing Success Starts With Marketing..

Writing as a Gift
What am I supposed to give Anthony as a wedding gift? I asked Kristin, my bridesmaid and person-who-was-married. I mean, what kinds of things do brides give their grooms? I was thinking of hiring...... Continue reading Writing as a Gift..

How To Write A Solution-Savvy Sales Letter to To Get Clients
Too many sales letters are shaped into paper airplanes and flown into trash cans because freelancers write sales letters that sell their services. These freelancers have never listened to the quiet...... Continue reading How To Write A Solution-Savvy Sales Letter to To Get Clients..

Knock-Out Writer's Block: Listening To Your Inner Voice
When I was young, I used to talk to myself. Long, drawn out, one-sided conversations. I didn’t have an imaginary friend, I just talked to myself. My mother says that’s why I became a writer: because ...... Continue reading Knock-Out Writer's Block: Listening To Your Inner Voice..

Stafford Loan Consolidation
A Stafford Loan, which can help to finance your way through a college or university, comes in two forms: Subsidized Stafford Loans A subsidized Stafford Loan, which you can receive based upon your s...... Continue reading Stafford Loan Consolidation..

Promotion - Credibility Extras
For many of us, marketing our titles is one of the most tedious tasks of being an author. Even authors who published with large New York houses are expected to take part in marketing and promotion. M...... Continue reading Promotion - Credibility Extras..

How to Market Yourself Successfully as a Writer
To ensure a steady flow of work and income, a writer should promote himself constantly. Not everyone knows you are a writer and the competition for work is very high. Not only do you compete with p...... Continue reading How to Market Yourself Successfully as a Writer..

I'm All Storied Out!
One of the nicest and most frustrating parts of being a writer of stories is that when you’re out somewhere, people will come up and tell you stories - lots of them. I’ve actually been at book signin...... Continue reading I'm All Storied Out!..

Nonfiction Idea Generators
The hardest part of nonfiction writing is finding a subject to write about. Unless you’re a student or a professional writer no one is going to select a topic for you. That means you have to co...... Continue reading Nonfiction Idea Generators..

Creative Writing Tips - Have You Established Your Main Character At The Start?
In the beginning of your story you have to grab your readers’ interest and sustain it till the end. Our hook is our character. Readers keep on reading to find out more about the character. To see wha...... Continue reading Creative Writing Tips - Have You Established Your Main Character At The Start?..

Film Review: Anything Else
I went to see “Anything Else” because I heard an intriguing rumor that Woody Allen had cut all of his own scenes out of the movie. It turns out that not only was he in most of it, there were two of h...... Continue reading Film Review: Anything Else..

Freelance Writing: A Career From Anywhere
An island in the Mediterranean. A beach in Africa. The east coast of New Zealand. What do all these locations have in common? A recent call for assistance from freelance writers elicited replies from...... Continue reading Freelance Writing: A Career From Anywhere..

The Writing Club
Typically when falling asleep in bed at night great thoughts enter the mind, long stringed and meaningful sentences trip over each other to receive attention at the front of the brain alongside all t...... Continue reading The Writing Club..

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